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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001459
Halcyon Elementary School
1501 Parkview Dr, Montgomery, AL 36117 · (334) 271-9000 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
434 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
34%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
56.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Halcyon Elementary School
Halcyon Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon Elementary School this school | 694 | 62.5% | 38.7% |
| University Place Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 570 | 69.3% | 43.8% |
| Taylorville Primary School Tuscaloosa | 578 | 58.7% | N/A |
| Bryant Park Elementary Birmingham | 707 | 64.5% | 37.6% |
| Woodland Forrest Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 544 | 55.1% | 33.2% |
| Christian School Birmingham | 574 | 62.5% | 59.4% |
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 Halcyon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #425 of 626 | #7 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #436 of 626 | #8 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #405 of 626 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #109 of 709 | #3 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #587 of 655 | #27 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #464 of 658 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #310 of 696 | #27 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.1% | #24 of 262 | #1 of 8 |
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
694
+104 (+18%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 694 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 63% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 52% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 52% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 52% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 59% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 39% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 41% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 42 | 17.5:1 | 32% (238) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Halcyon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (499 to 694); teachers up 13% (31 to 35).
About Halcyon Elementary School
Halcyon Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has 694 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 45% above average.
The district, Montgomery County, operates 51 schools serving 26,958 students.
Roughly 81% of students at Halcyon Elementary School are Black. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 59% of Montgomery County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
There are 35 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.8:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 2.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Halcyon Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 38.7%. Predicted: 38.5%.
Census data for Montgomery County show median household income comes to about $59,386, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 60 public schools and about 31,131 students.
Halcyon Elementary School is about 2.8 miles from Garrett Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Halcyon Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 104 students, from 590 to 694. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 19.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Garrett Elementary School2.8 mi · 592
- Park Crossing High School2.8 mi · 882
- Booker T Washington Magnet High School3.0 mi · 492
- Dozier Elementary School3.3 mi · 426
- Carr Middle School3.3 mi · 774
- Wilson Elementary School3.4 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Halcyon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Halcyon Elementary School?
Halcyon Elementary School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
Is Halcyon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Halcyon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Halcyon Elementary School have?
Halcyon Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
How diverse is Halcyon Elementary School?
Halcyon Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 6% Hispanic, 81% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Halcyon Elementary School?
Halcyon 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.