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Chisholm Elementary School

Q: Is Chisholm Elementary School a good school?

Chisholm Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Chisholm Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Chisholm Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chisholm Elementary School?

Students at Chisholm Elementary School are 58% African American, 38% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Chisholm Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chisholm Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Goodwyn Middle School High : Percy Julian High School

Public Grades K-5

675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Chisholm Elementary School in Montgomery, AL, serves 493 students in grades K-5 and is part of the Montgomery County School District, which ranks in the bottom 19th percentile statewide.

Chisholm faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all Alabama elementary schools. In the 2025-2026 school year, math proficiency rates ranged from just 7% to 8% across grades, which is roughly 3-4 times lower than the district average and 5-6 times lower than the state average. English proficiency was stronger but still low, ranging from 18% to 27%—about half the district average and less than half the state average. When compared to nearby schools, Chisholm sits at or near the bottom in nearly every subject. For example, 5th-grade English proficiency at Chisholm (26.92%) is lower than Highland Avenue Elementary (34.62%) and Morningview Elementary (34.92%). The starkest contrast is with Forest Avenue Elementary, ranked #1 in the state, which achieves 94-100% proficiency in nearly all subjects—a gap of over 85 percentage points in some cases.

Despite these challenges, there are encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 39.6% in 2021-2022 to 20.8% in 2024-2025—a 47% reduction in three years—and is now better than the district average. There are also small but real improvements in math and science scores compared to the catastrophic 2023-2024 year, when 4th-grade math proficiency was 0%. The school serves its African American and English Language Learner students relatively better than its overall ranking suggests, with those subgroups performing in the 9th percentile statewide. Chisholm spends about $8,694 per student, which is actually higher than top-performing Forest Avenue ($7,213), indicating that the issue isn't a lack of funding but rather the deep challenges of concentrated poverty—81.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school remains in critical condition, the improving attendance and slight academic upticks suggest recent interventions may be starting to take hold.

493

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,694

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 E Vandiver Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36110-1800

(334) 851-4861

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Chisholm Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Goodwyn Middle School
High:	Percy Julian High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

37.7%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (21% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

675^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County

113^th of 139Montgomery County 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	675 of 686	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	677 of 680	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	684 of 684	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	680 of 680	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	686 of 687	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	675 of 692	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	667 of 681	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	663 of 680	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	663 of 688	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	686 of 691	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	685 of 691	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	681 of 695	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	685 of 696	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	674 of 696	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	620 of 709	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.0	448 of 704	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	289 of 696	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.0	577 of 698	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	580 of 698	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	654 of 689	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.6	651 of 688	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	601 of 623	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	390 of 429	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	421 of 427	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	420 of 420	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	426 of 427	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	424 of 426	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	397 of 426	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	413 of 426	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	398 of 423	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	317 of 336	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	130 of 143	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	137 of 142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	118 of 131	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	123 of 123	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	107 of 110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	60 of 74	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	646 of 652	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	644 of 649	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	650 of 650	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	643 of 645	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	656 of 656	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	636 of 656	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	610 of 646	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	619 of 640	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	630 of 639	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	193 of 196	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	184 of 184	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	175 of 175	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	163 of 164	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	146 of 152	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	135 of 140	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	130 of 130	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	657 of 668	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	655 of 660	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	670 of 670	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	622 of 623	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	649 of 651	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	636 of 649	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	641 of 651	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	533 of 567	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	650 of 660	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	642 of 651	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	655 of 655	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	649 of 649	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	660 of 669	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	663 of 669	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	644 of 650	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	637 of 650	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	590 of 639	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	53 of 53	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	57 of 59	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	63 of 63	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	396 of 403	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	338 of 395	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	317 of 345	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	340 of 398	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	372 of 392	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	303 of 344	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	276 of 280	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-22 vs state

English23%-41 vs state

Mathematics7%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chisholm Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 E Vandiver Blvd	Montgomery	36110	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4861	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%)	6.1	675^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.6%		4.5	677^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.4%	2	7.2	7.0	7.7	28.2	18.2	25.4	26.9	$8,694	$1,983	$6,660
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%)	14.6	592^nd of 686 public elementary schools	13.7%		18.8	554^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.5%	38	32.9	14.5	25.0	21.1	31.0	26.3	46.5	$9,237	$2,199	$6,988
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%)	7.5	667^th of 686 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.1	665^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.2%	2	16.1	6.3	9.5	25.0	29.6	29.7	34.9	$7,725	$1,429	$6,245
Dalraida Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dalraida Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4863	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%)	21.6	540^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.3%		25.8	507^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.4%	33	21.2	25.7	24.2	27.9	43.1	40.2	60.2	$8,822	$1,660	$7,111
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%)	6.2	673^rd of 686 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.4	678^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.3%	5	10.0	10.2	3.9	22.0	20.0	32.2	34.6	$8,784	$1,782	$6,952
Flowers Elementary School	Public	K-5	3510 Harrison Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4871	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%)	19.4	559^th of 686 public elementary schools	18.5%		17.8	561^st of 680 public elementary schools	17.5%	2	42.3	17.7	29.6	25.0	42.3	26.5	37.0	$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) 851-4876	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%)	98.4	1^st of 686 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.7	1^st of 680 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.7	93.1	84.6	90.8	100.0	98.9	100.0	$7,213	$507	$6,655
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%)	14.3	594^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.4%		7.9	657^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.4%	63	14.8	23.6	33.9	18.3	20.5	30.6	42.4	$12,030	$3,698	$8,282
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%)	11.3	631^st of 686 public elementary schools	8.0%		18.9	552^nd of 680 public elementary schools	18.8%	79	7.5	12.8	18.9	34.0	20.9	31.9	43.4	$8,147	$1,609	$6,487
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%)	8.4	657^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.2%		15.2	586^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.8%	71	23.5	6.3	13.5	15.6	27.2	31.8	38.5	$8,333	$1,145	$7,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Chisholm Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Chisholm Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chisholm Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goodwyn Middle School
High : Percy Julian High School

How many students attend Chisholm Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Chisholm Elementary School.

Is Chisholm Elementary School a good school?

Chisholm Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chisholm Elementary School?

Students at Chisholm Elementary School are 58% African American, 38% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Chisholm Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

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