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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001001
Chisholm Elementary School
307 E Vandiver Blvd, Montgomery, AL 36110 · (334) 269-3643 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
402 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 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
52%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
20.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
8.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Chisholm Elementary School
Chisholm Elementary School's state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chisholm Elementary School this school | 493 | 81.5% | 13.6% |
| Highland Avenue Elementary School Montgomery | 453 | 78.8% | 14.3% |
| Highland Gardens Elementary School Montgomery | 468 | 79.7% | 31.1% |
| Jonesboro Elementary School Bessemer | 474 | 78.1% | 24.6% |
| Morningview Elementary School Montgomery | 434 | 78.6% | 19.8% |
| Matthews Elementary School Northport | 401 | 86.8% | 25.9% |
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 Chisholm Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #623 of 626 | #31 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #615 of 626 | #29 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #624 of 626 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #309 of 709 | #13 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #190 of 655 | #7 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #283 of 658 | #7 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #73 of 696 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #317 of 364 | #19 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
493
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 873
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 82% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 96% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 26 | 20.8:1 | 96% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 96% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 34.5 | 14.8:1 | 96% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 73% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 96% (734) |
| 2000-01 | 855 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 90% (771) |
| 1990-91 | 873 | 42 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chisholm Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (509 to 493); teachers down 10% (34.5 to 31).
About Chisholm Elementary School
Chisholm Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Montgomery, Alabama. The school serves 493 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The Montgomery County system has 51 schools and 26,958 students.
At Chisholm Elementary School, Black students make up 58% of the student body. The remaining shares are 38% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 59% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 31 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 82% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 67%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Chisholm Elementary School is 24.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Montgomery County, the median household income is $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Chisholm Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Chisholm Elementary School is Highland Gardens Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Chisholm Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Chisholm Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Chisholm Elementary School's enrollment grew 3%, to 493. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.4:1 to 15.9:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Chisholm Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Chisholm Elementary. Chisholm Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Chisholm Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 854 students
- Chisholm Elementary SchoolEnid, OK · 528 students
- CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL · 479 students
- CHISHOLM ELEMENTARYCHISHOLM, MN · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Gardens Elementary School1.4 mi · 468
- Morningview Elementary School2.2 mi · 434
- Childrens Center2.4 mi · 79
- Capitol Heights Middle School2.5 mi · 593
- Percy Julian High School2.8 mi · 1,282
- Dalraida Elementary School2.8 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Chisholm Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chisholm Elementary School?
Chisholm Elementary School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Chisholm Elementary School serve?
Chisholm Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chisholm Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chisholm Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chisholm Elementary School?
Chisholm Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 38% Hispanic, 58% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Chisholm Elementary School in?
Chisholm Elementary School is part of Montgomery County.
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