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West Forest Intermediate School

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West Forest Intermediate School ranks 511 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

West Forest Intermediate School in Opelika, AL, serves 393 students in grades 3-5 and is part of the Opelika City district. The school has a very high poverty rate, with 91.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, which is significantly higher than nearby Auburn City schools where rates range from 34.8% to 44.4%.

Academically, West Forest consistently scores below district and state averages, with the largest gaps in mathematics. For example, only 25-32% of students score proficient in math across grades 3-5, compared to state averages of 39-45%. English proficiency is stronger, especially in 5th grade where 60.3% of students are proficient, showing a 23-point improvement over three years. The school has also made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism from 16.8% to 9.3%—now better than both the district and state averages. One notable bright spot is the strong performance of Hispanic students, who ranked in the 59th percentile statewide, a dramatic jump from the previous year. However, special education students remain a critical concern, ranking in the 17th percentile, and low-income students also underperform relative to their peers statewide.

Compared to other local schools, West Forest's outcomes are similar to Carver Primary School, which has nearly identical poverty levels, but far behind Wrights Mill Road Elementary School and other Auburn City schools, where proficiency rates are often 40+ points higher. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 and spends a comparable amount per student ($10,727) as other area schools. With improving attendance, gains in literacy, and a strong showing from Hispanic students, West Forest has a foundation to build on, though targeted support for special education and math instruction will be essential for future progress.

393

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,727

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Waverly Pkwy
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 745-9737

District: Opelika City

Students who attend West Forest Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Opelika Middle School
High:	Opelika High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.6%

Hispanic:

40.7%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (38% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 21 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg47%

Alabama avg53%

511^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Opelika City

81^st of 140Opelika City 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	26.4	511 of 686	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	488 of 680	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	518 of 684	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	471 of 680	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	436 of 687	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	357 of 692	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	469 of 681	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	472 of 680	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.7	565 of 688	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.8	473 of 691	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.8	412 of 691	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	280 of 695	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.8	517 of 696	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.1	511 of 696	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.4	408 of 709	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.3	591 of 704	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	537 of 696	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	476 of 698	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.7	457 of 698	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.9	330 of 689	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.0	469 of 688	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.0	510 of 623	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	228 of 428	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	146 of 427	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	222 of 420	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	149 of 427	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	147 of 426	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	66 of 426	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	177 of 426	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	193 of 423	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.4	250 of 336	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	79 of 143	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	86 of 142	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	70 of 131	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	51 of 123	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	42 of 110	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	31 of 100	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	42 of 74	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	496 of 651	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	475 of 649	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	509 of 650	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	436 of 645	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	400 of 656	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	253 of 656	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	459 of 646	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	450 of 640	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	553 of 639	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	37 of 90	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.5	153 of 206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	142 of 196	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	102 of 184	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	93 of 175	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	64 of 164	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	96 of 152	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	52 of 140	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.7	76 of 130	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	512 of 667	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	449 of 660	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	498 of 670	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	382 of 623	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	351 of 651	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.5	216 of 653	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	422 of 649	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	429 of 651	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	14.9	507 of 567	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	472 of 659	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	473 of 651	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	494 of 655	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	455 of 649	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	451 of 669	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	416 of 669	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	448 of 650	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	443 of 650	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	490 of 639	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	159 of 193	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	33 of 53	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	25 of 57	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	21 of 65	67.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	333 of 403	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	320 of 403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	389 of 395	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	279 of 373	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	340 of 345	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	370 of 398	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	353 of 392	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	181 of 344	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.7	227 of 280	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	404 of 532	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.8	258 of 535	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	255 of 528	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	289 of 540	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	217 of 539	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	138 of 529	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	316 of 508	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.2	297 of 369	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+19 vs school

Native American (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English50%-14 vs state

Science29%-21 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

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I have 2 kids in this school and have had nothing but excellent teacher/parent dealings. Close Quote

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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 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
West Forest Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2801 Waverly Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9737	393	25	15.5	91.6%	31 (7.9%)	187 (47.6%)	160 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	26.4	511^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.5%		28.2	488^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.2%	23	25.2	27.0	31.9	29.1	44.6	45.6	60.3	$10,727	$2,419	$8,241
Northside School	Public	3-5	601 N 5th St	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9731	464	26	17.6	63.8%	175 (37.7%)	219 (47.2%)	54 (11.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	51.7	345^th of 686 public elementary schools	49.7%		58.1	291^st of 680 public elementary schools	57.2%	54	38.0	40.5	49.1	45.4	62.5	60.1	66.1	$10,139	$1,909	$8,170
Carver Primary School	Public	K-3	307 Carver Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 476-1688	414	26	15.8	91.1%	32 (7.7%)	201 (48.6%)	168 (40.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)								$10,976	$1,847	$9,042
Pick Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 N College St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-2110	464	29	16.1	38.1%	211 (45.5%)	88 (19.0%)	68 (14.7%)	73 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	86.8	75^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.1%		88.3	60^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.2%	15	61.8	73.0	67.7	73.0	81.8	82.5	78.9	$10,972	$1,357	$9,599
Southview Primary School	Public	K-2	2712 Marvyn Pkwy	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9711	480	30	16.2	65.4%	173 (36.0%)	206 (42.9%)	67 (14.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)								(n/a)								$10,083	$1,485	$8,515
Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	397	23	17.6	70.5%	138 (34.8%)	209 (52.6%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	47.8	376^th of 686 public elementary schools	45.2%		41.8	411^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.6%	35	48.2	37.4	20.0	43.9	70.5	54.4	69.7	$11,678	$2,234	$9,403
Jeter Primary School	Public	K-3	700 Jeter Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9723	435	27	15.8	64.6%	162 (37.2%)	202 (46.4%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$10,721	$1,733	$8,934
Cary Woods Elementary School	Public	K-2	715 Sanders St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4940	439	30	14.6	44.4%	192 (43.7%)	90 (20.5%)	76 (17.3%)	49 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)								$11,073	$981	$10,076
Dean Road Elementary School	Public	K-2	335 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4900	383	24	15.9	42.0%	191 (49.9%)	61 (15.9%)	64 (16.7%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)								(n/a)								$10,931	$1,094	$9,821
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School	Public	3-5	1555 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1970	396	26	15.2	36.6%	212 (53.5%)	113 (28.5%)	22 (5.6%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	85.4	89^th of 686 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.9	63^rd of 680 public elementary schools	90.7%	26	62.5	65.5	77.3	73.4	77.9	78.4	78.9	$9,792	$1,314	$8,462

Frequently Asked Questions about West Forest Intermediate School

How many students attend West Forest Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended West Forest Intermediate School.

What district is West Forest Intermediate School in?

Opelika City

What is the racial makeup of West Forest Intermediate School?

Students at West Forest Intermediate School are 48% African American, 41% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is West Forest Intermediate School a good school?

West Forest Intermediate School ranks 511^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Forest Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend West Forest Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Opelika Middle School
High : Opelika High School

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