Elementary Schools in LEAD Academy

Summary:

The LEAD Academy Building A, the sole elementary school in the LEAD Academy district, serves grades K-3 with an enrollment of 380 students. The school faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population facing socioeconomic difficulties.

LEAD Academy Building A's test scores are well below the state averages in both mathematics and English for 3rd-grade students. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.86% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 45.47%, and 45.68% were proficient or better in English, compared to the state average of 65.34%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% is also concerning, as high rates of chronic absenteeism are often linked to lower academic achievement.

The school's struggles are further reflected in its low district and statewide rankings. The LEAD Academy district is ranked 124 out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. In the 2020-2021 school year, LEAD Academy Building A ranked 533 out of 692 elementary schools in the state and was rated 1 star out of 5. Additionally, 67.37% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

District Detail

2897 Eastern Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36116-1021

(334) 451-3127

SchoolDigger Rank:
124^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 752

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Summative Assessment Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Total
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montgomery County	0.75 mi	52	109^th
LIFE Academy	6.16 mi	1	135^th
Pike Road City	7.13 mi	4	18^th
JF Ingram State Technical College	7.83 mi	8
Alabama Youth Services	8.54 mi	6

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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.

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