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West Forest Intermediate School

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West Forest Intermediate School ranks 488 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

West Forest Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Opelika, Alabama, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Opelika City School District, which is ranked 74 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While West Forest Intermediate School's English language arts (ELA) proficiency rates are closer to the district and state averages, the school has consistently underperformed in mathematics and science compared to both the Opelika City and Alabama state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.13% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 37.73% for Opelika City and 45.47% for the state. The school also faces significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, with particularly concerning performance for students with disabilities.

West Forest Intermediate School's academic performance lags behind that of nearby schools in the Opelika City district, such as Morris Avenue Intermediate School and Northside School, as well as the higher-performing Auburn City schools, like Margaret Yarbrough Elementary, Wrights Mill Road Elementary, and Pick Elementary. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates and the high percentage of students from low-income families suggest that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic performance.

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 — 40th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (38% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 24 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg45%

Alabama avg52%

488^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Opelika City

74^th of 135Opelika 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%	★☆☆☆☆

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
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)

African American (2025)66th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English51%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Science19%-24 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, August 11, 2011

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 (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
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%)	28.2	488^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.2%		24.4	518^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.3%	30	29.1	21.8	41.5	18.6	59.4	42.4	50.8	$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%)	58.1	291^st of 680 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.2	229^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.5%	62	45.5	37.4	52.3	38.7	69.4	59.6	72.9	$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	(334) 745-9712	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%)	88.3	60^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.2	50^th of 684 public elementary schools	92.7%	10	69.0	66.5	60.1	63.2	87.6	82.5	81.8	$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%)	41.8	411^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.4	346^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.4%	65	38.7	33.3	26.7	28.7	57.5	59.3	71.0	$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%)	87.9	63^rd of 680 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.3	48^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.0%	15	64.9	64.5	77.9	64.5	85.3	72.6	86.7	$9,792	$1,314	$8,462

Frequently Asked Questions about West Forest Intermediate School

What district is West Forest Intermediate School in?

Opelika City

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

How many students attend West Forest Intermediate School?

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

Is West Forest Intermediate School a good school?

West Forest Intermediate School ranks 488^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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.

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