Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243002084
Blount Elementary School
1650 Ray Thorington Road, Montgomery, AL 36117 · (334) 244-0078 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
137 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
60%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
60.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 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 Blount Elementary School
Blount Elementary School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blount Elementary School this school | 359 | 38.2% | 45.0% |
| Wilson Elementary School Montgomery | 376 | 48.7% | 34.1% |
| Pick Elementary School Auburn | 464 | 38.1% | 72.3% |
| Creekside Elementary School Auburn | 458 | 30.6% | 73.2% |
| Ogletree Elementary School Auburn | 523 | 35.8% | 72.4% |
| Riverchase Elementary School Hoover | 562 | 39.3% | 66.3% |
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 Blount Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #367 of 626 | #6 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #321 of 626 | #6 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #355 of 626 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #500 of 709 | #28 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #154 of 655 | #4 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #153 of 658 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #590 of 696 | #30 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #140 of 364 | #12 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
359
+80 (+29%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 38% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 15% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 12% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blount Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (425 to 359); teachers down 8% (25 to 23).
About Blount Elementary School
Blount Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 359 students. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students, so this school is 25% smaller than average.
The district for Blount Elementary School is Montgomery County, with 51 schools and 26,958 students.
At Blount Elementary School, Black students make up 59% of the student body. The remaining shares are 20% Asian, 8% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 59% of residents are Black. Blount Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Blount Elementary School total 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school counts 137 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 38%. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is 67%.
Blount Elementary School is 11.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (45.0% versus 56.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Montgomery County census figures show that the median household income is $59,386, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Montgomery County is home to 60 public schools and about 31,131 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Carr Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Blount Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 45.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 80 students since 2020-21, to 359.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Blount Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Carr Middle School0.2 mi · 774
- Wilson Elementary School1.1 mi · 376
- Park Crossing High School2.4 mi · 882
- Pike Road Intermediate School2.4 mi · 652
- Halcyon Elementary School3.4 mi · 694
- Pike Road High School3.5 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Blount Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Blount Elementary School?
Blount Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
Is Blount Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blount Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Blount Elementary School have?
Blount Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Blount Elementary School?
Student demographics at Blount Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 5% Hispanic, 59% Black, 20% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Blount Elementary School in?
Blount Elementary School is part of Montgomery County.
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