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What advice would you give to incoming students at Redland Elementary School?
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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMORE COUNTY·NCES 010129002142
Redland Elementary School
495 Scholars Drive, Wetumpka, AL 36093 · (334) 567-1248 · Elmore County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
189 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (126).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
58.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Redland Elementary School
Redland Elementary School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redland Elementary School this school | 730 | 25.9% | 69.0% |
| Spanish Fort Elementary School Spanish Fort | 726 | 26.2% | 73.9% |
| Bluff Park Elementary School Hoover | 658 | 22.8% | 81.8% |
| Ivy Classical Academy Prattville | 619 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Springville Elementary School Springville | 779 | 23.5% | 67.5% |
| Riverton Elementary School Huntsville | 596 | 29.0% | 71.8% |
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 Redland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Elmore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #92 of 626 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #122 of 626 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #58 of 626 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #87 of 709 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #577 of 655 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #356 of 658 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #657 of 696 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #78 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
730
-166 (-19%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 730 | 37 | 19.7:1 | 26% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 40% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 37 | 19.8:1 | 40% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 896 | 46 | 19.5:1 | 28% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 48 | 19.6:1 | 31% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 913 | 49 | 18.6:1 | 30% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 29% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (943 to 730); teachers down 23% (48 to 37).
About Redland Elementary School
Redland Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Wetumpka, Alabama. The student body numbers 730 students, from pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Elmore County, which runs Redland Elementary School, has 16 schools and 11,741 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Redland Elementary School. The remaining students are 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Elmore County is about 73% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Redland Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Redland Elementary School employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. Redland Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 26%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Elmore County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.1% for Redland Elementary School. The school posts 69.0%, 3.9 points above the prediction.
Across Elmore County, median household income is about $78,243, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Redland Elementary School is among the 26 public schools in Elmore County.
Redland Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. By average proficiency, Redland Elementary School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 896 to 730.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Elmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,526
Census ACS
Median income
$78,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmore County
- Wetumpka High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Stanhope Elmore High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Millbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Holtville Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Wetumpka Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
- Coosada Elementary SchoolElementary · 797 students
Other schools in Wetumpka
- Wetumpka High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Wetumpka Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
- Wetumpka Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Redland Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Elmore County Technical CenterHigh
- Tutwiler PrisonElementary
Other Redland Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Redland Elementary. Redland Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- REDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOMESTEAD, FL · 974 students
- Redland Elementary SchoolOregon City, OR · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Redland Middle School1.6 mi · 579
- Wetumpka Elementary School7.6 mi · 868
- EDGE Virtual School7.7 mi · 456
- Wetumpka Middle School8.0 mi · 647
- Wetumpka High School8.2 mi · 1,219
- Wares Ferry Elementary School9.0 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Redland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Redland Elementary School?
Redland Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-04.
Is Redland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Redland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Redland Elementary School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Redland Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Redland Elementary School?
At Redland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Redland Elementary School public or private?
Redland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elmore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.