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Best Elementary Schools in Montgomery, AL

At a glance

Schools

14,483

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedForest Avenue Elementary School1^st of 680 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Highland Gardens Elementary School up 73 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Carver Elementary School 13.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Montgomery, Alabama is home to 32 elementary schools serving grades Pre-K through 5th, all part of the Montgomery County school district. While the district as a whole is ranked 109 out of 135 in the state with a 1-star rating, a few standout schools like Forest Avenue Elementary, Bear Exploration Center, and MacMillan International at McKee are among the top-performing elementary schools in Alabama.

The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between these high-achieving magnet schools and the lower-performing neighborhood schools in Montgomery. For example, in 3rd grade math, Forest Avenue Elementary had 96.59% proficiency, compared to just 5.56% at Catoma Elementary. This performance gap is concerning and suggests significant inequities in educational opportunities within the district. Factors like student-teacher ratios, funding, and student socioeconomic status may contribute to these disparities.

Across the district, a concerning 14.8% chronic absenteeism rate is reported, which could be hindering academic progress. Additionally, free and reduced-price lunch rates vary widely, from 17.13% at Forest Avenue Elementary to 96.48% at Davis Elementary, highlighting the socioeconomic diversity and need within the Montgomery County school district. Addressing these systemic challenges should be a top priority to ensure all students in Montgomery have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)					Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
LEAD Academy Building A	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2897 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	LEAD Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 451-3127	358	18	19.8	77.7%	5 (1.4%)	323 (90.2%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)								(n/a)	30.9						45.7
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute	Public, Charter	K-7	2080 W Fairview Ave	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	LIFE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 315-0106	599	24	24.9	82.5%	2 (0.3%)	560 (93.5%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	8	656^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.6	669^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.2%	13	11.6	15.4	3.8	3.5	4.8	11.5	31.9	26.9	49.1	24.1	33.3
Bear Exploration Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	2525 Churchill Dr	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-8014	507	27	18.7	37.3%	114 (22.5%)	327 (64.5%)	26 (5.1%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	92	38^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.9	24^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.5%	14	91.4	64.8	50.6			69.3	95.1	94.3	94.1			$8,121	$648	$7,421
Carver Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 Mobile Dr	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 269-3625	374	28	13.3	63.4%	5 (1.3%)	336 (89.8%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	60.5	273^rd of 680 public elementary schools	59.9%		55.5	310^th of 684 public elementary schools	54.7%	37	73.6	23.4	29.7			31.3	88.7	75.0	71.9			$10,552	$1,561	$8,940
Catoma Elementary School	Public	K-5	1780 Mitchell Young Rd	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 288-5799	216	14	16.0	76.9%	18 (8.3%)	56 (25.9%)	138 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	5.4	671^st of 680 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.5	676^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.2%	5	17.7	3.3	8.6			10.0	23.5	20.0	34.3			$10,393	$2,075	$8,267
Chisholm Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 E Vandiver Blvd	Montgomery	36110	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3643	493	31	15.9	81.5%	7 (1.4%)	287 (58.2%)	186 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	4.5	677^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.4	684^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.0%	7	6.5	10.5	7.7			10.5	18.5	21.3	21.9			$8,694	$1,983	$6,660
Crump Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3510 Woodley Rd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8020	575	31	18.5	87.0%	8 (1.4%)	478 (83.1%)	73 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	8.3	652^nd of 680 public elementary schools	4.1%		12	616^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.9%	36	13.0	9.6	18.8			9.6	17.0	22.3	46.0			$8,818	$1,757	$7,009
Dalraida Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dalraida Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1007	711	35	20.3	74.5%	67 (9.4%)	470 (66.1%)	118 (16.6%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.5%)	25.8	507^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.8	502^nd of 684 public elementary schools	26.6%	5	32.2	27.8	9.5			40.0	44.7	47.4	50.0			$8,822	$1,660	$7,111
Dannelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 Carter Hill Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3657	588	37	15.8	84.5%	7 (1.2%)	488 (83.0%)	79 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	14.3	594^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.6%		12.4	611^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.7%	17	17.7	22.4	17.2			24.7	28.3	42.9	37.1			$8,784	$1,396	$7,337
Davis Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3605 Rosa Parks Dr	Montgomery	36105	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3662	533	27	19.7	87.6%	4 (0.8%)	431 (80.9%)	90 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3.8	680^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.5	681^st of 684 public elementary schools	0.4%	1	5.6	9.9	5.5			7.4	19.6	18.5	23.6			$9,516	$1,934	$7,531
Dozier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1012	426	24	17.7	76.5%	4 (0.9%)	385 (90.4%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	15.2	586^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.8%		9.7	650^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.0%	64	24.6	15.5	8.9			24.1	29.0	42.1	51.8			$8,333	$1,145	$7,137
Flowers Elementary School	Public	K-5	3510 Harrison Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1015	387	25	15.4	83.5%	30 (7.8%)	304 (78.6%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	17.8	561^st of 680 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.3	530^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.5%	31	26.7	26.7	22.0			25.4	32.0	39.7	40.7			$9,912	$1,876	$7,985
Forest Avenue Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1700 W 5th St	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3673	617	38	16.2	25.6%	139 (22.5%)	190 (30.8%)	21 (3.4%)	226 (36.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	98.7	1^st of 680 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.1	1^st of 684 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.6	87.2	94.4			88.3	100.0	97.9	100.0			$7,213	$507	$6,655
