Fitzpatrick Elementary School

Fitzpatrick Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary campus in Montgomery, Alabama, overseen by Montgomery County. Current enrollment sits at 385 students spanning grades K through 5.

Montgomery County runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 26,958 students. Fitzpatrick Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Fitzpatrick Elementary School logs that nearly all students (92%) are Black. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Fitzpatrick Elementary School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Montgomery County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fitzpatrick Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.5%, the actual is 18.9%, a residual of +0.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $59,386 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Montgomery County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,131 students), of which Fitzpatrick Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is McKee Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fitzpatrick Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fitzpatrick Elementary School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fitzpatrick Elementary School has edged down 26%, going from 519 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 98% to 92%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.