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LEAD Academy Building B

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 4-10

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

LEAD Academy Building B is a public charter middle school serving grades 4-8 in Montgomery, AL, with 378 students. The school is part of the LEAD Academy district, which is ranked 124 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

LEAD Academy Building B consistently performs significantly below the state averages in math and English proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.33% of 4th graders were proficient in math compared to the state average of 41.76%. The school's performance for specific student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools for both female and male students in 2024-2025. However, the school performed better for African American students, ranking in the top half of schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, LEAD Academy Building B has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.5% to 26.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the Montgomery area, such as Baldwin Art and Academics Magnet School, LEAD Academy Building B performs significantly worse academically. Baldwin Art and Academics Magnet School consistently ranks in the top 5% of Alabama middle schools and has much higher proficiency rates in math and English. LEAD Academy Building B also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 27.1 to 34.3 over the past few years, which may contribute to the academic challenges.

394

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2897 Eastern Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36116-1021

(334) 451-3127

District: LEAD Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.4%

Hispanic:

2.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Alabama avg45%

Elementary school

649^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2023

From bottom 16% (2023) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

340^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

124^th of 135LEAD Academy among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	649 of 680	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	642 of 684	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	569 of 680	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	396 of 427	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	382 of 420	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	334 of 427	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	395 of 426	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	607 of 649	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	574 of 650	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	532 of 645	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	593 of 656	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	643 of 660	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	635 of 670	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	528 of 623	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	618 of 651	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	626 of 651	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	633 of 655	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	561 of 649	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	651 of 669	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	400 of 403	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	392 of 395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	340 of 439	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	351 of 442	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	329 of 437	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	141 of 259	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	142 of 269	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	125 of 263	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	174 of 271	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	295 of 415	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	322 of 426	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	310 of 417	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	334 of 423	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	309 of 428	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	322 of 437	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	283 of 410	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	329 of 421	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	373 of 422	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	353 of 428	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	324 of 419	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	374 of 427	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)46th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English41%-18 vs state

Science18%-24 vs state

Mathematics5%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	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 Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
LEAD Academy Building B	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-10	2897 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	LEAD Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 451-3127	394	15	26.2	78.2%	6 (1.5%)	372 (94.4%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)		9.3	5.0	0.0	2.3	9.3		14.7	22.2			34.7	43.8	27.0	47.7	52.8
Childrens Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	310 N Madison Terrace	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(334) 262-4865	79	10	7.9	87.3%	23 (29.1%)	45 (57.0%)	10 (12.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$39,568	$14,375	$25,141
EDGE Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	707 Micanopy Street	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	Yes	No	(334) 514-3931	456	12	38.0	62.9%	310 (68.0%)	78 (17.1%)	48 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)								(n/a)	9.1	23.5	18.8	17.2	14.8	3.3	7.8	35.3	23.3	13.0	45.5	70.6	68.8	55.2	48.2	53.3	20.4
Autauga County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	3-12	816 Cardinal Ln	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 361-3833																			(n/a)
AVA Autauga Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	154 West 4th St	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(334) 365-5706	227			55.5%	148 (65.2%)	60 (26.4%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about LEAD Academy Building B

How many students attend LEAD Academy Building B?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended LEAD Academy Building B.

What is the racial makeup of LEAD Academy Building B?

Students at LEAD Academy Building B are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is LEAD Academy Building B in?

LEAD Academy

Is LEAD Academy Building B a good school?

LEAD Academy Building B ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Alabama alternative schools.

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