LEAD Academy Building B

Public school, grades 4 to 10 · Montgomery, Alabama

LEAD Academy Building B in Montgomery, Alabama enrolled 394 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 26.3 students per teacher against the Alabama median of 16.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 3% 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 rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%

326 students in 2022-23, 378 students in 2023-24, 394 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at LEAD Academy Building B by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233262023-243782024-25394
Students enrolled at LEAD Academy Building B by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233262023-243782024-25394
Students enrolled at LEAD Academy Building B by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233262023-243782024-25394
Students enrolled at LEAD Academy Building B by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 39401002003004002022-233262023-243782024-25394
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332612.027.2
2023-2437811.034.4
2024-2539415.026.3

26.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Alabama schools of this kind

Among the 78 Alabama schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 26.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 26.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 26.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 26.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8

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 229 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection LEAD Academy Building B enrolled 229 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 229 of the 229 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.4% of students were Black, 2.8% Hispanic, 1.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black94.4%
  2. Hispanic2.8%
  3. White1.5%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. Two or more races0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 LEAD Academy Building B scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% 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, 2021-2223%25%47.3%
Math, 2022-233%3% (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.

Schools of this kind in Montgomery

3 public schools of this kind in Montgomery report 2024-25 enrollment; LEAD Academy Building B is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
LEAD Academy Building B39426.378.2%
McKee PreK Center17835.6not reported
Childrens Center797.987.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about LEAD Academy Building B

  1. McKee PreK CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.7 miles away: 178 students, 35.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. Childrens CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.6 miles away: 79 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
  3. Compare LEAD Academy Building B with McKee PreK CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much LEAD Academy spends per student$9,395 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,395
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaLEAD Academy Building B is the number 54 by size of 85 Alabama schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#54 of 85
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher26.3 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.6 for schools of this kind.26.3:1
  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 LEAD Academy Building B

  1. How many students attend LEAD Academy Building B?
    394 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Montgomery, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at LEAD Academy Building B?
    26.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for schools of this kind is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is LEAD Academy Building B a Title I school?
    LEAD Academy Building B ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at LEAD Academy Building B do on state tests?
    The students tested at LEAD Academy Building B scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% 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 LEAD Academy Building B in?
    LEAD Academy, NCES district ID 0100203. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010020302516 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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