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If you had an hour of school board time for Highland Avenue Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001021
Highland Avenue Elementary School
2024 Highland Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36107 · (334) 269-3690 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
357 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
50%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
23.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Highland Avenue Elementary School
Highland Avenue Elementary School's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Avenue Elementary School this school | 453 | 78.8% | 14.3% |
| Chisholm Elementary School Montgomery | 493 | 81.5% | 13.6% |
| Highland Gardens Elementary School Montgomery | 468 | 79.7% | 31.1% |
| Jonesboro Elementary School Bessemer | 474 | 78.1% | 24.6% |
| Morningview Elementary School Montgomery | 434 | 78.6% | 19.8% |
| Washington K8 Birmingham | 617 | 74.6% | 33.3% |
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 Highland Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #620 of 626 | #30 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.5% | #622 of 626 | #32 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #622 of 626 | #30 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #371 of 709 | #17 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #308 of 655 | #12 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #303 of 658 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #106 of 696 | #15 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #221 of 262 | #7 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
453
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 79% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 90% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 89% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 92% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 97% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 85% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 86% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (438 to 453); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About Highland Avenue Elementary School
Highland Avenue Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Alabama, located in Montgomery. The latest federal count shows 453 students in pre-K through 5.
Highland Avenue Elementary School is run by Montgomery County, whose 51 schools enroll 26,958 students.
A majority of students at Highland Avenue Elementary School, 60%, are Black. Other reported shares: 37% Hispanic. That is close to the 59% Black share among all Montgomery County residents. Highland Avenue Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Highland Avenue Elementary School employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. Highland Avenue Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 79%. The 67% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 12 points lower.
Highland Avenue Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.7%. Highland Avenue Elementary School scores 14.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Montgomery County, median household income is about $59,386, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. A total of 60 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 31,131 students.
Nearby, Floyd Middle School is about 0.7 miles away. Highland Avenue Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Highland Avenue Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 14.3% against a local average of 40.7%.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Highland Avenue Elementary School went from 416 students to 453.
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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
- Floyd Middle School0.7 mi · 525
- Percy Julian High School0.7 mi · 1,282
- Forest Avenue Elementary School0.8 mi · 617
- Childrens Center0.9 mi · 79
- Capitol Heights Middle School1.0 mi · 593
- Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet1.4 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Avenue Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Highland Avenue Elementary School?
Highland Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Highland Avenue Elementary School serve?
Highland Avenue Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Highland Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Highland Avenue Elementary School.
How diverse is Highland Avenue Elementary School?
Highland Avenue Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 37% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Highland Avenue Elementary School in?
Highland Avenue Elementary School is part of Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.