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Morris Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Morris Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 436 students in grades PK-5 in Montgomery, Alabama. 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.

Morris Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period. The school significantly underperforms compared to the Montgomery County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests, with only 27.27% of 3rd graders, 22.22% of 4th graders, and 18.18% of 5th graders proficient or better in math, compared to 45.47%, 41.76%, and 39.31% at the state level. Morris Elementary also struggles in English/Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 42-48% compared to 60-67% statewide. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 38.4% in 2023-2024, which is significantly above the state average.

The nearby schools in the Montgomery County district, such as Highland Gardens, Morningview, and Johnson Elementary, also struggle academically and have similar low performance to Morris Elementary, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. In contrast, the magnet schools in the area, such as Bear Exploration Center and Forest Avenue Elementary, significantly outperform Morris Elementary and the district average, highlighting the potential impact of specialized programs and resources on student outcomes.

414

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,147

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Hill St
Montgomery, AL 36108

(334) 223-6920

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Morris Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southlawn Middle School
High:	Carver Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.7%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Alabama avg52%

552^nd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 29Elementary 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	18.9	552 of 680	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	609 of 684	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	618 of 680	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	577 of 687	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	604 of 692	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	534 of 681	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	546 of 680	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	554 of 688	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	593 of 691	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	583 of 691	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	558 of 695	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.8	381 of 696	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	435 of 696	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.6	181 of 709	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	90.7	14 of 704	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	67.8	199 of 696	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	62.0	254 of 698	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.5	427 of 698	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.8	580 of 689	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	673 of 688	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	599 of 623	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	269 of 427	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	332 of 420	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	352 of 427	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	285 of 426	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	328 of 426	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	198 of 426	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	255 of 423	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	561 of 649	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	603 of 650	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	580 of 645	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	546 of 656	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	575 of 656	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	510 of 646	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	527 of 640	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	527 of 639	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	501 of 660	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	588 of 670	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	551 of 623	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	527 of 651	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	547 of 653	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	476 of 649	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	504 of 651	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	474 of 567	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	496 of 651	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	572 of 655	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	592 of 649	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	551 of 669	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	578 of 669	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	509 of 650	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	514 of 650	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	487 of 639	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	371 of 403	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	391 of 395	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	368 of 373	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	337 of 345	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	354 of 398	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	337 of 344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English45%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

Science22%-20 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	18.9	552^nd of 680 public elementary schools	18.8%		12.5	609^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.0%	57	27.3	22.2	18.2			22.2	42.4	48.2	43.6			$8,147	$1,609	$6,487
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%)	7.9	657^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.4%		6.1	673^rd of 684 public elementary schools	1.6%	16	18.6	7.8	20.6			9.8	27.5	28.0	23.9			$12,030	$3,698	$8,282
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%)	8	656^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.6	669^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.2%	13	11.6	15.4	3.8	3.5	4.8	11.5	31.9	26.9	49.1	24.1	33.3
Carver Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 Mobile Dr	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 269-3625	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%)	60.5	273^rd of 680 public elementary schools	59.9%		55.5	310^th of 684 public elementary schools	54.7%	37	73.6	23.4	29.7			31.3	88.7	75.0	71.9			$10,552	$1,561	$8,940
Davis Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3605 Rosa Parks Dr	Montgomery	36105	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3662	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%)	3.8	680^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.5	681^st of 684 public elementary schools	0.4%	1	5.6	9.9	5.5			7.4	19.6	18.5	23.6			$9,516	$1,934	$7,531
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%)	98.7	1^st of 680 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.1	1^st of 684 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.6	87.2	94.4			88.3	100.0	97.9	100.0			$7,213	$507	$6,655
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%)	4.4	678^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.6	675^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.3%	3	7.6	2.0	8.8			10.2	17.7	22.9	33.3			$8,784	$1,782	$6,952
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%)	18.8	554^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.5%		11.3	627^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.3%	73	28.0	21.4	29.4			21.4	44.3	36.8	41.2			$9,237	$2,199	$6,988
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%)	7.1	665^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.2%		9.7	651^st of 684 public elementary schools	4.8%	14	16.2	11.8	6.3			17.7	26.8	28.1	32.3			$7,725	$1,429	$6,245
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%)	92	38^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.9	24^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.5%	14	91.4	64.8	50.6			69.3	95.1	94.3	94.1			$8,121	$648	$7,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Morris Elementary School?

Students at Morris Elementary School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Morris Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

Is Morris Elementary School a good school?

Morris Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Morris Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Southlawn Middle School
High : Carver Senior High School

How many students attend Morris Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Morris Elementary School.

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