Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001564
Wares Ferry Elementary School
6425 Wares Ferry Rd, Montgomery, AL 36117 · (334) 260-1036 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
244 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Wares Ferry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #501 of 626 | #13 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #548 of 626 | #19 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #442 of 626 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #496 of 709 | #27 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #549 of 655 | #24 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #619 of 658 | #30 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #254 of 696 | #24 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #119 of 364 | #10 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 19 | 19.0:1 | 68% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 73% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 73% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 76% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 78% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 59% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 83% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 40% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 861 | 41 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wares Ferry Elementary School.
About Wares Ferry Elementary School
Wares Ferry Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Montgomery, Alabama. In all, 361 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 25% below the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
Montgomery County is the local district for Wares Ferry Elementary School. It runs 51 schools with 26,958 students.
At Wares Ferry Elementary School, 93% of students are Black. Other students are 2% multiracial, 2% White, and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Montgomery County residents. The diversity index for Wares Ferry Elementary School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 68% of the student body. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is similar, at 67%.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wares Ferry Elementary School's results are 4.3 points below predicted: 30.6% against 34.9%.
In Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $59,386, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 60, with about 31,131 students.
Measured in a straight line, Garrett Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Wares Ferry Elementary School. The five-mile area around Wares Ferry Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Wares Ferry Elementary School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Wares Ferry Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.8:1 in 2020-21 to 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Wares Ferry Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
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- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
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Other schools in Montgomery
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Nearby schools
- Garrett Elementary School0.9 mi · 592
- Dozier Elementary School2.0 mi · 426
- Dalraida Elementary School3.3 mi · 711
- Goodwyn Middle School3.5 mi · 717
- Halcyon Elementary School3.7 mi · 694
- Flowers Elementary School4.3 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Wares Ferry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wares Ferry Elementary School?
Wares Ferry Elementary School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wares Ferry Elementary School serve?
Wares Ferry Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wares Ferry Elementary School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Wares Ferry Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wares Ferry Elementary School?
At Wares Ferry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Wares Ferry Elementary School in?
Wares Ferry Elementary School is part of Montgomery County.
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