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Wares Ferry Road Elementary School

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Wares Ferry Road Elementary School is an urban public school in Montgomery, Alabama that is part of Montgomery Public Schools. It serves 292 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Its teachers have had 254 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

292 Students

25 Teachers

6425 Wares Ferry Rd

Montgomery, AL 36117 View local requests

http://www.waresferry.mps-al.org/

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Wares Ferry Road Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Wares Ferry Road Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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Wares Ferry Road Elementary School

$105,636

raised using DonorsChoose

254

projects funded

teachers funded

340

donors

projects for basic supplies

108

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Wares Ferry Road Elementary School has received support from 173 individuals from Alabama and 167 individuals out-of-state.

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Wares Ferry Road Elementary School

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Wares Ferry Road Elementary School

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