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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001458
Garrett Elementary School
555 McLemore Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117 · (334) 260-1090 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
417 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 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
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
39.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.9%
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 15 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Garrett Elementary School
Garrett Elementary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Elementary School this school | 592 | 70.4% | 25.9% |
| The Alberta School of Performing Arts Tuscaloosa | 632 | 71.2% | 44.8% |
| Southview Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 644 | 66.5% | 33.9% |
| Sun Valley Elementary School Birmingham | 678 | 76.3% | 28.5% |
| Oxmoor K5 Birmingham | 512 | 76.8% | 30.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Pleasant Grove | 524 | 64.1% | 26.9% |
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 Garrett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #557 of 626 | #19 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #566 of 626 | #23 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #553 of 626 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #187 of 709 | #7 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #553 of 655 | #25 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #585 of 658 | #26 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #217 of 696 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #329 of 364 | #21 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
592
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 70% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 68% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 68% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 26 | 20.9:1 | 68% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 66% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 61% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 39% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (605 to 592); teachers down 14% (36 to 31).
About Garrett Elementary School
Families in Montgomery, Alabama, are served by Garrett Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 592 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Montgomery County is made up of 51 schools with 26,958 students in all.
Most students at Garrett Elementary School are Black: 90% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 59% Black. By the diversity index, Garrett Elementary School comes in at 18%.
At Garrett Elementary School, 31 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Roughly 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is about the same, 67%.
Garrett Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.9% is 6.9 points below the 32.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Montgomery County has these Census figures: median household income is about $59,386, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The public schools of Montgomery County number 60 and enroll about 31,131.
The school nearest to Garrett Elementary School is Wares Ferry Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Garrett Elementary School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Garrett Elementary School saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 20.9:1 to 19.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Garrett Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Garrett Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Garrett Elementary. Garrett Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Garrett Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 606 students
- Garrett Elementary SchoolAugusta, GA · 435 students
- GARRETT ELEM.HAZELWOOD, MO · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Wares Ferry Elementary School0.9 mi · 361
- Dozier Elementary School2.1 mi · 426
- Halcyon Elementary School2.8 mi · 694
- Dalraida Elementary School3.8 mi · 711
- Goodwyn Middle School3.9 mi · 717
- LEAD Academy Building B4.3 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Garrett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garrett Elementary School?
Garrett Elementary School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Garrett Elementary School serve?
Garrett Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Garrett Elementary School have?
Garrett Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garrett Elementary School?
At Garrett Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Garrett Elementary School public or private?
Garrett Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County.
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