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DC Wolfe School

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DC Wolfe School ranks 424 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

DC Wolfe School is a small, tight-knit elementary school in Shorter, Alabama, serving 111 students in grades PK-6 within the Macon County district. With a student-teacher ratio of just 11.1:1—far better than nearby schools like Blount Elementary (15.6:1)—your child is likely to get plenty of individual attention here.

The most exciting news is the school's dramatic turnaround. After ranking in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools just a few years ago, DC Wolfe has jumped to the 38th percentile statewide—a remarkable 230-position improvement. This momentum is especially visible in reading: 5th graders hit a 76.9% English proficiency rate in 2025-2026, actually beating the state average (69.5%) and far outpacing the district (54.8%). The school also outperforms most nearby Montgomery County schools like Wares Ferry Elementary and Garrett Elementary in both math and English at most grade levels, despite serving a higher percentage of low-income families (77.5% free/reduced lunch). Chronic absenteeism has also dropped significantly, from 27.6% to 16.9% in just one year.

While reading is a clear strength, math remains a work in progress—proficiency rates range from 18.2% in 6th grade to 45.5% in 4th grade, still trailing state averages. The school's small size means year-to-year scores can bounce around, but the overall trajectory is undeniably positive. For parents seeking a school where teachers know every student by name and where steady, measurable progress is happening, DC Wolfe is worth a serious look.

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: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg32%

Alabama avg51%

424^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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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
2026	41.2	424 of 686	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	57.5	149 of 428	65.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	38.6	430 of 667	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)65th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English58%-4 vs state

Science36%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	41.2	424^th of 686 public elementary schools	38.2%		15.8	578^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.0%	154	33.3	45.5	30.8	18.2	36.4	46.7	54.6	76.9	54.6	$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)	54.1					69.4				$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%)	57.1	295^th of 686 public elementary schools	57.0%		58.7	288^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.6%	7	49.5	48.3			50.9	62.9	58.8			$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%)	79.6	117^th of 686 public elementary schools	82.9%		84.5	88^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.1%	29	70.8	48.3			57.7	90.5	73.2			$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)	22.6					50.0				$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) 851-4918	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%)	44.8	399^th of 686 public elementary schools	41.8%		44.7	394^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.1%	5	37.5	37.5	21.6		53.1	63.9	59.4	62.0		$8,800	$1,495	$7,253
Reeltown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 AL Hwy 120	Notasulga	36866	Macon 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%)	56.6	300^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.3%		62.9	247^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.7%	53	50.8	27.1	40.3		45.7	84.1	58.6	72.2		$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) 851-4881	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%)	37.9	446^th of 686 public elementary schools	35.0%		31.6	469^th of 680 public elementary schools	31.0%	23	39.4	27.9	29.9		38.4	55.5	39.3	77.7		$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%)	20.4	552^nd of 686 public elementary schools	19.5%		23.7	515^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.3%	37	11.7	22.0	20.0		35.6	32.0	51.7	54.2		$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%)	8	662^nd of 686 public elementary schools	3.5%		12.7	615^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.6%	47	8.1	6.1	8.6		21.4	24.2	19.4	53.8		$9,221	$1,808	$7,362

Frequently Asked Questions about DC Wolfe School

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.

Is DC Wolfe School a good school?

DC Wolfe School ranks 424^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is DC Wolfe School in?

Macon County

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