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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANETT CITY·NCES 010198001544
W O Lance Elementary
200 S 8th Ave, Lanett, AL 36863 · (334) 644-5915 · Chambers County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
365 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lanett City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 W O Lance Elementary
W O Lance Elementary's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W O Lance Elementary this school | 564 | 64.7% | 18.7% |
| Kermit Johnson School Pinson | 646 | 69.8% | 36.8% |
| Morris Elementary School Huntsville | 532 | 71.2% | 25.3% |
| Flatwoods Elementary School Northport | 459 | 68.6% | 36.5% |
| Pinson Elementary School Pinson | 753 | 58.7% | N/A |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School Huntsville | 483 | 72.3% | 28.9% |
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 W O Lance Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #611 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #594 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #612 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #215 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #216 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #257 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #288 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #298 of 364 |
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
564
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 564 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 65% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 86% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 88% (527) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 84% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 85% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 94% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 81% (495) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 35 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W O Lance Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (588 to 564); teachers up 3% (34 to 35).
About W O Lance Elementary
W O Lance Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Lanett, Alabama, (ZIP code 36863). The school serves 564 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
The Lanett City system has 3 schools and 971 students.
At W O Lance Elementary, Black students make up 60% of the student body. It is also 31% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Chambers County is roughly 38% Black. W O Lance Elementary's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 35 full-time-equivalent teachers at W O Lance Elementary and a ratio of 16.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 65% of enrollment.
allk12 grades W O Lance Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, W O Lance Elementary would score about 37.0%. It scores 18.7%, a bottom-10% result among Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chambers County show that the median household income is $49,656, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W O Lance Elementary is one of 13 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Lanett Senior High School, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 28.3% proficiency; W O Lance Elementary posts 18.7%.
W O Lance Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Enrollment at W O Lance Elementary declined 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 601 to 564 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.2:1 to 16.1:1 over the same years.
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Chambers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,192
Census ACS
Median income
$49,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lanett City
- Lanett Senior High SchoolHigh · 260 students
- Lanett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 147 students
Other schools in Lanett
- Huguley Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Lanett Senior High SchoolHigh · 260 students
- Lanett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Lanett Senior High School0.8 mi · 260
- Lanett Junior High School0.8 mi · 147
- Bob HardingShawmut Elementary2.0 mi · 232
- West Point Elementary School2.1 mi · 450
- Huguley Elementary School2.9 mi · 383
- W F Burns Middle School4.2 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About W O Lance ElementaryHow large is W O Lance Elementary?
W O Lance Elementary enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-06.
Is W O Lance Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W O Lance Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does W O Lance Elementary have?
W O Lance Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W O Lance Elementary?
At W O Lance Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 31% Hispanic, 60% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is W O Lance Elementary public or private?
W O Lance Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lanett City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.