For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 394 students in LEAD Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in LEAD Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Alabama public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
2 Schools
540 Schools
# Students
752 Students
240,684 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
12,941 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
23:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
LEAD Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#138 out of 145 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
30%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
38%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)17.5%
22.6%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.62
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
4%
11%
% Black
92%
29%
% White
2%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,964 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,875. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $7,574 is less than the state median of $12,097. The school district spending/student has declined by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,964
$12,875
Spending / Student
$7,574
$12,097
Best LEAD Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lead Academy Building B
Charter School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2897 Eastern Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 451-3127
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 451-3127
Gr: 4-10 | 394 students Student-teacher ratio: 26:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
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