Redland Elementary School

Located at 495 Scholars Drive, in Wetumpka, Alabama, Redland Elementary School is an expansive elementary-level community that hosts 730 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by Elmore County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Redland Elementary School sits 52% above that benchmark.

Within Elmore County, which oversees 16 schools and 11,741 students, Redland Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Redland Elementary School lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Elmore County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Redland Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Elmore County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Redland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.1%; this one delivers 69.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Elmore County put the typical household earns roughly $78,243 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Elmore County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,867 students), Redland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Redland Middle School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Redland Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Redland Elementary School has edged down 23%, going from 943 students in 2018 to 730 in 2025.

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