County program record

Mobile County, Alabama

4 public school districts are geographically associated with this county in the 2024–25 NCES relationship file.

State research baseline

Alabama gifted education framework

Alabama recognizes intellectually gifted learners as exceptional children and publishes statewide policy, referral, eligibility, rights, and instructional standards for gifted education.

What this means for families: Families may initiate a referral through their local school system. Eligibility and services follow the Alabama framework, while grade configuration, setting, and instructional schedule are determined locally.

Coverage
K–12 through public school systems
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026

Official program research

Mobile County School District

Gifted Education / PACE

Mobile County offers gifted programming within a wider advanced-academics system that includes magnets, Signature Academies, AP, and IB, with PACE specialists fostering creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and curiosity.

How services work: Elementary schools use PACE gifted specialists and differentiated projects; secondary students can also access advanced and magnet pathways. The district's reviewed overview does not publish one systemwide grade-by-grade frequency schedule.

How students are identified: The district publishes separate gifted referral and eligibility flowcharts. Families should begin with their school and use the current flowcharts to follow consent, evidence collection, evaluation, and eligibility steps.

Grades
Elementary–secondary programs
Last reviewed
September 4, 2026
Saraland City School District

Talented and Gifted (TAG)

Elementary gifted services provide consultation in the primary grades and a dedicated pull-out program for identified students in grades 3–5.

How services work: Consultative services may be offered in K–2; grades 3–5 receive elementary-school pull-out TAG programming.

How students are identified: Teachers, counselors, families, peers, students, or others may refer; every second grader is observed with a gifted-behavior checklist.

Grades
K–5
Last reviewed
September 4, 2026
Satsuma City School District

Gifted Education

Satsuma City provides gifted education through its Special Services department and employs a certified gifted-education teacher.

How services work: Official elementary-school guidance says gifted classes meet weekly; the district does not publish a complete grade-by-grade service schedule on the reviewed pages.

How students are identified: The district confirms individual Gifted Education Plan records but does not publish referral or eligibility steps on the reviewed pages; families should contact Special Services.

Grades
Elementary services documented; full span not stated
Last reviewed
September 4, 2026
Chickasaw City School District

Gifted Education

Students may be referred for consideration for gifted services by teachers, counselors, parents, or guardians, peers, self, or other individuals with knowledge of the students' abilities.

How services work: Students may be referred for consideration for gifted services by teachers, counselors, parents, or guardians, peers, self, or other individuals with knowledge of the students' abilities.

How students are identified: All second grade students will be observed as potential gifted referrals using a gifted behavior checklist.

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026

District geography

Serving districts

Some districts cross county boundaries. Area shown is the district land area associated with this county, not its total footprint.

  1. 1,183.32 sq miLocal program reviewed
  2. 34.51 sq miLocal program reviewed
  3. 7.35 sq miLocal program reviewed
  4. 4.2 sq miLocal program reviewed
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