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Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

Q: Is Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School a good school?

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Alabama high schools.

Q: How many students attend Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,587 students attended Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School?

Students at Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School are 84% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% White.

Q: What schools feed into Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School?

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Brewbaker Intermediate School Elementary : Brewbaker Primary School Elementary : Dannelly Elementary School Elementary : Dozier Elementary School Elementary : Fitzpatrick Elementary School Elementary : Vaughn Road Elementary School Middle : Brewbaker Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 10% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School is a public high school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving 1,592 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Montgomery County School District, which is ranked 109 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Alabama high schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Male students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school performed slightly better for African American students, ranking in the middle 50% of Alabama high schools. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates and low test scores, with only 0.87% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 11.88% in Montgomery County and 23.71% statewide.

When compared to other high schools in the Montgomery area, Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. For example, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School and Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School, both located within a few miles, significantly outperform Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School on state assessments and have higher graduation rates. This suggests that the magnet school model may be more effective in improving student outcomes in the Montgomery area.

1,587

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,025

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3420 Carter Hill Rd
Montgomery, AL 36111-1896

(334) 269-3714

District: Montgomery County

Feeder schools for Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School:

Elementary:	Brewbaker Intermediate School
	Brewbaker Primary School
	Dannelly Elementary School
	Dozier Elementary School
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	Fitzpatrick Elementary School
	Vaughn Road Elementary School
Middle:	Brewbaker Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.8%

Hispanic:

13.5%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 20th percentile in 2024 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (36% vs 29% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (78% vs 92%)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg20%

Alabama avg29%

337^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High 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	13.2	337 of 374	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	301 of 378	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	326 of 371	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	310 of 367	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	302 of 371	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	329 of 366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	335 of 356	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	340 of 353	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	337 of 351	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	336 of 353	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	320 of 358	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	324 of 358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	326 of 358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	326 of 360	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	276 of 358	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	314 of 357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	308 of 359	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	309 of 358	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.9	269 of 357	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.5	266 of 359	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	326 of 357	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	156 of 228	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	105 of 231	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	148 of 224	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	112 of 222	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	102 of 228	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	161 of 224	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	185 of 223	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	149 of 189	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	57 of 75	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.4	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2019	38.8	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	318 of 359	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	292 of 366	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	313 of 358	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	315 of 367	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	292 of 359	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	322 of 354	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	329 of 347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	323 of 343	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	124 of 142	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	104 of 139	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	95 of 122	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	110 of 114	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.4	96 of 103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	88 of 93	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	306 of 367	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	278 of 375	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	290 of 349	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	267 of 361	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	261 of 361	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	318 of 358	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	302 of 315	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	341 of 363	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	298 of 368	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	322 of 358	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	303 of 366	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	297 of 366	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	327 of 357	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	322 of 350	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	322 of 339	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	31.6	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	64 of 198	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	103 of 182	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	108 of 169	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	165 of 196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	101 of 171	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	116 of 160	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	324 of 325	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	264 of 326	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	215 of 319	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.1	305 of 313	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

Military Connected (2021)24th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+63 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

English9%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 8, 2025

Don't try calling this school. They never answer the phone or call you back. What school does that. Trying to transfer a student from there has been hell. If you're lucky you may catch the principle. Absolutely ridiculous. I'd never ever send my child to a school like that. Real sad. No wonder they are one of the worst schools. What a mess. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 27, 2011

The worst public High School in Montgomery. I hate this school so much, that I'm moving out of Montgomery just to get my son out of this school. The stupid zoning system says my son is zoned to JD. So, unless I move, he has no choice but to attend this awful school. The teachers, principal, staff are all rude and unprofessional. Pretty much all of Montgomery public non magnet schools are terrible, but JD is truly terrible. Too many students and too many of the facility simply do not care about the students or giving them a good education. Close Quote

Schools Near Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School	Public	9-12	3420 Carter Hill Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3714	1,587	86	18.5	76.0%	20 (1.3%)	1,330 (83.8%)	214 (13.5%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.8%)	13.2	337^th of 374 public high schools	9.9%		20.6	301^st of 378 public high schools	20.4%	36				0.9		11.6				8.9	$9,025	$1,346	$7,628
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3440 McGehee Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7500	394	27	14.5	17.5%	104 (26.4%)	104 (26.4%)	22 (5.6%)	153 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	100	1^st of 374 public high schools	99.7%		100	1^st of 378 public high schools	99.7%					91.5		95.1				98.8	$9,652	$738	$8,863
Montgomery Preparatory Academy for Career Technologies	Public	10-12	2901 East South Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(334) 613-9177	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Percy Julian High School	Public	9-12	225 Ann St	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3742	1,282	75	17.2	79.2%	33 (2.6%)	932 (72.7%)	296 (23.1%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.0%)	12.8	345^th of 374 public high schools	7.8%		14	336^th of 378 public high schools	11.1%	9				3.2		10.5				6.5	$8,471	$1,267	$7,153
Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4405 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7100	550	33	16.6	37.5%	62 (11.3%)	410 (74.5%)	39 (7.1%)	25 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	87.1	41^st of 374 public high schools	89.0%		96.3	16^th of 378 public high schools	95.8%	25				32.0		46.4				49.0	$9,573	$668	$8,855
Carver Senior High School	Public	9-12	2001 W Fairview Ave	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3636	1,553	75	20.8	82.7%	30 (1.9%)	1,373 (88.4%)	133 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	14.1	333^rd of 374 public high schools	11.0%		25.8	283^rd of 378 public high schools	25.1%	50				2.7		12.3				8.3	$11,100	$1,865	$9,184
Booker T Washington Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4400 Bell Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3617	492	27	18.2	40.7%	51 (10.4%)	376 (76.4%)	26 (5.3%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	79	64^th of 374 public high schools	82.9%		93.6	27^th of 378 public high schools	92.9%	37				19.5		45.3				68.8	$12,350	$875	$11,424
McIntyre Comprehensive Academy	Public	6-12	1200 Hugh Street	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 223-7885	212	19	11.1	85.8%	2 (0.9%)	200 (94.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	6.9	372^nd of 374 public high schools	0.5%		6.2	378^th of 378 public high schools	0.0%	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	3.5	18.2	9.1	8.3	0.0	$38,362	$2,296	$36,015
Park Crossing High School	Public	9-12	8000 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-8121	882	48	18.3	56.2%	18 (2.0%)	767 (87.0%)	47 (5.3%)	30 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.4%)	22.7	284^th of 374 public high schools	24.1%		25	287^th of 378 public high schools	24.1%	3				4.6		13.2				19.6	$9,748	$1,215	$8,482
Pike Road High School	Public	9-12	696 Georgia Washington Rd	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	No	(334) 420-5380	833	48	17.2	23.9%	403 (48.4%)	298 (35.8%)	72 (8.6%)	42 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	76.5	80^th of 374 public high schools	78.6%		76.4	64^th of 378 public high schools	83.1%	16				30.7		40.3				35.5	$10,127	$600	$9,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

Is Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School a good school?

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Alabama high schools.

What district is Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School in?

Montgomery County

What schools feed into Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School?

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brewbaker Intermediate School
Elementary : Brewbaker Primary School
Elementary : Dannelly Elementary School
Elementary : Dozier Elementary School
Elementary : Fitzpatrick Elementary School
Elementary : Vaughn Road Elementary School
Middle : Brewbaker Middle School

How many students attend Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,587 students attended Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School?

Students at Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School are 84% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% White.

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