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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243000991
Bear Exploration Center
2525 Churchill Dr, Montgomery, AL 36111 · (334) 284-8014 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
189 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
94.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
68.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bear Exploration Center
Bear Exploration Center's state test result (79.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Exploration Center this school | 507 | 37.3% | 79.2% |
| EicholdMertz School of Math and Science Mobile | 504 | 38.1% | 92.4% |
| Mt Olive Primary School Ft Mitchell | 424 | 32.3% | N/A |
| W H Council Traditional School Mobile | 577 | 48.4% | 87.5% |
| Westview Elementary School Phenix City | 563 | 44.4% | 36.1% |
| Williams Elementary School Huntsville | 484 | 46.1% | 42.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bear Exploration Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #32 of 626 | #2 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #57 of 626 | #2 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.5% | #10 of 626 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #286 of 709 | #12 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #532 of 655 | #21 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #267 of 658 | #4 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #601 of 696 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #325 of 364 | #20 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 18% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 25 | 20.7:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 23% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Exploration Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (519 to 507); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Bear Exploration Center
Bear Exploration Center is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Montgomery, Alabama. It enrolls 507 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Montgomery County, which runs Bear Exploration Center, has 51 schools and 26,958 students.
About 65% of the student body at Bear Exploration Center is Black. Other students are 22% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Bear Exploration Center are from different groups.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bear Exploration Center, 37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 67%.
Bear Exploration Center is in the top 10% of Alabama schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.9%. The school's actual rate is 79.2%, 22.3 points higher.
Census data for Montgomery County show median household income comes to about $59,386, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 60 public schools in the county, enrolling about 31,131, Bear Exploration Center among them.
Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School sits about 0.7 miles from Bear Exploration Center. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bear Exploration Center comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 524 (2020-21) to 507 (2024-25).
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bear Exploration Center. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Other schools in Montgomery
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School0.7 mi · 1,587
- Dannelly Elementary School0.8 mi · 588
- Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School1.5 mi · 394
- Johnson Elementary School1.5 mi · 340
- Crump Elementary School1.7 mi · 575
- Forest Avenue Elementary School1.9 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Exploration CenterHow large is Bear Exploration Center?
Bear Exploration Center enrolls approximately 507 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bear Exploration Center serve?
Bear Exploration Center serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Exploration Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bear Exploration Center is approximately 18.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bear Exploration Center?
At Bear Exploration Center, the student body is approximately 22% White, 5% Hispanic, 65% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bear Exploration Center in?
Bear Exploration Center is part of Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.