Chisholm Elementary School

Summary:

Chisholm Elementary School is a public elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving 541 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Montgomery County school district, which is ranked 110 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Chisholm Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Alabama, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Chisholm Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of African American (69.13%) and Hispanic (26.06%) students compared to the state average, in contrast to the more diverse student populations at nearby schools like Morris Elementary and Dozier Elementary. The school's academic performance is also significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 2.44% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 42.16% statewide and 27.51% in the Montgomery County district. Chisholm Elementary's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learners, consistently rank among the lowest in the state, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Despite Chisholm Elementary's high spending per student of $8,694, which is slightly higher than the state average, the school is still struggling to improve student outcomes. This suggests that the issue may not be solely about funding, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of resources to address the specific needs of the student population, which includes a very high percentage (over 95%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, a proxy for low socioeconomic status. Addressing the persistent low performance at Chisholm Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique demographic and socioeconomic factors affecting the school community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 307 E Vandiver Blvd
       Montgomery, AL  36110-1800


(334) 269-3643

District: Montgomery County

SchoolDigger Rank:
684th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,694 Help


Students who attend Chisholm Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Goodwyn Middle School
High:    Percy Julian High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  477

Racial breakdown:

African American:
64.6%
Hispanic:
32.5%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.4% Help


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Compare Details Chisholm Elementary School ranks worse than 100% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.42. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (64.6%), Hispanic (32.5%), two or more races (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chisholm Elementary School is 19. 23 elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chisholm Elementary School is $8,694. 20 elementary schools in the Montgomery County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chisholm Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chisholm Elementary School 684th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Chisholm Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Montgomery County:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County 110th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chisholm Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 10.35 601st 623 3.5%
2005 13.62 651st 688 5.4%
2006 14.76 654th 689 5.1%
2007 27.47 580th 698 16.9%
2008 29.01 577th 698 17.3%
2009 60.30 289th 696 58.5%
2010 46.96 448th 704 36.4%
2011 24.73 620th 709 12.6%
2012 9.60 674th 696 3.2%
2013 7.23 685th 696 1.6%
2014 6.78 681st 695 2.0%
2015 6.34 685th 691 0.9%
2016 5.10 686th 691 0.7%
2017 7.90 663rd 688 3.6%
2018 6.17 663rd 680 2.5%
2019 6.01 667th 681 2.1%
2021 8.71 675th 692 2.5%
2022 5.90 686th 687 0.1%
2023 4.61 680th 680 0.0%
2024 3.42 684th 684 0.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.85 52nd 65 20.0%
2019 30.54 60th 74 18.9%
2021 18.87 99th 100 1.0%
2022 16.56 107th 110 2.7%
2023 13.42 123rd 123 0.0%
2024 25.28 118th 131 9.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 10.96 276th 280 1.4%
2018 19.33 303rd 344 11.9%
2019 16.41 372nd 392 5.1%
2021 22.88 340th 398 14.6%
2022 19.39 317th 345 8.1%
2024 21.32 338th 395 14.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 11.08 533rd 567 6.0%
2018 7.23 641st 651 1.5%
2019 8.36 636th 649 2.0%
2021 11.37 626th 653 4.1%
2022 7.28 649th 651 0.3%
2023 6.14 622nd 623 0.2%
2024 3.82 670th 670 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.94 630th 639 1.4%
2018 8.19 619th 640 3.3%
2019 10.55 610th 646 5.6%
2021 10.31 636th 656 3.0%
2022 5.43 656th 656 0.0%
2023 5.99 643rd 645 0.3%
2024 4.27 650th 650 0.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 11.48 590th 639 7.7%
2018 6.63 637th 650 2.0%
2019 5.04 644th 650 0.9%
2021 8.32 663rd 669 0.9%
2022 7.88 660th 669 1.3%
2023 4.16 649th 649 0.0%
2024 3.53 655th 655 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 15.72 317th 336 5.7%
2018 15.73 398th 423 5.9%
2019 14.43 413th 426 3.1%
2021 18.76 397th 426 6.8%
2022 12.24 424th 426 0.5%
2023 9.90 426th 427 0.2%
2024 7.33 420th 420 0.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.34 130th 130 0.0%
2018 12.99 135th 140 3.6%
2019 12.43 146th 152 3.9%
2021 8.17 163rd 164 0.6%
2022 7.10 175th 175 0.0%
2023 5.43 184th 184 0.0%
2024 11.84 193rd 196 1.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Chisholm Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.75 53rd 58 8.6%
2021 10.54 63rd 63 0.0%
2022 9.39 65th 65 0.0%
2023 10.08 57th 57 0.0%
2024 14.77 57th 59 3.4%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Chisholm Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 883 883
1989 452 429 14 4 0 n/a n/a 0 899
1990 423 460 10 1 0 n/a n/a 0 894
1991 391 470 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 873
1992 350 469 20 3 0 n/a n/a 0 842
1993 304 454 17 7 1 n/a n/a 0 783
1994 267 462 26 8 2 n/a n/a 0 765
1995 250 461 23 2 4 n/a n/a 0 740
1996 250 461 23 2 4 n/a n/a 0 740
1997 261 426 19 4 2 n/a n/a 0 712
1998 238 480 21 2 2 n/a n/a 0 743
1999 239 573 15 1 2 n/a n/a 0 830
2000 214 587 13 2 0 n/a n/a 0 816
2001 174 666 15 0 0 n/a n/a 0 855
2002 83 629 14 2 0 n/a n/a 0 728
2003 83 629 14 2 0 n/a n/a 0 728
2004 60 668 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 740
2005 50 604 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2006 52 685 5 17 0 n/a n/a 1 760
2007 47 730 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 792
2008 52 756 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 823
2009 41 709 7 29 0 n/a n/a 0 786
2010 37 715 10 29 0 n/a n/a 0 791
2011 35 688 8 33 0 0 2 0 766
2012 42 586 7 34 0 0 7 0 676
2013 43 497 2 17 0 0 7 0 566
2014 41 517 4 34 0 0 10 0 606
2015 46 509 2 40 2 1 14 0 614
2016 36 470 3 53 2 3 13 0 580
2017 35 432 4 59 2 6 6 0 544
2018 16 408 3 73 3 2 4 0 509
2019 23 410 4 90 2 1 1 0 531
2020 19 385 1 112 4 1 0 0 522
2021 18 342 1 96 18 4 0 0 479
2022 10 371 2 126 4 2 2 1 518
2023 13 374 3 141 4 1 5 0 541
2024 5 308 1 155 1 0 7 0 477

