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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001012
Flowers Elementary School
3510 Harrison Rd, Montgomery, AL 36109 · (334) 260-1015 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
323 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
37%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
37.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Flowers Elementary School
Flowers Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers Elementary School this school | 387 | 83.5% | 30.1% |
| Morris Slingluff Elementary School Dothan | 381 | 84.5% | 23.3% |
| Charles F Hard Elementary School Bessemer | 364 | 80.8% | 14.7% |
| C L Salter Elementary School Talladega | 353 | 81.3% | 33.4% |
| Covenant Academy of Mobile Mobile | 327 | 82.9% | 28.5% |
| Minor Elementary School Birmingham | 441 | 80.3% | 22.4% |
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 Flowers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #512 of 626 | #14 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #452 of 626 | #10 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #570 of 626 | #17 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #465 of 709 | #22 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #140 of 655 | #3 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #435 of 658 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #55 of 696 | #7 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #217 of 364 | #14 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
387
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 83% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 74% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 74% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 17 | 23.4:1 | 74% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 74% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 56% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 75% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 58% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flowers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (426 to 387); teachers up 9% (23 to 25).
About Flowers Elementary School
Flowers Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 387 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 51 schools in Montgomery County, with 26,958 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at Flowers Elementary School is 79%, a majority. It is also 8% Hispanic, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 59% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 1.5 students per teacher. In all, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is higher.
Flowers Elementary School scores 30.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.4%.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $59,386 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Flowers Elementary School, Montgomery County has 60 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Goodwyn Middle School, is about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Flowers Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 397 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 387 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 23.4 to 15.5 over 4 years.
Flowers Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Goodwyn Middle School1.0 mi · 717
- Percy Julian High School1.4 mi · 1,282
- Capitol Heights Middle School1.6 mi · 593
- Dannelly Elementary School1.7 mi · 588
- Vaughn Road Elementary School1.7 mi · 473
- Dalraida Elementary School1.7 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Flowers Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Flowers Elementary School?
Flowers Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Flowers Elementary School serve?
Flowers Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flowers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flowers Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flowers Elementary School?
At Flowers Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 8% Hispanic, 79% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Flowers Elementary School?
Flowers 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.