Bear Exploration Center

Regular School · Montgomery, AL

Bear Exploration Center is a regular school school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving grades KG–05 with 507 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

507

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	327	64%
White	114	22%
Hispanic/Latino	26	5%
Two or more races	23	5%
Asian	17	3%
Total enrollment	507	250M / 257F

English Language Learners: 15 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	22.0% -2.1pp	24.1%	267
Reading Proficiency	73.0% +26.7pp	46.3%	267
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	90

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.53 grade levels

Math

-0.37 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

155 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	507	100%

Contact & Location

2525 Churchill Dr

Montgomery, AL 36111

Phone: (334)284-8014

http://www.mps.k12.al.us/o/bear

District

Montgomery County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,403

District enrollment: 26,821

Other Schools in District

Blount Elementary School Elementary
Brewbaker Intermediate School Elementary
Brewbaker Primary School Elementary
Carver Elementary School Elementary
Catoma Elementary School Elementary
Chisholm Elementary School Elementary
Crump Elementary School Elementary
Dalraida Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 36111) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010243000991

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD