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Wares Ferry Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Wares Ferry Elementary School is a public elementary school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 346 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County School District, which is ranked 109 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wares Ferry Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 516 and 637 over the past several years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. Wares Ferry Elementary School consistently underperforms the Montgomery County and Alabama state averages in proficiency rates for mathematics, science, and English language arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.36% of 3rd graders at Wares Ferry were proficient in mathematics, compared to 28.05% in Montgomery County and 45.47% statewide.

Wares Ferry Elementary School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 28.5% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of nearby schools like Halcyon Elementary and Dalraida Elementary. Additionally, Wares Ferry has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.54% to 78.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the rates at nearby schools.

361

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,442

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6425 Wares Ferry Rd
Montgomery, AL 36117-3399

(334) 260-1036

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: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2021 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Alabama avg52%

541^st of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County

109^th of 135Montgomery 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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

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

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English51%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

Science17%-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 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) 260-1036	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%)	20	541^st of 680 public elementary schools	20.4%		18.3	561^st of 684 public elementary schools	18.0%	20	16.4	21.4	13.6	16.7	45.5	42.9	64.4	$8,442	$1,592	$6,800
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
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%)	15.2	586^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.8%		9.7	650^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.0%	64	24.6	15.5	8.9	24.1	29.0	42.1	51.8	$8,333	$1,145	$7,137
Dalraida Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dalraida Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1007	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%)	25.8	507^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.8	502^nd of 684 public elementary schools	26.6%	5	32.2	27.8	9.5	40.0	44.7	47.4	50.0	$8,822	$1,660	$7,111
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
Flowers Elementary School	Public	K-5	3510 Harrison Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1015	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%)	17.8	561^st of 680 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.3	530^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.5%	31	26.7	26.7	22.0	25.4	32.0	39.7	40.7	$9,912	$1,876	$7,985
Vaughn Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4407 Vaughn Rd	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1031	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%)	13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%		13.9	588^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.0%	9	20.6	15.3	10.3	23.6	47.2	38.9	39.3	$10,215	$1,969	$8,194
LEAD Academy Building A	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	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)	30.9				45.7
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%)	7.1	665^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.2%		9.7	651^st of 684 public elementary schools	4.8%	14	16.2	11.8	6.3	17.7	26.8	28.1	32.3	$7,725	$1,429	$6,245
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%)	18.8	554^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.5%		11.3	627^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.3%	73	28.0	21.4	29.4	21.4	44.3	36.8	41.2	$9,237	$2,199	$6,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Wares Ferry Elementary School

Is Wares Ferry Elementary School a good school?

Wares Ferry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

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.

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

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