Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36117

Summary:

The 36117 zip code area of Montgomery, Alabama is home to 8 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Montgomery County school district. While the district as a whole is ranked 109 out of 135 districts in Alabama and rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, a few schools in the area stand out.

Blount Elementary School is the highest-performing school in the zip code, ranking 394 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools. It has the highest proficiency rates in math and English compared to the other elementary schools, with 54.76% of 3rd graders proficient in math, far exceeding the county and state averages. In contrast, several schools in the area struggle with very low proficiency rates, especially in math, and high chronic absenteeism rates, which are linked to lower academic performance.

The data also reveals significant socioeconomic challenges facing many families in the area, with several schools having very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 42.16% at Wilson Elementary to 85.97% at Dozier Elementary. This suggests that addressing disparities in access to quality education should be a priority for the Montgomery County school district.

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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
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%)	15.2	586^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.8%		9.7	650^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.0%	64	24.6	15.5	8.9					24.1			29.0	42.1	51.8					$8,333	$1,145	$7,137
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%)	12.7	615^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.7	620^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	9.8	18.8	15.6					20.8			34.8	42.0	41.7					$9,221	$1,808	$7,362
Halcyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Parkview Dr	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 271-9000	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%)	31.6	469^th of 680 public elementary schools	31.0%		45.9	383^rd of 684 public elementary schools	44.0%	86	34.1	22.7	25.2					26.1			53.6	64.0	52.0					$8,675	$1,225	$7,399
Wares Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6425 Wares Ferry Rd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1036	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%)	20	541^st of 680 public elementary schools	20.4%		18.3	561^st of 684 public elementary schools	18.0%	20	16.4	21.4	13.6					16.7			45.5	42.9	64.4					$8,442	$1,592	$6,800
Blount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Ray Thorington Road	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(334) 244-0078	359	23	15.6	38.2%	29 (8.1%)	211 (58.8%)	18 (5.0%)	72 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	44.7	394^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.1%		57.8	286^th of 684 public elementary schools	58.2%	108	54.8	29.1	35.4					23.6			76.3	47.9	60.0					$8,800	$1,495	$7,253
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 272-8819	376	20	18.8	48.7%	16 (4.3%)	277 (73.7%)	16 (4.3%)	53 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	23.7	515^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.6	508^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.7%	7	33.3	19.6	16.2					23.9			62.5	41.3	47.1					$10,131	$2,538	$7,543
Carr Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 Ray Thorington Road	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 244-4005	774	42	18.4	62.3%	36 (4.7%)	641 (82.8%)	29 (3.7%)	49 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	28.7	316^th of 439 public middle schools	28.0%		24.5	341^st of 442 public middle schools	22.9%	25				17.1	11.4	10.7			24.0					47.8	45.9	42.4		$7,914	$1,089	$6,774
Park Crossing High School	Public	9-12	8000 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-8121	882	48	18.3	56.2%	18 (2.0%)	767 (87.0%)	47 (5.3%)	30 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.4%)	22.7	284^th of 374 public high schools	24.1%		25	287^th of 378 public high schools	24.1%	3							4.6			13.2							19.6	$9,748	$1,215	$8,482

Cities Near Zip Code 36117

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montgomery	1.83 mi	54	260^th
Pike Road	2.6 mi	4	31^st
Mount Meigs	2.93 mi	2
Wetumpka	7 mi	8	143^rd
Shorter	13.28 mi	1	289^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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