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Childrens Center

310 N Madison Terrace, Montgomery, AL 36107 · (334) 262-4865 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
79
Combined
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 673
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
69 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten56%
Grade 168%
Grade 223%
Grade 334%
Grade 434%
Grade 579%
Grade 645%
Grade 711%
Grade 868%
Grade 91013%
Grade 10810%
Grade 1168%
Grade 121823%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
2329%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
1013%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
4557%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 6%
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
Male
3443%
Female
4557%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
0.0%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

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BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Childrens Center ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
Enrollment
ranked largest first
79#66 of 69
Ranked against other public K-12 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 2024-25
Enrollment
79
0 (0%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 7.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2579107.9:187% (69)
2023-2472107.2:179% (57)
2022-236997.7:180% (55)
2020-2179107.9:181% (64)
2017-1892109.2:180% (74)
2015-1691N/AN/A24% (22)
2010-11105N/AN/A70% (73)
2000-01135206.8:145% (61)
1990-91121148.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Childrens Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (92 to 79); teachers unchanged (10 to 10).

About Childrens Center

Childrens Center is a small combined-grade school. Its address is in Montgomery, Alabama. A total of 79 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 12. The average for combined schools in Alabama is about 673 students, so this school is 88% smaller than average.

Childrens Center belongs to Montgomery County, a district of 51 schools and 26,958 students.

Roughly 57% of students at Childrens Center are Black. Other groups include 29% White and 13% Hispanic. The county population is about 59% Black, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Childrens Center operates with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 7.9:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. About 87% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Montgomery County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.

In Montgomery County (population about 226,718), the median household income is $59,386, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. There are 60 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 31,131 students in all.

Nearest public school: Capitol Heights Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

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.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 79, close to the 79 recorded in 2020-21.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Childrens Center. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Childrens Center
District
Montgomery County
Address
310 N Madison Terrace, Montgomery, AL 36107
Phone
(334) 262-4865
County
Montgomery County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
79
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
7.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
69 (87%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
010243001691
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Childrens Center. Childrens Center is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Childrens Center
What is the total enrollment at Childrens Center?
Childrens Center enrolls approximately 79 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Childrens Center serve?
Childrens Center serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Childrens Center?
Approximately 7.9:1 students per teacher at Childrens Center.
What is the student diversity at Childrens Center?
Student demographics at Childrens Center are roughly 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Childrens Center in?
Childrens Center is part of Montgomery County.
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