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Schools in Higgston

Higgston’s public schools

Montgomery County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Higgston. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 14% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
902 students on the public path
In brief

Higgston’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Higgston’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Montgomery County Middle School places highest (better than 60%); Montgomery County Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Higgston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Montgomery County Elementary Schoolin AileyC+
6–8Montgomery County Middle Schoolin Mount VernonB
9–12Montgomery County High Schoolin Mount VernonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montgomery County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Montgomery County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 902 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$18,019GA $15,800 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 39.6% · 465 students tested
Math28%
State average 37.4% · 483 students tested

Higgston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Higgston’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Higgston—Montgomery County

Every school in Higgston

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Higgstonin other towns
Montgomery County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ailey
C+
435 students12:1Rate it →
Montgomery County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Vernon
B
203 students11:1Rate it →
Montgomery County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
B−
264 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Higgston’s schools

Are Higgston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Higgston. Montgomery County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Higgston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Higgston in?

Montgomery County School District.

Where do Higgston kids go to high school?

Montgomery County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.