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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Dozier Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001009
Dozier Elementary School
200 Eastern Blvd, Montgomery, AL 36117 · (334) 260-1012 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
326 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
18%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
40.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Dozier Elementary School
Dozier Elementary School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dozier Elementary School this school | 426 | 76.5% | 27.7% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School Tuskegee | 406 | 76.6% | 35.0% |
| Oxmoor K5 Birmingham | 512 | 76.8% | 30.6% |
| Monroeville Elementary School Monroeville | 406 | 79.6% | 24.6% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
| i3 Academy Phase 1 Birmingham | 411 | 74.2% | 30.4% |
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 Dozier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #532 of 626 | #15 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #546 of 626 | #17 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #546 of 626 | #15 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #407 of 709 | #19 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #429 of 655 | #15 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #593 of 658 | #28 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #139 of 696 | #19 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #236 of 364 | #17 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
426
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 77% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 86% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | 84% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 85% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 86% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 59% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 80% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 44% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 35 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dozier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (462 to 426); teachers down 4% (25 to 24).
About Dozier Elementary School
Dozier Elementary School is a public elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama. Its 426 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Montgomery County has 51 schools and 26,958 students.
Black students are the large majority at Dozier Elementary School, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Montgomery County residents are about 59% Black. By the diversity index, Dozier Elementary School comes in at 18%.
The school reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 77%. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is 67%.
Dozier Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Dozier Elementary School scores 27.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.4%.
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, median household income is about $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dozier Elementary School is among the 60 public schools in Montgomery County.
Nearby, Goodwyn Middle School is about 2.0 miles away. Dozier Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Dozier Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 27.7% versus a 27.8% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 408 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25, a 4% increase.
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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 Dozier Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dozier Elementary. Dozier Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Dozier Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 714 students
- Dozier Elementary SchoolErath, LA · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Goodwyn Middle School2.0 mi · 717
- Wares Ferry Elementary School2.0 mi · 361
- Garrett Elementary School2.1 mi · 592
- Dalraida Elementary School2.1 mi · 711
- Vaughn Road Elementary School2.4 mi · 473
- Flowers Elementary School2.5 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Dozier Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dozier Elementary School?
Dozier Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dozier Elementary School serve?
Dozier Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dozier Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dozier Elementary School is approximately 17.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dozier Elementary School?
At Dozier Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dozier Elementary School?
Dozier Elementary School is overseen by Montgomery County in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.