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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207002188
Wacoochee Elementary School
125 Lee Road 254, Salem, AL 36874 · (334) 664-4072 · Lee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
246 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (92).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
76.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
51.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Wacoochee Elementary School
Wacoochee Elementary School's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wacoochee Elementary School this school | 574 | 42.9% | 63.3% |
| Warrior Elementary School Warrior | 612 | 43.0% | 60.0% |
| South Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 669 | 42.3% | 60.4% |
| Creekside Elementary School Harvest | 550 | 39.6% | 64.5% |
| White Plains Elementary School Anniston | 530 | 43.6% | 62.5% |
| New Hope Elementary School New Hope | 534 | 47.2% | 58.0% |
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 Wacoochee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #144 of 626 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #183 of 626 | #8 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #144 of 626 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #208 of 709 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #195 of 655 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #382 of 658 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #554 of 696 | #13 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #277 of 364 | #12 of 14 |
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
574
-62 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 43% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 61% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 33 | 18.8:1 | 57% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 39% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 55% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 58% (316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wacoochee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (606 to 574); teachers up 13% (32 to 36).
About Wacoochee Elementary School
Wacoochee Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Alabama, located in Salem. The school enrolls 574 students in pre-K through 6.
Lee County (13 schools, 9,026 students) runs Wacoochee Elementary School.
The largest group at Wacoochee Elementary School is White students, at 75%. Other groups make up 12% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 66% of Lee County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
There are 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wacoochee Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. A total of 246 students, or 43%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wacoochee Elementary School is 10.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (63.3% versus 52.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Looking at the county, Lee County, median household income comes to about $65,824, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 41 public schools and about 24,812 students.
Among nearby public schools, West Smiths Station Elementary School is closest at about 7.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Wacoochee Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Wacoochee Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Wacoochee Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 636 in 2020-21 to 574 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.2:1 to 15.9:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
Nearby schools
- West Smiths Station Elementary School7.3 mi · 811
- Beulah High School8.1 mi · 535
- Beulah Elementary School8.3 mi · 696
- South Smiths Station Elementary School8.3 mi · 669
- Smiths Station Junior High School8.4 mi · 910
- East Smiths Station Elementary School8.8 mi · 785
Frequently asked questions
About Wacoochee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wacoochee Elementary School?
Wacoochee Elementary School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Wacoochee Elementary School serve?
Wacoochee Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Wacoochee Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Wacoochee Elementary School.
How diverse is Wacoochee Elementary School?
Wacoochee Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wacoochee Elementary School?
Wacoochee Elementary School is overseen by Lee County in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.