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chisholm Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 883 45.0 19.6 0
1989 899 45.0 19.9 n/a
1990 894 46.0 19.4 0
1991 873 42.0 20.7 n/a
1992 842 43.0 19.5 n/a
1993 783 40.0 19.6 n/a
1994 765 39.8 19.2 n/a
1995 740 47.5 15.6 n/a
1996 740 47.5 15.6 n/a
1997 712 50.6 14.1 77.7
1998 743 45.0 16.5 83.8
1999 830 52.0 16.0 90
2000 816 57.0 14.3 88.7
2001 855 56.5 15.1 90.2
2002 728 48.0 15.2 97
2003 728 48.0 15.2 97
2004 740 48.0 15.4 94.7
2005 664 47.0 14.1 95.6
2006 760 49.0 15.5 95.1
2007 792 52.6 15.1 94.1
2008 823 53.7 15.3 96
2009 786 54.4 14.3 96.7
2010 791 n/a n/a 95.8
2011 766 45.0 17.0 95.8
2012 676 43.0 15.7 94.4
2013 566 43.0 13.1 97.3
2014 606 34.0 17.8 96.7
2015 614 32.0 19.1 70.5
2016 580 32.0 18.1 72.9
2017 544 34.0 16.0 71
2018 509 34.5 14.7 96.5
2019 531 32.0 16.5 96
2020 522 30.0 17.4 89.8
2021 479 26.0 18.4 96.2
2022 518 27.0 19.1 96.1
2023 541 26.0 20.8 95.9
2024 477 25.0 19.0 96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chisholm Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 883 45.0 19.6 0
1989 899 45.0 19.9 n/a
1990 894 46.0 19.4 0
1991 873 42.0 20.7 n/a
1992 842 43.0 19.5 n/a
1993 783 40.0 19.6 n/a
1994 765 39.8 19.2 n/a
1995 740 47.5 15.6 n/a
1996 740 47.5 15.6 n/a
1997 712 50.6 14.1 77.7
1998 743 45.0 16.5 83.8
1999 830 52.0 16.0 90
2000 816 57.0 14.3 88.7
2001 855 56.5 15.1 90.2
2002 728 48.0 15.2 97
2003 728 48.0 15.2 97
2004 740 48.0 15.4 94.7
2005 664 47.0 14.1 95.6
2006 760 49.0 15.5 95.1
2007 792 52.6 15.1 94.1
2008 823 53.7 15.3 96
2009 786 54.4 14.3 96.7
2010 791 n/a n/a 95.8
2011 766 45.0 17.0 95.8
2012 676 43.0 15.7 94.4
2013 566 43.0 13.1 97.3
2014 606 34.0 17.8 96.7
2015 614 32.0 19.1 70.5
2016 580 32.0 18.1 72.9
2017 544 34.0 16.0 71
2018 509 34.5 14.7 96.5
2019 531 32.0 16.5 96
2020 522 30.0 17.4 89.8
2021 479 26.0 18.4 96.2
2022 518 27.0 19.1 96.1
2023 541 26.0 20.8 95.9
2024 477 25.0 19.0 96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chisholm Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,983 (22.8%) $6,660 (76.6%) $8,694

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chisholm Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 667th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 680th of 680 Elementary schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chisholm Elementary School)28.42.3
 26.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)4422.2
 21.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Chisholm Elementary School)17.60
 17.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)3115.1
 15.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Chisholm Elementary School)11.60
 11.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)28.314.7
 13.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students531541
 1.9%
African American410374
 8.8%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic90141
 56.7%
Pacific Islander11
White2313
 43.5%
Two or More Races15
 400%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96%95.9%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Chisholm Elementary School

Chisholm Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Alabama elementary schools.

Students at Chisholm Elementary School are 65% African American, 32% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 477 students attended Chisholm Elementary School.

Students who attend Chisholm Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goodwyn Middle School
High : Percy Julian High School


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