Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHEFFIELD CITY·NCES 010300001168
L E Willson Elementary School
2200 31st St, Sheffield, AL 35660 · (256) 386-5730 · Colbert County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
198 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 69 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sheffield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Schools most like L E Willson Elementary School
L E Willson Elementary School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L E Willson Elementary School this school | 253 | 78.3% | 33.0% |
| Abbeville Elementary School Abbeville | 338 | 74.9% | 25.6% |
| AH Watwood Elementary School Childersburg | 289 | 71.6% | 56.1% |
| Central Elementary School Rockford | 397 | 76.6% | 38.1% |
| Indian Springs Elementary School Eight Mile | 305 | 78.0% | 35.5% |
| Hazlewood Elementary School Town Creek | 221 | 85.1% | 26.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where L E Willson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Colbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #483 of 626 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #439 of 626 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #512 of 626 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #611 of 709 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #60 of 655 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #74 of 658 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #110 of 696 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #79 of 364 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
253
-74 (-23%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 253 | 17.5 | 14.5:1 | 78% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 16.5 | 14.6:1 | 78% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 17.7 | 15.5:1 | 78% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 78% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 21.9 | 14.9:1 | 79% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 57% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 82% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 70% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L E Willson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (326 to 253); teachers down 20% (21.9 to 17.5).
About L E Willson Elementary School
L E Willson Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Sheffield, Alabama. Enrollment is 253 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 6. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students, so this school is 47% smaller than average.
Across its 4 schools, Sheffield City enrolls 1,029 students. L E Willson Elementary School is one of those schools.
L E Willson Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Black, 12% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. In Colbert County overall, about 77% of residents are White. L E Willson Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at L E Willson Elementary School is 17.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school counts 198 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 78%. For comparison, public schools in Colbert County average 50%.
L E Willson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.0%, compared with a predicted 27.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Colbert County show that the median household income is $60,628, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. L E Willson Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in the county.
Sheffield Junior High School is the public school closest to L E Willson Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. L E Willson Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around L E Willson Elementary School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 253, a 23% decrease from 327 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 14.5:1 over the same years.
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Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sheffield City
- WA Threadgill Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Sheffield High SchoolHigh · 305 students
- Sheffield Junior High SchoolMiddle · 127 students
Other schools in Sheffield
- WA Threadgill Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Sheffield High SchoolHigh · 305 students
- Sheffield Junior High SchoolMiddle · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Sheffield Junior High School0.3 mi · 127
- Sheffield High School0.4 mi · 305
- WA Threadgill Primary School0.5 mi · 344
- Kilby Laboratory School2.3 mi · 187
- Deshler Middle School2.5 mi · 336
- Deshler High School2.5 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About L E Willson Elementary SchoolHow large is L E Willson Elementary School?
L E Willson Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does L E Willson Elementary School serve?
L E Willson Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many teachers does L E Willson Elementary School have?
L E Willson Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at L E Willson Elementary School?
Student demographics at L E Willson Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 8% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees L E Willson Elementary School?
L E Willson Elementary School is overseen by Sheffield City in Colbert County.
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