Highland Gardens Elementary School

As a medium-sized primary school in Montgomery, Alabama, Highland Gardens Elementary School teaches 468 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Montgomery County.

Montgomery County comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 26,958 students; Highland Gardens Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Highland Gardens Elementary School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Highland Gardens Elementary School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Highland Gardens Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Montgomery County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, Highland Gardens Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.1%; this one delivers 31.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Montgomery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,386 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,131 students), Highland Gardens Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Morningview Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highland Gardens Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Gardens Elementary School has edged up 3%, going from 455 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 19% to 32%.

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