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DC Wolfe School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

DC Wolfe School is an elementary school located in Shorter, AL, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 125 students. The school is part of the Macon County school district and has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

DC Wolfe School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.8% to 35.6% in recent years, which are much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like George Washington Carver Elementary (14.8%) and Wares Ferry Elementary (14.8%). The school's student performance on standardized tests is also significantly below state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 30.77% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to 45.47% statewide and 21.95% in Macon County.

Additionally, DC Wolfe School has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.08% to 95.12% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Blount Elementary (13.9%). While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 14.5 in recent years, this has not translated into improved academic performance, suggesting that additional resources and interventions may be needed to address the root causes of the school's challenges.

111

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,524

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4450 Cross Keys Rd
Shorter, AL 36075

(334) 727-1641

District: Macon County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (26% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Alabama avg50%

578^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	578 of 680	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	524 of 684	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	613 of 680	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	655 of 687	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	603 of 692	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	587 of 681	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	543 of 680	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	633 of 688	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	677 of 691	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	561 of 691	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	608 of 695	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	573 of 696	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	592 of 696	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.8	449 of 709	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	451 of 704	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.9	341 of 696	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.0	527 of 698	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	534 of 698	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	529 of 689	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.2	617 of 688	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.6	549 of 623	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	338 of 427	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	266 of 420	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	376 of 427	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	392 of 426	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	366 of 426	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	314 of 426	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	252 of 423	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	8.0	644 of 656	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	530 of 660	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	541 of 670	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	572 of 623	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	632 of 651	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	570 of 649	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	481 of 651	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	516 of 567	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	553 of 649	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	566 of 669	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	645 of 669	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	638 of 650	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English39%-24 vs state

Science18%-25 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DC Wolfe School	Public	PK, KG-6	4450 Cross Keys Rd	Shorter	36075	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-1641	111	10	11.1	77.5%	1 (0.9%)	103 (92.8%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	15.8	578^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.0%		23.2	524^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.4%	54	30.8	5.9	16.7	5.0	17.7	53.9	23.5	58.3	20.0	$13,524	$3,219	$10,302
Pike Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Avenue of Learning	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	No	(334) 420-5310	888	51	17.4	22.5%	485 (54.6%)	230 (25.9%)	74 (8.3%)	57 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.6%)								(n/a)	58.2					74.0				$8,791	$278	$8,498
Tallassee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	850 Friendship Rd	Tallassee	36078	Elmore County	Tallassee City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 283-5001	609	39	15.6	58.6%	368 (60.4%)	153 (25.1%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	58.7	288^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.6%		53.1	321^st of 684 public elementary schools	53.1%	33	41.7	51.5			38.6	68.1	67.3			$9,260	$1,281	$7,978
Redland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Scholars Drive	Wetumpka	36093	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 567-1248	730	37	19.7	25.9%	526 (72.1%)	116 (15.9%)	34 (4.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	84.5	88^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.1%		83.2	96^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.0%	8	64.8	51.6			62.5	86.6	81.3			$7,799	$747	$7,035
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	303 Union Springs Highway	Tuskegee	36083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-2700	406	22	18.4	76.6%	2 (0.5%)	381 (93.8%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)								(n/a)	20.7					49.4				$12,419	$2,674	$9,719
Blount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Ray Thorington Road	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(334) 244-0078	359	23	15.6	38.2%	29 (8.1%)	211 (58.8%)	18 (5.0%)	72 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	44.7	394^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.1%		57.8	286^th of 684 public elementary schools	58.2%	108	54.8	29.1	35.4		23.6	76.3	47.9	60.0		$8,800	$1,495	$7,253
Reeltown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 AL Hwy 120	Notasulga	36866	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 454-8134	446	27	16.6	53.1%	311 (69.7%)	111 (24.9%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	62.9	247^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.7%		56.7	298^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.4%	51	50.7	41.2	31.3		52.9	85.1	72.1	62.5		$7,425	$427	$6,978
Halcyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Parkview Dr	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 271-9000	694	35	19.8	62.5%	33 (4.8%)	559 (80.5%)	40 (5.8%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	31.6	469^th of 680 public elementary schools	31.0%		45.9	383^rd of 684 public elementary schools	44.0%	86	34.1	22.7	25.2		26.1	53.6	64.0	52.0		$8,675	$1,225	$7,399
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 272-8819	376	20	18.8	48.7%	16 (4.3%)	277 (73.7%)	16 (4.3%)	53 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	23.7	515^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.6	508^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.7%	7	33.3	19.6	16.2		23.9	62.5	41.3	47.1		$10,131	$2,538	$7,543
Garrett Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 McLemore Drive	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1090	592	31	19.0	70.4%	11 (1.9%)	534 (90.2%)	23 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	12.7	615^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.7	620^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	9.8	18.8	15.6		20.8	34.8	42.0	41.7		$9,221	$1,808	$7,362

Frequently Asked Questions about DC Wolfe School

Is DC Wolfe School a good school?

DC Wolfe School ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend DC Wolfe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended DC Wolfe School.

What is the racial makeup of DC Wolfe School?

Students at DC Wolfe School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What district is DC Wolfe School in?

Macon County

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