Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36108

Summary:

The 36108 zip code area of Montgomery, Alabama is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. This diverse set of educational institutions serves students across various grade levels in the local community.

Among the standout schools in the area is Carver Elementary School, a public magnet school that significantly outperforms the Montgomery County district and the state of Alabama in academic metrics, such as 73.58% of 3rd graders being proficient or better in mathematics. In contrast, LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute, a public charter elementary school, has the lowest statewide ranking and test scores among the schools in the data set.

The schools in the 36108 zip code area exhibit a wide range of performance, funding, and student-teacher ratios. While Carver Senior High School and McIntyre Comprehensive Academy both had a 90.0% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, the schools vary significantly in their per-student spending, from $8,147 at Morris Elementary to $38,362 at McIntyre Comprehensive Academy. These disparities highlight the need for a closer examination of the factors influencing academic performance in this area.

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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 Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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%)	5.4	671^st of 680 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.5	676^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.2%	5	17.7	3.3	8.6					10.0			23.5	20.0	34.3					$10,393	$2,075	$8,267
McIntyre Comprehensive Academy	Public	6-12	1200 Hugh Street	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 223-7885	212	19	11.1	85.8%	2 (0.9%)	200 (94.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	6.9	372^nd of 374 public high schools	0.5%		6.2	378^th of 378 public high schools	0.0%	6				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		5.6	3.5				18.2	9.1	8.3	0.0	$38,362	$2,296	$36,015
Carver Senior High School	Public	9-12	2001 W Fairview Ave	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3636	1,553	75	20.8	82.7%	30 (1.9%)	1,373 (88.4%)	133 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	14.1	333^rd of 374 public high schools	11.0%		25.8	283^rd of 378 public high schools	25.1%	50							2.7			12.3							8.3	$11,100	$1,865	$9,184
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%)	10.4	634^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.8%		6.7	667^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.5%	33	21.4	23.6	12.0					5.5			38.5	16.7	42.9					$9,210	$2,363	$6,798
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%)	12.8	613^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.2	569^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.8%	44	9.8	15.6	19.5					17.8			19.5	46.7	42.5					$12,569	$3,060	$9,459
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
Southlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Mobile Hwy	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8086	494	34	14.5	86.0%	10 (2.0%)	360 (72.9%)	117 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7	433^rd of 439 public middle schools	1.4%		7.6	434^th of 442 public middle schools	1.8%	1				1.8	2.0	1.3			8.9					15.2	17.8	23.4		$10,399	$2,284	$8,064

Cities Near Zip Code 36108

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montgomery	1.61 mi	54	260^th
Prattville	7.6 mi	13	86^th
Millbrook	9.93 mi	3	77^th
Coosada	11.46 mi	1	168^th
Hope Hull	12.1 mi	1	305^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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