Summary:
Montgomery Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Brookhaven, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 696. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 122 out of 193 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Montgomery Elementary consistently outperforms the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 83.5% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.8% in DeKalb County and 48.2% statewide. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of Georgia elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a ranking of 54 out of 1,218 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Montgomery Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 51.87% White, 15.09% African American, 10.92% Hispanic, and 11.21% Asian in the 2022-2023 school year, and a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 10.78%.
Montgomery Elementary consistently outperforms the nearby schools in the DeKalb County district, such as Ashford Park Elementary, Dunwoody Elementary, and Vanderlyn Elementary, on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in 5th-grade Science, 81% of Montgomery students were proficient or better, compared to 63.5% at Ashford Park, 84% at Dunwoody, and 77.8% at Vanderlyn. While Montgomery Elementary has a diverse student population, some nearby schools, such as Doraville United Elementary and Cary Reynolds Elementary, have significantly higher percentages of minority students, with over 90% Hispanic enrollment.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
DeKalb County
SchoolDigger Rank:
54th of 1,218 Georgia Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,859
Students who attend Montgomery Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.9
Number of students: 696
Racial breakdown:
White:
51.9%
African American:
15.1%
Asian:
11.2%
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Hispanic:
10.9%
Two or more races:
10.8%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 10.8%
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