Highland Gardens Elementary, 2801 Willena Ave.: grades Pre-K to 5, 471 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded C with 77 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Montgomery Public Schools’ school phone list, How to Enroll page, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), school zone search, the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24 and the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24.
Highland Gardens Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade at 2801 Willena Ave., Montgomery, as one of Montgomery Public Schools’ zoned elementary schools. Alabama graded it a C, with 77 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 334-851-4885, 2801 Willena Ave.
- School website: www.mps.k12.al.us/o/highlandgardens
- Enrolling a new student: register online through PowerSchool from the district’s How to Enroll page; the central office is at 334-223-6700, 632 S. Union St.
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s school zone search
- Buses: MPS Transportation, 334-851-4833, and the My Ride K-12 parent app, on the transportation page
| Address | 2801 Willena Ave., Montgomery, AL 36107 |
| Phone | 334-851-4885 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Montgomery Public Schools |
| State school code | 051-0350 |
Principal
Principal LaToya McGhee, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 471 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
- Federal count: 447 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.
2024-25 grade: C, 77 points. That compares with a D and 64 points on the 2023-24 card. Montgomery Public Schools as a whole earned a C, with 75 points.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 53.81 |
| Academic growth | 100.00 |
| Progress in English language proficiency | 51.85 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 27.41% of students |
Highland Gardens Elementary’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Attendance zone
Check an address with the district’s school zone search, which Montgomery Public Schools links from its home page. Zones do not follow the city limits; the Town of Pike Road runs its own school system, Pike Road City Schools, and the tool flags Pike Road addresses. In the zone search, the Montgomery addresses zoned for Highland Gardens Elementary fall in the middle school zone of Capitol Heights Middle and in the high school zone of Percy Julian High. We checked about 1,640 points across the Montgomery city limits in the tool on Oct. 17, 2026; zones can split streets, so check your own address.
Calendar
Highland Gardens Elementary follows the Montgomery Public Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:
- Friday, Oct. 30: teacher development day; no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day; schools and offices closed
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: second quarter ends
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day; closed
- March 29 to April 2: spring break
- Tuesday, May 25: last day for students
More
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Montgomery, with zones and report cards
- Our Montgomery schools guide for the calendar, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Highland Gardens Elementary serve?
Highland Gardens Elementary in Montgomery serves pre-K through fifth grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Highland Gardens Elementary’s state report card grade?
Highland Gardens Elementary earned a C, with 77 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, up from 64 points on the 2023-24 card.
Which middle and high school does Highland Gardens Elementary feed into?
In the district’s school zone search, Montgomery addresses zoned for Highland Gardens Elementary are zoned for Capitol Heights Middle and then Percy Julian High.
Who is the principal of Highland Gardens Elementary?
LaToya McGhee, according to the school’s website.
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