Dozier Elementary School

Dozier Elementary School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Montgomery, Alabama, part of Montgomery County, works with 426 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 51 schools in Montgomery County (26,958 students total), Dozier Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dozier Elementary School reports that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, Dozier Elementary School shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Dozier Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Montgomery County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dozier Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.4%, the actual is 27.7%, a residual of -0.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Dozier Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 31,131 students).

Nearest neighbor: Goodwyn Middle School, around 2.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dozier Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dozier Elementary School has contracted 8%, going from 462 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Dozier Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.