Bear Exploration Center Primary School
2525 Churchill Dr
Montgomery AL, 36111, Montgomery County
Phone: 334-284-8014
Ranking: 
(10 out of 1,064, top 1%)*
(10 out of 1,064, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Montgomery County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | NA | NA | 29 | 30 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 539 | 528 | 570 | 569 | 565 | 528 | 526 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 14.8% | 81 | 15.3% | 88 | 15.4% | 79 | 13.9% | 90 | 15.9% | 82 | 15.5% | 82 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 14.8% | 89 | 16.9% | 78 | 13.7% | 95 | 16.7% | 91 | 16.1% | 82 | 15.5% | 83 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 16.9% | 80 | 15.2% | 94 | 16.5% | 97 | 17.0% | 88 | 15.6% | 88 | 16.7% | 87 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 15.4% | 85 | 16.1% | 101 | 17.7% | 94 | 16.5% | 100 | 17.7% | 83 | 15.7% | 95 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 104 | 19.3% | 102 | 19.3% | 100 | 17.5% | 108 | 19.0% | 92 | 16.3% | 97 | 18.4% | 93 | 17.7% |
| Grade 5: | 101 | 18.7% | 91 | 17.2% | 109 | 19.1% | 96 | 16.9% | 104 | 18.4% | 96 | 18.2% | 86 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 276 | 51.2% | 275 | 52.1% | 300 | 52.6% | 289 | 50.8% | 280 | 49.6% | 264 | 50.0% | 279 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 263 | 48.8% | 253 | 47.9% | 270 | 47.4% | 280 | 49.2% | 277 | 49.0% | 256 | 48.5% | 243 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 156 | 28.9% | 162 | 30.7% | 166 | 29.1% | 152 | 26.7% | 149 | 26.4% | 152 | 28.8% | 158 | 30.0% |
| White: | 348 | 64.6% | 344 | 65.2% | 386 | 67.7% | 399 | 70.1% | 394 | 69.7% | 359 | 68.0% | 347 | 66.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 13.4% | 64 | 12.1% | 64 | 11.2% | 55 | 9.7% | 48 | 8.5% | 52 | 9.8% | 34 | 6.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.5% | 32 | 5.6% | 21 | 3.7% | 30 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.2% | 24 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.27 | 17.60 | 21.92 | 21.88 | NA | NA | 18.10 | 17.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 42% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 36.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 33.6% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.29% | 30.8% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.23% | 31.36% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 54.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 60.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.94% | 58.23% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.62% | 60.02% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 45% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 36.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 40.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.82% | 39.97% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.85% | 35.15% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 47.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 40.1% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 43.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.82% | 36.68% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.34% | 39.78% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 64.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 75.9% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.73% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.77% | 74.86% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.19% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 77.12% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.77% | 77.39% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.97% | 73.25% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 73.4% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 78.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.81% | 82.53% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 80.31% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.76% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 84.63% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.2% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.99% | 79.22% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 57.5% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 63.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.1% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.86% | 73.65% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.69% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.01% | 74.91% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.43% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.57% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.94% | 75% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 66.5% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 75.4% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.1% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.86% | 80.45% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.74% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82.81% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82.61% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.76% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.98% | 79.88% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 60.7% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 71.6% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.94% | 74.87% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.13% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.29% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.58% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.95% | 82.87% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.17% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.4% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.97% | 81.39% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82.56% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.37% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82.72% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.94% | 84.24% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.37% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 58.62% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 62.86% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 71.34% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.88% | 68.55% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 99.09% | 66.63% | 80.09% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bear Exploration Center Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.