Highland Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2024 Highland Avenue	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3690	453	27	16.7	78.8%	6 (1.3%)	272 (60.0%)	166 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	4.4	678^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.6	675^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.3%	3	7.6	2.0	8.8			10.2	17.7	22.9	33.3			$8,784	$1,782	$6,952
Highland Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Willena Ave	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3685	468	25	18.7	79.7%	15 (3.2%)	288 (61.5%)	151 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	18.8	554^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.5%		11.3	627^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.3%	73	28.0	21.4	29.4			21.4	44.3	36.8	41.2			$9,237	$2,199	$6,988
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Narrow Lane Rd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8016	340	21	16.1	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	297 (87.4%)	39 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	7.3	664^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.2	639^th of 684 public elementary schools	6.6%	25	19.3	7.9	0.0			17.5	36.4	28.3	33.3			$9,200	$1,927	$7,223
MacMillan International at McKee	Public, Magnet	K-5	4015 McInnis Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 284-7137	386	21	18.3	50.0%	14 (3.6%)	348 (90.2%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	85.1	83^rd of 680 public elementary schools	87.8%		84.7	86^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.4%	3	83.1	49.3	46.6			52.2	96.6	91.3	94.5			$8,108	$39	$8,018
Morningview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2849 Pelzer Ave	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1028	434	26	16.6	78.6%	21 (4.8%)	264 (60.8%)	139 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	7.1	665^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.2%		9.7	651^st of 684 public elementary schools	4.8%	14	16.2	11.8	6.3			17.7	26.8	28.1	32.3			$7,725	$1,429	$6,245
Southlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 Patricia Ln	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8028	395	18	21.9	80.0%	5 (1.3%)	301 (76.2%)	85 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	10.4	634^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.8%		6.7	667^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.5%	33	21.4	23.6	12.0			5.5	38.5	16.7	42.9			$9,210	$2,363	$6,798
Vaughn Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4407 Vaughn Rd	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1031	473	25	18.9	80.5%	7 (1.5%)	420 (88.8%)	22 (4.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%		13.9	588^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.0%	9	20.6	15.3	10.3			23.6	47.2	38.9	39.3			$10,215	$1,969	$8,194
King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4655 Gateway Dr	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8080	293	16	18.3	76.1%	9 (3.1%)	234 (79.9%)	40 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	12.8	613^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.2	569^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.8%	44	9.8	15.6	19.5			17.8	19.5	46.7	42.5			$12,569	$3,060	$9,459
Morris Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Hill St	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 223-6920	414	23	18.0	90.3%	5 (1.2%)	388 (93.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	18.9	552^nd of 680 public elementary schools	18.8%		12.5	609^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.0%	57	27.3	22.2	18.2			22.2	42.4	48.2	43.6			$8,147	$1,609	$6,487
Brewbaker Intermediate School	Public	3-5	4455 Brewbaker Drive	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8006	549	27	20.3	83.4%	0 (0.0%)	392 (71.4%)	147 (26.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13.8	600^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.8%		9.9	646^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.6%	46	14.3	22.4	23.8			15.4	31.3	36.6	45.4			$8,608	$1,990	$6,567
Nixon Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1000 Edgar D Nixon Ave	Montgomery	36104	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3012	476	30	15.8	83.6%	4 (0.8%)	391 (82.1%)	69 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	7.9	657^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.4%		6.1	673^rd of 684 public elementary schools	1.6%	16	18.6	7.8	20.6			9.8	27.5	28.0	23.9			$12,030	$3,698	$8,282
Garrett Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 McLemore Drive	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1090	592	31	19.0	70.4%	11 (1.9%)	534 (90.2%)	23 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	12.7	615^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.7	620^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	9.8	18.8	15.6			20.8	34.8	42.0	41.7			$9,221	$1,808	$7,362
Halcyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Parkview Dr	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 271-9000	694	35	19.8	62.5%	33 (4.8%)	559 (80.5%)	40 (5.8%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	31.6	469^th of 680 public elementary schools	31.0%		45.9	383^rd of 684 public elementary schools	44.0%	86	34.1	22.7	25.2			26.1	53.6	64.0	52.0			$8,675	$1,225	$7,399
Wares Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6425 Wares Ferry Rd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1036	361	19	19.0	67.6%	8 (2.2%)	336 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	20	541^st of 680 public elementary schools	20.4%		18.3	561^st of 684 public elementary schools	18.0%	20	16.4	21.4	13.6			16.7	45.5	42.9	64.4			$8,442	$1,592	$6,800
Brewbaker Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4445 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8005	651	44	14.7	73.1%	4 (0.6%)	488 (75.0%)	142 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)								(n/a)												$9,518	$1,723	$7,728
Fitzpatrick Elementary School	Public	K-5	4055 Fitzpatrick Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8044	385	22	17.5	90.1%	4 (1.0%)	353 (91.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	8.1	654^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.2	654^th of 684 public elementary schools	4.4%		17.7	18.2	14.0			9.1	17.7	21.2	40.0			$10,000	$2,231	$7,718
Blount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Ray Thorington Road	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(334) 244-0078	359	23	15.6	38.2%	29 (8.1%)	211 (58.8%)	18 (5.0%)	72 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	44.7	394^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.1%		57.8	286^th of 684 public elementary schools	58.2%	108	54.8	29.1	35.4			23.6	76.3	47.9	60.0			$8,800	$1,495	$7,253
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 272-8819	376	20	18.8	48.7%	16 (4.3%)	277 (73.7%)	16 (4.3%)	53 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	23.7	515^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.6	508^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.7%	7	33.3	19.6	16.2			23.9	62.5	41.3	47.1			$10,131	$2,538	$7,543

Cities Near Montgomery

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prattville	8.86 mi	13	86^th
Millbrook	9.55 mi	3	77^th
Coosada	10.65 mi	1	168^th
Pike Road	11.56 mi	4	31^st
Mount Meigs	12.68 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.