Bear Exploration Center

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Montgomery, Alabama

Bear Exploration Center in Montgomery, Alabama enrolled 507 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

511 students in 2022-23, 503 students in 2023-24, 507 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Bear Exploration Center by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 503, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-235112023-245032024-25507
Students enrolled at Bear Exploration Center by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 503, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-235112023-245032024-25507
Students enrolled at Bear Exploration Center by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 503, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-235112023-245032024-25507
Students enrolled at Bear Exploration Center by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 503, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-235112023-245032024-25507
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351128.018.3
2023-2450329.017.3
2024-2550727.018.8

18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.8; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 511 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bear Exploration Center enrolled 511 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 511 of the 511 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent6.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.5% of students were Black, 22.5% White, 5.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black64.5%
  2. White22.5%
  3. Hispanic5.1%
  4. Two or more races4.5%
  5. Asian3.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bear Exploration Center scored proficient or above: 79% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2279%32%47.3%
Math, 2022-2359%11% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Montgomery

31 public elementary schools in Montgomery report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dalraida Elementary School71120.374.5%
Halcyon Elementary School69419.862.5%
Brewbaker Primary School65114.873.1%
Forest Avenue Elementary School61716.225.6%
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute59925.082.5%
Garrett Elementary School59219.170.4%
Dannelly Elementary School58815.984.5%
Crump Elementary School57518.587.0%

All public schools in Montgomery →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bear Exploration Center

  1. Dannelly Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 588 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Johnson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 340 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Bear Exploration Center with Dannelly Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Montgomery County spends per student$12,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,977
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaBear Exploration Center is the number 281 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#281 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.18.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bear Exploration Center

  1. How many students attend Bear Exploration Center?
    507 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 511 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Montgomery, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Exploration Center?
    18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bear Exploration Center a Title I school?
    Bear Exploration Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bear Exploration Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bear Exploration Center scored proficient or above: 79% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bear Exploration Center in?
    Montgomery County, NCES district ID 0102430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010243000991 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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