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Montevallo Elementary School

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Montevallo Elementary School ranks 364 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Montevallo Elementary School serves 758 students in grades K-5 in Montevallo, Alabama, as part of the Shelby County school district—a district ranked in the 79th percentile statewide.

Montevallo Elementary stands out for its high concentration of students from low-income households, with 81.66% qualifying for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among all comparable nearby schools. This is nearly 14 percentage points higher than Calera Intermediate School (67.87%), its closest demographic comparison, and dramatically higher than schools like Helena Elementary School (30.08%) or Creek View Elementary School (48.75%). Despite this challenge, the school achieves results comparable to or better than Calera Intermediate in most subjects—for example, 5th grade English proficiency reaches 76.32% at Montevallo versus 70.75% at Calera. The school also shows a notable "fifth grade surge" in English, with proficiency jumping from 56.83% in 4th grade to 76.32% in 5th grade, approaching the district average of 81.33%. Additionally, the school demonstrates strong performance with African American students, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide for this subgroup, and showed dramatic improvement with English Language Learners, jumping from the 15th to 55th percentile in a single year.

While Montevallo Elementary trails its district averages by roughly 15-20 percentage points across most subjects, the school has made meaningful progress on attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from 15.5% to 10.8% over two years—now below both district and state averages. The school also spends more per student ($10,413) than several nearby schools, reflecting the additional resources needed to support its population. However, the school's overall state ranking has declined from the 77th percentile in 2015-2016 to its current 47th percentile, and math performance shows some inconsistency across grade levels. For parents, this is a school working hard to support a high-poverty population within a strong district, showing particular strengths in literacy growth and serving diverse learners, though academic challenges remain.

758

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,759

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171 Jeter Cir
Montevallo, AL 35115

(205) 682-6420

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Montevallo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Montevallo Middle School
High:	Montevallo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

33.0%

African American:

23.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Shelby County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg64%

Alabama avg53%

364^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 140Shelby 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	48.5	364 of 686	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	329 of 680	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	327 of 684	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	337 of 680	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	341 of 687	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	277 of 692	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	302 of 681	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	334 of 680	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	238 of 688	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.2	160 of 691	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	54.3	299 of 691	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.1	348 of 695	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	444 of 696	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.1	389 of 696	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	356 of 709	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	438 of 704	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	378 of 696	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	400 of 698	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.9	288 of 698	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.4	493 of 689	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.5	452 of 688	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.9	303 of 623	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	140 of 428	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	102 of 427	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	159 of 420	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	250 of 427	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	219 of 426	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	237 of 426	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	276 of 426	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	220 of 423	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	116 of 336	65.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	65 of 143	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.4	120 of 142	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	108 of 131	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	59 of 123	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	33 of 110	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	25 of 100	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	21 of 74	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	5 of 65	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	403 of 651	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	315 of 649	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	299 of 650	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	325 of 645	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	320 of 656	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	288 of 656	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	285 of 646	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	281 of 640	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	193 of 639	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	140 of 206	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	116 of 196	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	54 of 184	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	49 of 175	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	32 of 164	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	32 of 152	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	27 of 140	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	24 of 130	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	341 of 667	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.0	256 of 660	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	332 of 670	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	333 of 623	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	254 of 651	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	224 of 653	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	244 of 649	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	286 of 651	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.5	177 of 567	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	322 of 659	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	324 of 651	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	355 of 655	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	324 of 649	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	328 of 669	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	258 of 669	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	302 of 650	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	362 of 650	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.9	283 of 639	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	128 of 193	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	34 of 59	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	27 of 65	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	13 of 63	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	227 of 403	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	182 of 403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	156 of 395	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	258 of 373	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	214 of 345	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	250 of 398	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.2	42 of 392	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	102 of 344	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	56.5	90 of 280	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	257 of 501	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	253 of 532	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	218 of 535	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	245 of 528	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	259 of 540	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	205 of 539	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	217 of 529	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	258 of 508	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.1	146 of 369	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)67th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile~ school

White (2026)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Native American (2025)30th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English63%~ state avg

Science42%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Montevallo Elementary School	Public	K-5	171 Jeter Cir	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6420	758	50	15.2	81.7%	305 (40.2%)	174 (23.0%)	250 (33.0%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	48.5	364^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.9%		53.4	329^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.6%	35	34.3	38.9	44.7	42.5	55.0	56.8	76.3	$11,759	$2,860	$8,872
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2800 Smokey Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-4300	953	66	14.4	53.2%	446 (46.8%)	186 (19.5%)	255 (26.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.9%)								(n/a)	61.6				74.9			$12,674	$2,658	$9,994
Calera Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8454 Highway 31 South	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6500	747	50	15.0	67.9%	297 (39.8%)	289 (38.7%)	119 (15.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	47.9	374^th of 686 public elementary schools	45.5%		38.1	440^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.3%	66	45.8	36.2	38.7	37.7	65.3	51.8	70.8	$12,098	$2,500	$9,518
Calera Elementary	Public	K-2	855 10th St	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 245-3716	766	42	18.2	64.8%	298 (38.9%)	333 (43.5%)	109 (14.2%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)								(n/a)								$12,333	$2,313	$9,992
Thompson Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1509 Kent Dairy Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6200	901	50	17.9	57.5%	466 (51.7%)	201 (22.3%)	199 (22.1%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	73.5	164^th of 686 public elementary schools	76.1%		71.4	185^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.8%	21		49.0	49.8	57.9		75.8	78.0	$12,202	$2,470	$9,710
Creek View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8568 Highway 17	Maylene	35114	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 516-5798	958	65	14.7	48.7%	521 (54.4%)	172 (18.0%)	192 (20.0%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)								(n/a)	72.7				87.6			$13,088	$2,357	$10,710
Jemison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1495 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4820	752	48	15.6	65.6%	395 (52.5%)	50 (6.6%)	279 (37.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)								(n/a)	31.3				41.8			$11,404	$2,955	$8,443
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	783	50	15.6	48.4%	291 (37.2%)	185 (23.6%)	243 (31.0%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	58.6	284^th of 686 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%	14	41.3	41.1	34.1	58.1	65.8	64.5	79.3	$12,496	$1,827	$10,611
Helena Elementary School	Public	K-2	187 Third St	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5540	778	45	17.2	30.1%	560 (72.0%)	99 (12.7%)	79 (10.2%)	21 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)								(n/a)								$11,057	$1,258	$9,772
Helena Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3500 Hwy 52	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5520	955	53	18.0	28.8%	690 (72.3%)	121 (12.7%)	95 (9.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	78.8	126^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.6%		81.4	104^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.7%	22	48.0	60.3	49.0	66.5	81.8	78.1	84.5	$11,057	$1,109	$9,895

Frequently Asked Questions about Montevallo Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Montevallo Elementary School?

Students at Montevallo Elementary School are 40% White, 33% Hispanic, 23% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Montevallo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Montevallo Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Montevallo Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Montevallo Middle School
High : Montevallo High School

What district is Montevallo Elementary School in?

Shelby County

Is Montevallo Elementary School a good school?

Montevallo Elementary School ranks 364^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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