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Wares Ferry Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Wares Ferry Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Montgomery, AL, serving 361 students within the Montgomery County district, where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Wares Ferry experienced a significant academic decline in the 2025-2026 school year, dropping from the 20th percentile to the 3rd percentile statewide—its lowest ranking in a decade. This decline was consistent across all student groups, suggesting a school-wide issue rather than a challenge affecting only certain students. The most concerning area is 4th grade math, where only 7.41% of students met proficiency standards. However, there is a bright spot: 5th grade English proficiency reached 46.67%, which is the school's strongest subject and actually exceeded the district average in the prior year. This suggests a potentially effective upper-grade literacy program that could serve as a model for improvement. Interestingly, the school has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism from 30.6% to 14.5% over two years—now below the district average—yet this improvement hasn't translated into academic gains, highlighting the need for targeted instructional support alongside attendance efforts.

Comparing Wares Ferry to nearby schools reveals that proximity doesn't predict performance. Halcyon Elementary, just 3.7 miles away, serves a similar student population with comparable resources but ranks in the 35th percentile, with 5th grade English proficiency nearly double Wares Ferry's rate. Meanwhile, Garrett Elementary, the closest neighbor at under a mile, also ranks in the bottom 5% of Alabama schools, suggesting the immediate area faces systemic challenges. Wares Ferry spends about $8,442 per student—among the lowest in the area—yet its outcomes aren't proportionally worse, raising questions about resource allocation. For parents, this school offers a dedicated staff working to improve attendance and pockets of literacy success, but the recent academic decline warrants close attention and a clear plan for recovery.

361

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,793

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6425 Wares Ferry Rd
Montgomery, AL 36117-3399

(334) 851-4913

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Wares Ferry Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Goodwyn Middle School
High:	Percy Julian High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Two or more races:

2.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

664^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County

113^th of 140Montgomery County among Alabama districts

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	7.9	664 of 686	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	541 of 680	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	561 of 684	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	582 of 680	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	582 of 687	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	637 of 692	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	516 of 681	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	522 of 680	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	528 of 688	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	554 of 691	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	505 of 691	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	571 of 695	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	528 of 696	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	563 of 696	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	581 of 709	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.9	525 of 704	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.6	523 of 696	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.4	507 of 698	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.5	428 of 698	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.0	511 of 689	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.3	600 of 688	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.9	497 of 623	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	399 of 428	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.8	239 of 427	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	260 of 420	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	300 of 427	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	296 of 426	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	353 of 426	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	207 of 426	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	233 of 423	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	619 of 651	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	447 of 649	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	499 of 650	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	610 of 645	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	581 of 656	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	603 of 656	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	497 of 646	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	515 of 640	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	515 of 639	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	648 of 667	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	497 of 660	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	558 of 670	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	520 of 623	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	536 of 651	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	571 of 653	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	462 of 649	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	516 of 651	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.3	377 of 567	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	638 of 659	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	572 of 651	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	556 of 655	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	512 of 649	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	555 of 669	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	611 of 669	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	491 of 650	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	496 of 650	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	467 of 639	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	20.0	352 of 392	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	344 of 344	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)10th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English32%-32 vs state

Mathematics13%-29 vs state

Science11%-39 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wares Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6425 Wares Ferry Rd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4913	361	19	19.0	67.6%	8 (2.2%)	336 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	7.9	664^th of 686 public elementary schools	3.2%		20	541^st of 680 public elementary schools	20.4%	123	19.7	7.4	13.3	11.1	31.2	18.5	46.7	$12,793	$4,625	$8,154
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	$11,297	$3,011	$8,269
Dozier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1012	426	24	17.7	76.5%	4 (0.9%)	385 (90.4%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	8.5	657^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.2%		15.2	586^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.8%	71	23.5	6.3	13.5	15.6	27.2	31.8	38.5	$11,786	$3,612	$8,156
Dalraida Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dalraida Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4863	711	35	20.3	74.5%	67 (9.4%)	470 (66.1%)	118 (16.6%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.5%)	21.7	540^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.3%		25.8	507^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.4%	33	21.2	25.7	24.2	27.9	43.1	40.2	60.2	$11,325	$3,157	$8,151
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	$11,127	$2,855	$8,257
Flowers Elementary School	Public	K-5	3510 Harrison Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4871	387	25	15.4	83.5%	30 (7.8%)	304 (78.6%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	19.4	559^th of 686 public elementary schools	18.5%		17.8	561^st of 680 public elementary schools	17.5%	2	42.3	17.7	29.6	25.0	42.3	26.5	37.0	$12,311	$4,066	$8,227
Vaughn Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4407 Vaughn Rd	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 851-4910	473	25	18.9	80.5%	7 (1.5%)	420 (88.8%)	22 (4.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	11.9	624^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.0%		13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%	27	22.6	19.2	11.4	25.6	37.0	29.5	44.3	$12,281	$3,765	$8,498
LEAD Academy Building A PK4	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2897 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	LEAD Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 451-3127	358	18	19.8	77.7%	5 (1.4%)	323 (90.2%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)								(n/a)	31.4				38.6			$11,917	$3,036	$8,882
Morningview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2849 Pelzer Ave	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1028	434	26	16.6	78.6%	21 (4.8%)	264 (60.8%)	139 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	7.6	667^th of 686 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.1	665^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.2%	2	16.1	6.3	9.5	25.0	29.6	29.7	34.9	$12,579	$4,766	$7,794
Highland Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Willena Ave	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3685	468	25	18.7	79.7%	15 (3.2%)	288 (61.5%)	151 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	14.7	592^nd of 686 public elementary schools	13.7%		18.8	554^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.5%	38	32.9	14.5	25.0	21.1	31.0	26.3	46.5	$11,589	$3,033	$8,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Wares Ferry Elementary School

Is Wares Ferry Elementary School a good school?

Wares Ferry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Wares Ferry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Wares Ferry Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Wares Ferry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wares Ferry Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goodwyn Middle School
High : Percy Julian High School

What district is Wares Ferry Elementary School in?

Montgomery County

What is the racial makeup of Wares Ferry Elementary School?

Students at Wares Ferry Elementary School are 93% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Hispanic.

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