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Morningview Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

667^th

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of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Morningview Elementary School serves 434 students in grades K-5 in Montgomery, AL, and is part of the Montgomery County district. The school has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, with overall rankings placing it in the bottom tier of Alabama elementary schools, though several underlying trends offer reasons for cautious optimism.

Academically, the most pressing concern is mathematics. In the most recent school year, only 6.25% of 4th graders and 9.52% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to district averages of roughly 23-25%. This is a persistent struggle, with upper-grade math proficiency having remained below 12% for several years. In contrast, English Language Arts shows a more encouraging picture, particularly in the upper grades. Fifth-grade English proficiency has climbed from 13.24% in 2022-2023 to 34.92% in the latest data—a gain of over 20 percentage points—and now represents the school's highest subject-area score. Third-grade English proficiency (29.63%) also outpaces the school's math scores, suggesting that literacy strategies may be taking hold where math instruction has not yet seen similar gains.

Beyond test scores, there are notable success stories. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 33.0% to 18.9% over two years, now better than many nearby schools like Nixon Elementary (35.0%) and Highland Gardens Elementary (27.4%), despite serving a student population with a high poverty rate (78.57% free/reduced lunch). The student-teacher ratio has also improved to 16.6. However, comparisons with nearby schools highlight the challenges. Forest Avenue Elementary, just over two miles away, posts near-perfect proficiency rates (94-100%) and a 0.8% absenteeism rate, while Dalraida Elementary and Flowers Elementary also outperform Morningview in several subjects. The school's strongest area is its work with English Language Learners, who previously ranked in the 66th percentile statewide, though that performance has declined recently. Overall, Morningview shows genuine progress in attendance and literacy, but math achievement remains the critical area needing targeted intervention.

434

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,579

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2849 Pelzer Ave
Montgomery, AL 36109-2099

(334) 260-1028

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Morningview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Goodwyn Middle School
High:	Percy Julian High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.8%

Hispanic:

32.0%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

667^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	7.6	667 of 686	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	665 of 680	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	651 of 684	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	648 of 680	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	663 of 687	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	672 of 692	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	646 of 681	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	637 of 680	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	604 of 688	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	567 of 691	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	640 of 691	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	658 of 695	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	646 of 696	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	653 of 696	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.8	668 of 709	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.4	647 of 704	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	603 of 696	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	573 of 698	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	595 of 698	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	578 of 689	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.1	579 of 688	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.9	413 of 623	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	378 of 428	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	410 of 427	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	389 of 420	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	389 of 427	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	417 of 426	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	405 of 426	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	369 of 426	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	376 of 423	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	280 of 336	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	120 of 143	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	112 of 142	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.9	45 of 131	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	79 of 123	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	97 of 100	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	67 of 74	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	28 of 65	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	618 of 651	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	598 of 649	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	582 of 650	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	617 of 645	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	630 of 656	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	645 of 656	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	633 of 646	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	603 of 640	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	551 of 639	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	83 of 90	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	150 of 196	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	167 of 184	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	161 of 175	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	162 of 164	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	147 of 152	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	126 of 130	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	638 of 667	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	645 of 660	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	631 of 670	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	609 of 623	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	629 of 651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	630 of 653	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	630 of 649	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	605 of 651	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	489 of 567	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	635 of 659	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	643 of 651	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	619 of 655	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	606 of 649	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	640 of 669	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	632 of 669	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	611 of 650	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	572 of 639	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	36 of 59	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	383 of 403	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	378 of 403	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	242 of 395	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	363 of 373	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	118 of 392	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	17.3	314 of 344	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	14.7	487 of 529	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	498 of 508	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	307 of 369	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+9 vs school

White (2019)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English31%-33 vs state

Science25%-25 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	$12,579	$4,766	$7,794
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	$11,589	$3,033	$8,538
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	$11,325	$3,157	$8,151
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	$10,933	$3,189	$7,727
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	$12,311	$4,066	$8,227
Chisholm Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 E Vandiver Blvd	Montgomery	36110	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4861	493	31	15.9	81.5%	7 (1.4%)	287 (58.2%)	186 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	6.1	675^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.6%		4.5	677^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.4%	2	7.2	7.0	7.7	28.2	18.2	25.4	26.9	$12,476	$5,582	$6,877
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	$10,370	$2,038	$8,314
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	$10,569	$2,973	$7,579
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	$15,571	$7,070	$8,483
Dozier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1012	426	24	17.7	76.5%	4 (0.9%)	385 (90.4%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	8.5	657^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.2%		15.2	586^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.8%	71	23.5	6.3	13.5	15.6	27.2	31.8	38.5	$11,786	$3,612	$8,156

Frequently Asked Questions about Morningview Elementary School

What district is Morningview Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

What schools do graduates of Morningview Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Goodwyn Middle School
High : Percy Julian High School

What is the racial makeup of Morningview Elementary School?

Students at Morningview Elementary School are 61% African American, 32% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Morningview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Morningview Elementary School.

Is Morningview Elementary School a good school?

Morningview Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

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