Wilson Elementary School

Located at 8900 Park Crossing, in Montgomery, Alabama, Wilson Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school that instructs 376 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Montgomery County. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Wilson Elementary School is one of 51 schools operated by Montgomery County, a district that teaches 26,958 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Wilson Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 74%; the rest is composed of 14% Asian, 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Wilson Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Wilson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilson Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 31,131 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carr Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilson Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilson Elementary School has edged down 19%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 16% to 4% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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