Elementary Schools in Montgomery County

The Montgomery County school district in Alabama contains 31 elementary schools serving grades pre-kindergarten through 6th, with the majority being traditional elementary schools for grades PK-5. The data reveals a school system with stark achievement gaps, as a few high-performing magnet schools significantly outperform the lower-performing traditional public schools in the district.

The top-performing schools in the data set are Forest Avenue Elementary School, Bear Exploration Center, and MacMillan International at McKee, all of which are public magnet schools. These schools have exceptional test scores, with 96-100% of students proficient in math and English, ranking them among the best elementary schools in the state. In contrast, many of the traditional public schools in the Montgomery County district struggle, with some schools having less than 10% proficiency in core subjects.

The data also reveals concerning trends across the district, including high chronic absenteeism rates of 14.8% and wide disparities in per-student spending, from $7,213 at the top-performing school to $13,724 at the lowest-performing school. These factors likely contribute to the significant achievement gaps observed between the high-performing magnet schools and the lower-performing traditional public schools in Montgomery County.