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Bear Exploration Center

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2525 Churchill Dr, Montgomery, AL 36111 · (334) 284-8014 · Part of Montgomery County School District

Montgomery’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
507
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bear Exploration Center

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Montgomery kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Montgomery kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bear Exploration CenterYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2525 Churchill Dr, Montgomery

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 180
Grade 287
Grade 385
Grade 487
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
524’20
511’21
511’22
503’23
507’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 64%White 22%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bear Exploration Center from Montgomery families.

Other schools in Montgomery County School District

The district →
Halcyon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C
694 students20:1
Brewbaker Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Montgomery
651 students15:1
Dannelly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
D
588 students16:1
Crump Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
D
575 students19:1
Nixon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
D−
476 students16:1
Vaughn Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C−
473 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Montgomery’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.