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Dannelly Elementary School

Q: Is Dannelly Elementary School a good school?

Dannelly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dannelly Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Dannelly Elementary School.

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

Students at Dannelly Elementary School are 83% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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

Students who attend Dannelly Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bellingrath Middle School High : Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Dannelly Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 591 students in grades PK-5 in Montgomery, Alabama, which is part of the Montgomery County School District. Despite spending over $8,700 per student, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools over the past decade, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population that is 87.99% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Dannelly Elementary's academic performance is well below state and county averages, with only 17.65% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to 45.47% statewide, and English proficiency rates ranging from 28-42% compared to 60-67% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of Alabama schools for African American, Hispanic, English Learner, and Special Education students. This stark contrast is highlighted by the exceptional performance of nearby Forest Avenue Elementary and Bear Exploration Center, which are both 5-star rated and rank in the top 50 schools statewide.

Despite the school's persistent low performance over the past decade, the reasons for its struggles are not entirely clear. The high levels of poverty and chronic absenteeism suggest systemic challenges that the school and district have been unable to overcome, even with comparable funding to nearby high-performing schools. Addressing these equity concerns and developing a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for all students at Dannelly Elementary will be crucial for the school's future success.

588

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,784

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3425 Carter Hill Rd
Montgomery, AL 36111-1897

(334) 269-3657

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Dannelly Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bellingrath Middle School
High:	Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.0%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

Alabama avg52%

594^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County

109^th of 135Montgomery 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
2025	14.3	594 of 680	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	611 of 684	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	658 of 680	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	661 of 687	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	628 of 692	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	670 of 681	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	608 of 680	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	627 of 688	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	606 of 691	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	634 of 691	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	609 of 695	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	686 of 696	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	689 of 696	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	627 of 709	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	654 of 704	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	581 of 696	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.9	451 of 698	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.4	345 of 698	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.0	475 of 689	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.0	458 of 688	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.9	363 of 623	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	317 of 427	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	343 of 420	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	406 of 427	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	399 of 426	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	367 of 426	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	411 of 426	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	313 of 423	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	38 of 74	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	524 of 649	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	588 of 650	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	628 of 645	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	637 of 656	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	589 of 656	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	639 of 646	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	539 of 640	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	590 of 639	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	198 of 206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	159 of 196	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	182 of 184	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	142 of 175	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	139 of 152	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	119 of 140	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	557 of 660	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	579 of 670	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	594 of 623	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	617 of 651	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	583 of 653	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	631 of 649	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	580 of 651	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	514 of 567	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	606 of 651	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	582 of 655	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	620 of 649	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	635 of 669	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	623 of 669	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	629 of 650	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	606 of 650	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	583 of 639	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	342 of 373	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	393 of 398	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	1.7	528 of 528	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)8th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English36%-28 vs state

Science25%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Dannelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 Carter Hill Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3657	588	37	15.8	84.5%	7 (1.2%)	488 (83.0%)	79 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	14.3	594^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.6%		12.4	611^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.7%	17	17.7	22.4	17.2	24.7	28.3	42.9	37.1	$8,784	$1,396	$7,337
Bear Exploration Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	2525 Churchill Dr	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-8014	507	27	18.7	37.3%	114 (22.5%)	327 (64.5%)	26 (5.1%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	92	38^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.9	24^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.5%	14	91.4	64.8	50.6	69.3	95.1	94.3	94.1	$8,121	$648	$7,421
Vaughn Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4407 Vaughn Rd	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1031	473	25	18.9	80.5%	7 (1.5%)	420 (88.8%)	22 (4.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%		13.9	588^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.0%	9	20.6	15.3	10.3	23.6	47.2	38.9	39.3	$10,215	$1,969	$8,194
Flowers Elementary School	Public	K-5	3510 Harrison Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1015	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%)	17.8	561^st of 680 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.3	530^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.5%	31	26.7	26.7	22.0	25.4	32.0	39.7	40.7	$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) 269-3673	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%)	98.7	1^st of 680 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.1	1^st of 684 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.6	87.2	94.4	88.3	100.0	97.9	100.0	$7,213	$507	$6,655
Crump Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3510 Woodley Rd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8020	575	31	18.5	87.0%	8 (1.4%)	478 (83.1%)	73 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	8.3	652^nd of 680 public elementary schools	4.1%		12	616^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.9%	36	13.0	9.6	18.8	9.6	17.0	22.3	46.0	$8,818	$1,757	$7,009
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
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%)	4.4	678^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.6	675^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.3%	3	7.6	2.0	8.8	10.2	17.7	22.9	33.3	$8,784	$1,782	$6,952
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Narrow Lane Rd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8016	340	21	16.1	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	297 (87.4%)	39 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	7.3	664^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.2	639^th of 684 public elementary schools	6.6%	25	19.3	7.9	0.0	17.5	36.4	28.3	33.3	$9,200	$1,927	$7,223
Brewbaker Intermediate School	Public	3-5	4455 Brewbaker Drive	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8006	549	27	20.3	83.4%	0 (0.0%)	392 (71.4%)	147 (26.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13.8	600^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.8%		9.9	646^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.6%	46	14.3	22.4	23.8	15.4	31.3	36.6	45.4	$8,608	$1,990	$6,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Dannelly Elementary School

How many students attend Dannelly Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Dannelly Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dannelly Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bellingrath Middle School
High : Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

What is the racial makeup of Dannelly Elementary School?

Students at Dannelly Elementary School are 83% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Dannelly Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

Is Dannelly Elementary School a good school?

Dannelly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

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