Summary
Dalraida Elementary School in Montgomery, AL, serves approximately 711 students in grades K-5 within the Montgomery County school district. The school has earned a 1-star rating from the state, ranking in the 21st percentile of Alabama elementary schools, though it consistently outperforms most of its nearby peers, including Chisholm Elementary, Vaughn Road Elementary, and Wares Ferry Elementary, which all rank in the single digits statewide.
Dalraida shows notable strength in English Language Arts, especially at the 5th grade level, where 60.2% of students scored proficient—well above the district average and approaching the state average. This represents a gain of over 20 percentage points in just three years. The school also excels in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the 66th percentile statewide (3 stars), a significant bright spot given the school's overall rating. However, math proficiency remains a challenge, with scores hovering between 21-26% across grade levels, well below state averages. The school has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 28% to 17.7% in two years—now significantly better than the district average of 25.2%.
One of the most striking contrasts is with Forest Avenue Elementary, located just over three miles away, which ranks #1 in the state. The key differences appear to be economic: Dalraida has 74.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch compared to Forest Avenue's 25.61%, and Dalraida's chronic absenteeism rate, while improved, remains far above Forest Avenue's extraordinary 0.8%. Notably, Dalraida actually spends more per student ($8,822 vs. $7,213), suggesting that socioeconomic factors and attendance, rather than funding, drive the achievement gap. The school also faces a widening gender gap, with male students ranking in the 15th percentile compared to females at the 27th percentile, and a sharp increase in economic disadvantage among its student population over the past two years.
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