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King Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

King Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Montgomery, AL, serving 293 students within the Montgomery County district. The school has a 1-star rating and ranks in the 17th percentile statewide, though it shows some promising signs of progress in specific areas.

The most encouraging news is the school's dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 39.1% in 2022-2023 to 18.1% in 2024-2025—a 21-point reduction that now beats the district average of 25.2%. This is a significant achievement, especially when compared to nearby schools like Nixon Elementary (35.0%) and Johnson Elementary (26.9%). King also stands out for its work with Special Education students, ranking in the 69th percentile statewide for this subgroup—far above its overall ranking. Additionally, 5th-grade students show strong growth, with 60% proficient in English, which exceeds the district average of 53.3%.

However, the school faces challenges in the early grades, particularly in math, where proficiency rates hover between 15-29%. A useful comparison is Carver Elementary, just four miles away, which serves a similar population but ranks in the 66th percentile. Carver achieves 58.1% proficiency in 3rd-grade math versus King's 20.8%, and has a lower student-teacher ratio (13.3:1 vs. 18.3:1). Notably, King spends more per student ($12,569) than Carver ($10,552), suggesting that resource allocation—not funding—is the key difference. The school's high spending and strong special education results show that improvement is possible with the right strategies.

293

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,631

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4655 Gateway Dr
Montgomery, AL 36108

(334) 284-8080

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend King Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southlawn Middle School
High:	Carver Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.9%

Hispanic:

13.7%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

571^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	18.1	571 of 686	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	613 of 680	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	569 of 684	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	595 of 680	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	623 of 687	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	507 of 692	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	558 of 681	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	619 of 680	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	631 of 688	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	652 of 691	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	637 of 691	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	670 of 695	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	689 of 696	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	694 of 696	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	633 of 709	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	608 of 704	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	570 of 696	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	594 of 698	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.8	375 of 698	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.9	562 of 689	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.3	601 of 688	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.4	384 of 623	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	339 of 428	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	341 of 427	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	271 of 420	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	326 of 427	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	384 of 426	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	216 of 426	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	236 of 426	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	339 of 423	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	584 of 651	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	577 of 649	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	530 of 650	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	608 of 645	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	612 of 656	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	554 of 656	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	564 of 646	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	612 of 640	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	538 of 667	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	581 of 660	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	529 of 670	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	570 of 623	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	604 of 651	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	546 of 653	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	546 of 649	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	557 of 651	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	520 of 567	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	505 of 659	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	561 of 651	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	557 of 655	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	533 of 649	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	593 of 669	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	428 of 669	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	492 of 650	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	555 of 650	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	124 of 403	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)69th percentile+52 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%-23 vs state

Science24%-27 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4655 Gateway Dr	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8080	293	16	18.3	76.1%	9 (3.1%)	234 (79.9%)	40 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	18.1	571^st of 686 public elementary schools	16.8%		12.8	613^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.9%	42	20.8	15.0	28.9				23.7		43.8	22.5	60.0				$16,631	$6,561	$10,054
Southlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 Patricia Ln	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8028	395	18	21.9	80.0%	5 (1.3%)	301 (76.2%)	85 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	14.4	594^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.4%		10.4	634^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.8%	40	31.8	14.6	27.7				21.8		31.8	32.7	27.7				$10,955	$2,987	$7,951
Catoma Elementary School	Public	K-5	1780 Mitchell Young Rd	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 288-5799	216	14	16.0	76.9%	18 (8.3%)	56 (25.9%)	138 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	19.1	563^rd of 686 public elementary schools	17.9%		5.4	671^st of 680 public elementary schools	1.3%	108	24.4	33.3	7.4				41.7		15.9	43.5	40.7				$16,987	$5,231	$11,739
Carver Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 Mobile Dr	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 851-4855	374	28	13.3	63.4%	5 (1.3%)	336 (89.8%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	65.6	233^rd of 686 public elementary schools	66.0%		60.5	273^rd of 680 public elementary schools	59.9%	40	58.1	32.0	23.1				60.0		79.0	78.0	83.1				$14,808	$3,634	$11,157
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute	Public, Charter	K-7	2080 W Fairview Ave	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	LIFE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 315-0106	599	24	24.9	82.5%	2 (0.3%)	560 (93.5%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	9.4	647^th of 686 public elementary schools	5.7%		8	656^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.5%	9	12.8	5.7	17.0	8.5	5.1	8.9	15.1	26.7	40.4	28.3	44.7	29.6	40.5	33.3	$15,237	$2,753	$12,484
Davis Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3605 Rosa Parks Dr	Montgomery	36105	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4866	533	27	19.7	87.6%	4 (0.8%)	431 (80.9%)	90 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	4.1	685^th of 686 public elementary schools	0.1%		3.8	680^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.0%	5	2.8	3.7	10.3				14.6		13.1	18.3	34.2				$13,004	$4,831	$8,155
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				$11,304	$3,247	$8,038
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
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Narrow Lane Rd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4904	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%)	8.2	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				$12,420	$3,829	$8,575
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

Frequently Asked Questions about King Elementary

How many students attend King Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended King Elementary.

What district is King Elementary in?

Montgomery County

What schools do graduates of King Elementary attend?

Students who attend King Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southlawn Middle School
High : Carver Senior High School

Is King Elementary a good school?

King Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of King Elementary?

Students at King Elementary are 80% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

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