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Which teacher or staff member at Highland Gardens Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001022
Highland Gardens Elementary School
2801 Willena Ave, Montgomery, AL 36107 · (334) 269-3685 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
18.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
373 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
52%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
41.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Gardens Elementary School
Highland Gardens Elementary School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Gardens Elementary School this school | 468 | 79.7% | 31.1% |
| Jonesboro Elementary School Bessemer | 474 | 78.1% | 24.6% |
| Morningview Elementary School Montgomery | 434 | 78.6% | 19.8% |
| Highland Avenue Elementary School Montgomery | 453 | 78.8% | 14.3% |
| Chisholm Elementary School Montgomery | 493 | 81.5% | 13.6% |
| Holt Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 448 | 82.4% | 24.8% |
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 Gardens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #496 of 626 | #12 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #445 of 626 | #9 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #535 of 626 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #351 of 709 | #16 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #527 of 655 | #20 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #287 of 658 | #9 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #92 of 696 | #13 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #228 of 262 | #8 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
468
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 934
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 468 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 80% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 94% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 94% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 95% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 93% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 76% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 97% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 83% (629) |
| 1990-91 | 934 | 47 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Gardens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (455 to 468); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Highland Gardens Elementary School
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, Highland Gardens Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 468 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Montgomery County has 51 schools and 26,958 students, and Highland Gardens Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Highland Gardens Elementary School is 62% Black. Next come 32% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, the Black share is about 59%. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Highland Gardens Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 18.7:1 is based on 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 80%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 67%.
Highland Gardens Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Test results at Highland Gardens Elementary School are 5.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (31.1% actual, 26.1% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $59,386, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Montgomery County counts 60 public schools with about 31,131 students.
Highland Gardens Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Morningview Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Highland Gardens Elementary School is ahead of the 22.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The federal government classifies Highland Gardens Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 457 to 468, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.9:1 to 18.7:1.
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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
- Morningview Elementary School1.0 mi · 434
- Childrens Center1.0 mi · 79
- Capitol Heights Middle School1.2 mi · 593
- Chisholm Elementary School1.4 mi · 493
- Percy Julian High School1.5 mi · 1,282
- Floyd Middle School1.7 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Gardens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Gardens Elementary School?
Highland Gardens Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Highland Gardens Elementary School serve?
Highland Gardens Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Highland Gardens Elementary School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Highland Gardens Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Gardens Elementary School?
At Highland Gardens Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 32% Hispanic, 62% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Highland Gardens Elementary School in?
Highland Gardens Elementary School is part of Montgomery County.
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