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Garrett Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Garrett Elementary School in Montgomery, AL, serves 592 students in grades K-5 and is part of the Montgomery County district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of Alabama districts. The school has experienced a significant decline over the past decade, dropping from the 35th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026, its lowest point ever, with a 0-star rating.

The most pressing concern is mathematics proficiency, which is critically low across all grade levels. In 2025-2026, only 8.08% of 3rd graders, 6.12% of 4th graders, and 8.6% of 5th graders were proficient in math—roughly 30-36 percentage points below state averages. This gap is stark when compared to nearby Halcyon Elementary School (2.76 miles away), where 39.42% of 3rd graders achieved math proficiency despite serving a similar student population. Even Wares Ferry Elementary School, less than a mile away with nearly identical demographics, outperforms Garrett in most math metrics.

However, there is one notable bright spot: Garrett's 5th grade English proficiency reached 53.76% in 2025-2026, exceeding the district average (53.28%) and nearly matching the state average. This represents a 12-point improvement from the previous year and suggests that effective instruction is possible at this school. Additionally, chronic absenteeism at Garrett (17.0%) is significantly better than the district average (25.2%), indicating that attendance is not the primary driver of academic struggles. The school's 4th grade science performance (21.43% proficiency) also shows relative strength compared to math. While the overall trajectory is concerning, the 5th grade English results demonstrate that students are capable of achieving at higher levels, providing a foundation for potential improvement.

592

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,221

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 McLemore Drive
Montgomery, AL 36117

(334) 260-1090

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Garrett Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carr Middle School
High:	Park Crossing High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (20% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

662^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County

113^th of 139Montgomery 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	8.0	662 of 686	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	615 of 680	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	620 of 684	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	610 of 680	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	598 of 687	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	573 of 692	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	529 of 681	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	564 of 680	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	509 of 688	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.6	447 of 691	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	425 of 691	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.1	464 of 695	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.5	540 of 696	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	538 of 696	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	507 of 709	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.2	469 of 704	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	431 of 696	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	373 of 698	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.7	311 of 698	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.7	422 of 689	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.0	286 of 688	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.5	304 of 623	51.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	407 of 429	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	342 of 427	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	359 of 420	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	349 of 427	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	326 of 426	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	293 of 426	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	226 of 426	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	264 of 423	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	629 of 652	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	579 of 649	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	565 of 650	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	573 of 645	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	560 of 656	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	567 of 656	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	524 of 646	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	538 of 640	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	514 of 639	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	644 of 668	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	595 of 660	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	615 of 670	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	545 of 623	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	549 of 651	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	545 of 653	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	468 of 649	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	568 of 651	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.5	391 of 567	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	633 of 660	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	592 of 651	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	623 of 655	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	590 of 649	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	619 of 669	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	522 of 669	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	515 of 650	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	529 of 650	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	437 of 639	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	316 of 403	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	344 of 395	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	317 of 373	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	333 of 398	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	293 of 392	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English32%-32 vs state

Science21%-29 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, March 20, 2011

My son is now going to the second grade and has been there since kindergarden.He loves it as just as well as I do, and he has thrived very well there.He has had a speech problem and the teachers and I have been working together as a team to help him.He has since improved greatly! Close Quote

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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 (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 (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
Garrett Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 McLemore Drive	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1090	592	31	19.0	70.4%	11 (1.9%)	534 (90.2%)	23 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	8	662^nd of 686 public elementary schools	3.5%		12.7	615^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.6%	47	8.1	6.1	8.6	21.4	24.2	19.4	53.8	$9,221	$1,808	$7,362
Wares Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6425 Wares Ferry Rd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4913	361	19	19.0	67.6%	8 (2.2%)	336 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	7.8	664^th of 686 public elementary schools	3.2%		20	541^st of 680 public elementary schools	20.4%	123	19.7	7.4	13.3	11.1	31.2	18.5	46.7	$8,442	$1,592	$6,800
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%)	8.4	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	$8,333	$1,145	$7,137
Halcyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Parkview Dr	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4881	694	35	19.8	62.5%	33 (4.8%)	559 (80.5%)	40 (5.8%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	37.8	447^th of 686 public elementary schools	34.8%		31.6	469^th of 680 public elementary schools	31.0%	22	39.4	27.9	29.9	38.4	55.5	39.3	77.7	$8,675	$1,225	$7,399
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%)	21.6	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	$8,822	$1,660	$7,111
LEAD Academy Building A PK4	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2897 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	LEAD Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 451-3127	358	18	19.8	77.7%	5 (1.4%)	323 (90.2%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)								(n/a)	31.4				38.6
Vaughn Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4407 Vaughn Rd	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4910	473	25	18.9	80.5%	7 (1.5%)	420 (88.8%)	22 (4.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	11.8	625^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%	28	22.6	19.2	11.4	25.6	37.0	29.5	44.3	$10,215	$1,969	$8,194
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	$9,912	$1,876	$7,985
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%)	7.5	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	$7,725	$1,429	$6,245
Brewbaker Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4445 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8005	651	44	14.7	73.1%	4 (0.6%)	488 (75.0%)	142 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)								(n/a)								$9,518	$1,723	$7,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Elementary School

How many students attend Garrett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Garrett Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Garrett Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carr Middle School
High : Park Crossing High School

Is Garrett Elementary School a good school?

Garrett Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Garrett Elementary School?

Students at Garrett Elementary School are 90% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Garrett Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

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