Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001037
Southlawn Elementary School
5225 Patricia Ln, Montgomery, AL 36108 · (334) 284-8028 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
21.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
316 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
37%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
32.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Southlawn Elementary School
Southlawn Elementary School's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southlawn Elementary School this school | 395 | 80.0% | 21.8% |
| Robinson Elementary School Birmingham | 354 | 78.8% | 26.3% |
| Barrett Elementary School Birmingham | 383 | 76.5% | 19.2% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School Huntsville | 458 | 79.9% | 19.4% |
| Skyland Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 459 | 76.5% | 32.6% |
| West End Academy Birmingham | 492 | 76.8% | 19.8% |
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 Southlawn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #588 of 626 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #519 of 626 | #15 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #594 of 626 | #22 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #450 of 709 | #21 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #640 of 655 | #31 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #429 of 658 | #14 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #88 of 696 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.7% | #34 of 262 | #2 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
395
+127 (+47%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 80% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 91% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 91% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 91% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 13 | 23.1:1 | 81% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 74% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 94% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 94% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 961 | 46 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southlawn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (300 to 395); teachers up 38% (13 to 18).
About Southlawn Elementary School
Southlawn Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Montgomery, Alabama. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 395 students.
Federal data list 51 schools in Montgomery County, with 26,958 students enrolled.
Roughly 76% of students at Southlawn Elementary School are Black. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic. Among people living in Montgomery County, the Black share is about 59%. Southlawn Elementary School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.9:1. That is 4.9 students per teacher above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. The 67% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 13 points lower.
allk12 grades Southlawn Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Southlawn Elementary School, the prediction is 25.9% and the result is 21.8%.
Among Montgomery County residents, the median household income is $59,386, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Besides Southlawn Elementary School, Montgomery County has 59 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Southlawn Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Southlawn Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Southlawn Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Southlawn Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Southlawn Elementary School enrolled 268 in 2020-21 and 395 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.8:1 to 21.9:1 over the same years.
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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
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Other Southlawn Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Southlawn Elementary. Southlawn Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Southlawn Elementary SchoolCOMMERCE CITY, CO · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Southlawn Middle School0.3 mi · 494
- King Elementary2.5 mi · 293
- Davis Elementary School3.1 mi · 533
- Carver Elementary School3.3 mi · 374
- Carver Senior High School3.4 mi · 1,553
- LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute3.6 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Southlawn Elementary SchoolHow large is Southlawn Elementary School?
Southlawn Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southlawn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southlawn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Southlawn Elementary School have?
Southlawn Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
How diverse is Southlawn Elementary School?
Southlawn Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Southlawn Elementary School?
Southlawn Elementary School is overseen by Montgomery County in Montgomery County.
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