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Highland Gardens Elementary School is a public elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving 471 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.
Highland Gardens Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25.37% of 3rd graders, 8.62% of 4th graders, and 7.59% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.16%, 38.32%, and 37.13% at the state level, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Alabama elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, Native American, and English Language Learner students.
When comparing Highland Gardens Elementary to other nearby schools in the Montgomery County district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For instance, Forest Avenue Elementary, located just 2.66 miles away, ranked 1st out of 684 Alabama elementary schools in 2023-2024 and had significantly higher proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels. Despite the school's low academic performance, Highland Gardens Elementary spends $9,237 per student, which is higher than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Morningview Elementary ($7,725 per student) and Dalraida Elementary ($8,822 per student).
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