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Dannelly Elementary School

Q: Is Dannelly Elementary School a good school?

Dannelly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.4% 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

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Dannelly Elementary School in Montgomery, AL, serves 588 students in grades PK through 5 within the Montgomery County district, where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Dannelly has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 15% of Alabama elementary schools and earning a 1-star rating in recent years. However, the school shows some notable bright spots. In the 2025-2026 school year, 4th-grade math proficiency reached 30.77%, significantly outpacing the district average of 23.18%—a standout achievement worth investigating. The school also demonstrates relative strength in serving its African American students, ranking in the 32nd percentile for this subgroup (2 stars), a clear improvement from the 18th percentile just two years prior. Additionally, Dannelly has shown a modest recovery from a 0-star rating in 2022-2023 to its current 1-star status, suggesting recent interventions may be gaining traction. On the other hand, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism (23.2%), declining English Language Arts scores across most grade levels, and a particularly concerning drop in support for English Language Learners, who now rank in the bottom 4th percentile statewide.

Perhaps the most striking finding is the disparity between Dannelly and nearby schools. Just 0.84 miles away, Bear Exploration Center and Forest Avenue Elementary (1.97 miles) rank in the top 5% of the state with near-perfect test scores and dramatically lower poverty rates (37% and 26%, respectively). These schools also have far lower chronic absenteeism rates (3.7% and 0.8%). Meanwhile, Dannelly's immediate neighbors like Johnson Elementary and Crump Elementary face similar challenges with high poverty and low scores. This stark divide highlights how socioeconomic factors and school choice options shape educational outcomes in the same district.

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: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (28% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

601^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	13.9	601 of 686	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.8	292 of 429	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	16.1	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.8	575 of 652	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.5	75 of 90	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.9	585 of 668	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.2	569 of 660	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

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

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

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

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English38%-26 vs state

Science30%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 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
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%)	13.9	601^st of 686 public elementary schools	12.4%		14.3	594^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	14.9	30.8	6.3	29.7	36.2	37.4	41.3	$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%)	94.2	24^th of 686 public elementary schools	96.5%		92	38^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.4%	14	67.9	66.7	68.1	92.0	96.4	97.7	95.7	$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%)	11.8	625^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%	28	22.6	19.2	11.4	25.6	37.0	29.5	44.3	$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%)	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) 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%)	98.4	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
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%)	10.9	636^th of 686 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.3	652^nd of 680 public elementary schools	4.1%	16	28.7	12.4	13.3	24.5	32.0	22.7	42.2	$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)	31.4				38.6
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
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%)	8.1	659^th of 686 public elementary schools	3.9%		7.3	664^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.4%	5	19.7	8.3	9.3	13.3	40.9	31.7	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%)	12.4	622^nd of 686 public elementary schools	9.3%		13.8	600^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.8%	22	19.9	14.1	18.5	23.3	37.1	30.7	49.4	$8,608	$1,990	$6,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Dannelly Elementary School

What district is Dannelly Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

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 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

Is Dannelly Elementary School a good school?

Dannelly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Dannelly Elementary School?

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

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