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Nixon Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Nixon Elementary School is a public charter elementary school serving 445 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. Unfortunately, Nixon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nixon Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, attendance, and serving its high-poverty student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Montgomery County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.57% of 3rd graders were proficient in math at Nixon, compared to 28.05% in Montgomery County and 45.47% statewide. Additionally, Nixon Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 51.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The data shows a stark contrast between Nixon Elementary and the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Bear Exploration Center, Forest Avenue Elementary, and Carver Elementary. These schools, which are also in the Montgomery County district, significantly outperform Nixon across academic, attendance, and socioeconomic measures. Despite spending over $12,000 per student, Nixon Elementary has been unable to translate this investment into improved outcomes for its students, raising questions about the efficient and effective use of resources.

476

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,030

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Edgar D Nixon Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104-4838

(334) 269-3012

District: Montgomery County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.1%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (19% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg34%

Alabama avg52%

657^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	7.9	657 of 680	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	673 of 684	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	675 of 680	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	683 of 687	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	676 of 692	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	665 of 681	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	676 of 680	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	688 of 688	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	680 of 691	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	641 of 691	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	680 of 695	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.1	568 of 696	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	637 of 696	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	612 of 709	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	66.5	230 of 704	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.1	195 of 696	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	164 of 698	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	67.3	212 of 698	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	27.8	573 of 689	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	569 of 688	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.6	533 of 623	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	401 of 427	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	411 of 420	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	419 of 427	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	418 of 426	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	406 of 426	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	403 of 426	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	416 of 423	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	588 of 649	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	646 of 650	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	635 of 645	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	652 of 656	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	654 of 656	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	632 of 646	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	630 of 640	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	633 of 639	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	199 of 206	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	176 of 184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	638 of 660	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	656 of 670	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	612 of 623	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	644 of 651	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	640 of 653	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	635 of 649	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	647 of 651	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	567 of 567	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	639 of 651	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	635 of 655	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	632 of 649	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	663 of 669	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	641 of 669	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	637 of 650	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	647 of 650	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	636 of 639	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	56.3	134 of 392	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	12.7	270 of 280	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)66th percentile+63 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English26%-38 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 vs state

Science10%-33 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, May 18, 2012

Your ranking of E. D. Nixon Elementary School as one star is absolutely wrong. Nixon was named a Torchbearer School again in 2011. Nixon also made AYP in all 13 indicators. The halls of Nixon Elementary are filled with teachers that genuinely care for their students. Our school attendance is always growing with an average daily attendance higher that most schools. Many of our parents make special housing arrangements so that their child can stay at Nixon even after they have relocated to other school zones. You can look at the results on your site and see that our performance deserves better than a one star rating. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nixon Elementary School

Is Nixon Elementary School a good school?

Nixon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Nixon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Nixon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Nixon Elementary School?

Students at Nixon Elementary School are 82% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Nixon Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

What schools do graduates of Nixon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bellingrath Middle School

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