Highland Gardens Elementary School
2801 Willena Ave
Montgomery AL, 36107, Montgomery County
Phone: 334-269-3685
Ranking: 
(808 out of 1,064, bottom 24%)*
(808 out of 1,064, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Montgomery County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | NA | NA | 37 | 37 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 467 | 463 | 513 | 520 | 569 | 596 | 534 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 17.6% | 73 | 15.8% | 87 | 17.0% | 69 | 13.3% | 77 | 13.5% | 95 | 15.9% | 76 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 85 | 18.2% | 91 | 19.7% | 92 | 17.9% | 84 | 16.2% | 88 | 15.5% | 96 | 16.1% | 89 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 17.8% | 81 | 17.5% | 96 | 18.7% | 72 | 13.8% | 90 | 15.8% | 82 | 13.8% | 82 | 15.4% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 17.8% | 78 | 16.8% | 76 | 14.8% | 74 | 14.2% | 74 | 13.0% | 87 | 14.6% | 67 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 15.6% | 73 | 15.8% | 79 | 15.4% | 70 | 13.5% | 81 | 14.2% | 87 | 14.6% | 81 | 15.2% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 13.1% | 67 | 14.5% | 83 | 16.2% | 80 | 15.4% | 86 | 15.1% | 84 | 14.1% | 60 | 11.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 53.1% | 243 | 52.5% | 275 | 53.6% | 287 | 55.2% | 306 | 53.8% | 318 | 53.4% | 278 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 219 | 46.9% | 220 | 47.5% | 238 | 46.4% | 233 | 44.8% | 255 | 44.8% | 270 | 45.3% | 252 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 58 | 12.4% | 57 | 12.3% | 46 | 9.0% | 44 | 8.5% | 48 | 8.4% | 41 | 6.9% | 30 | 5.6% |
| Black: | 361 | 77.3% | 355 | 76.7% | 410 | 79.9% | 414 | 79.6% | 465 | 81.7% | 484 | 81.2% | 448 | 83.9% |
| White: | 32 | 6.9% | 39 | 8.4% | 47 | 9.2% | 59 | 11.3% | 54 | 9.5% | 69 | 11.6% | 56 | 10.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 445 | 95.3% | 423 | 91.4% | 483 | 94.2% | 486 | 93.5% | 521 | 91.6% | 545 | 91.4% | 492 | 92.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 20 | 3.8% | 28 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.9% | 22 | 4.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.10 | 14.03 | 14.66 | 14.86 | NA | NA | 16.10 | 14.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 42% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 36.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 33.6% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.07% | 30.8% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.63% | 31.36% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 54.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 60.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.59% | 58.23% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.04% | 60.02% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 45% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 36.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 40.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.86% | 39.97% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.89% | 35.15% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 47.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 40.1% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 43.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.37% | 36.68% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.84% | 39.78% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 64.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 75.9% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 74.73% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.11% | 74.86% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.41% | 77.19% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 77.12% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.14% | 77.39% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.56% | 73.25% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 73.4% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 78.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 82.53% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.61% | 80.31% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.53% | 83.76% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.39% | 84.63% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.94% | 83.2% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.56% | 79.22% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57.5% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 63.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 73.1% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.49% | 73.65% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.03% | 75.69% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.39% | 74.91% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78.43% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 71.57% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.15% | 75% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 66.5% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.4% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.1% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.96% | 80.45% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.14% | 81.74% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.05% | 82.81% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.16% | 82.61% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.62% | 80.76% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 79.88% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60.7% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 71.6% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 74.87% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 75.13% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73.29% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.27% | 78.58% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.95% | 82.87% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.21% | 83.17% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 74% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 73.4% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.39% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.96% | 82.56% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.79% | 81.37% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.63% | 82.72% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.72% | 84.24% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.51% | 83.37% | 88.88% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 46.4% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 69.3% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.44% | 66.77% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.75% | 67.07% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70.75% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.16% | 70.37% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.62% | 66.36% | 77.64% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 77.5% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.7% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 78.6% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.12% | 82.22% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.74% | 83.94% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.45% | 83.59% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.94% | 81.78% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.38% | 82.71% | 88.19% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 58.62% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.33% | 62.86% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.34% | 71.34% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 68.55% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.68% | 66.63% | 80.09% |
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* Highland Gardens Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.