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Highland Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Highland Avenue Elementary School in Montgomery, AL, serves 453 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Montgomery County school district, where about 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Highland Avenue faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics. Only 10% of 3rd graders, 10% of 4th graders, and a concerning 3.85% of 5th graders are proficient in math—the lowest rate among nearby schools. This represents a sharp decline in 5th grade, where proficiency dropped from 8.77% the previous year. English proficiency tells a more encouraging story, with steady improvement across grade levels: 20% in 3rd grade, 32.2% in 4th grade, and 34.62% in 5th grade—more than doubling over three years. Science proficiency (22% in 4th grade) is also closer to the district average than math scores are. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.5% is notably better than the district average of 25.2% and has improved dramatically from 25.7% two years ago, which is a positive sign for consistency in learning.

There are bright spots worth noting. Hispanic students and English Language Learners have shown remarkable progress, moving from the bottom percentile statewide to the 13th and 15th percentiles respectively. However, the school's overall ranking places it in the bottom 2% of Alabama elementary schools. The contrast with Forest Avenue Elementary School, ranked #1 in the state just 0.78 miles away, highlights how dramatically outcomes can differ within the same district. While Highland Avenue spends $8,784 per student—more than Forest Avenue's $7,213—the gap in results suggests the challenge lies in instructional strategy rather than resources. For parents, this school offers improving literacy support and attendance, but math intervention in upper grades appears to be an urgent priority.

453

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,784

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2024 Highland Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36107-2698

(334) 269-3690

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Highland Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Capitol Heights Middle School
High:	Percy Julian High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.0%

Hispanic:

36.6%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (19% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

673^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County

113^th of 140Montgomery 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	6.3	673 of 686	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	678 of 680	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	675 of 684	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	674 of 680	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	684 of 687	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	679 of 692	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	632 of 681	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	604 of 680	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	679 of 688	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	622 of 691	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	628 of 691	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	674 of 695	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	49.9	442 of 696	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.0	349 of 696	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	229 of 709	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.7	484 of 704	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.9	375 of 696	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.3	333 of 698	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	222 of 698	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.7	215 of 689	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.0	90 of 688	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.8	95 of 623	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	416 of 428	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	414 of 427	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	409 of 420	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	409 of 427	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	421 of 426	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	409 of 426	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	355 of 426	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	327 of 423	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	121 of 143	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	133 of 142	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	128 of 131	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	117 of 123	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	108 of 110	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	24 of 74	67.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	629 of 651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	646 of 649	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	648 of 650	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	638 of 645	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	621 of 656	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	635 of 656	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	576 of 646	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	564 of 640	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	611 of 639	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	78 of 90	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	206 of 206	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	196 of 196	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	183 of 184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	174 of 175	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	116 of 152	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	657 of 667	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	654 of 660	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	661 of 670	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	608 of 623	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	648 of 651	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	631 of 653	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	603 of 649	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	554 of 651	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	553 of 567	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	648 of 659	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	624 of 651	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	629 of 655	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	625 of 649	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	669 of 669	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	665 of 669	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	616 of 650	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	554 of 650	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	637 of 639	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	7.1	518 of 529	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2019)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English29%-36 vs state

Science22%-28 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, October 28, 2011

I am a grandparent of a student that goes to Highland Ave.
Today was a special day for her due to being in the A-B Honor Roll program.
As my daughter got there to enjoy her daughters festivities rap music was blaring and she barely could hear the speaker when they called my granddaughter's name. My daughter was they only one who clapped for my granddaughter which being in the second grade it was a big deal to her. She is a loving and thoughtful little girl and loves and is kind to everyone. (We have already had to go to the school once about her being mistreated by a child.) This was supposed to be a happy day for those who worked hard to get good grades and I am upset to think one race is being treated differently (and I know the come back on that is) but for a school with young children in it you would think the parents would be happy for all kids and would teach their children to be happy for everyone. I am hurt for my granddaughter and I think the school officials should and could be more neutral with their programs. I am pulling my granddaughter out of the school asap. Hopefully the next school will have some class about them and MAKE sure everyone gets treated the same. The school motto is we are ALL family. NOT!!!!! Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
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%)	6.3	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
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
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%)	7.6	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
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
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%)	14.7	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
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%)	14.4	595^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.3%		7.9	657^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.4%	62	14.8	23.6	33.9	18.3	20.5	30.6	42.4	$12,030	$3,698	$8,282
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	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) 851-4840	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
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%)	21.7	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
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	630^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.2%		18.9	552^nd of 680 public elementary schools	18.8%	78	7.5	12.8	18.9	34.0	20.9	31.9	43.4	$8,147	$1,609	$6,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Avenue Elementary School

What district is Highland Avenue Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

What is the racial makeup of Highland Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Highland Avenue Elementary School are 60% African American, 37% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Highland Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Highland Avenue Elementary School.

Is Highland Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Highland Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Highland Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highland Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Capitol Heights Middle School
High : Percy Julian High School

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