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What's the most underrated thing about Weaver Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054000246
Weaver Elementary School
444 School Dr, Weaver, AL 36277 · (256) 741-7100 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
361 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
59.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Weaver Elementary School
Weaver Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Elementary School this school | 544 | 66.4% | 44.5% |
| BB Comer Memorial Elementary School Sylacauga | 521 | 66.0% | 53.9% |
| Lineville Elementary School Lineville | 459 | 68.0% | 53.3% |
| W S Neal Elementary School East Brewton | 500 | 67.6% | 42.6% |
| East Lawrence Elementary School Trinity | 576 | 66.5% | 40.9% |
| Ashford Elementary School Ashford | 668 | 65.6% | 62.7% |
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 Weaver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #375 of 626 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #421 of 626 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #363 of 626 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #239 of 709 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #263 of 655 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #299 of 658 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #269 of 696 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #152 of 364 | #2 of 6 |
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
544
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 66% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 79% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 73% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 65% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 60% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 59% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 58% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 55% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 757 | 31 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weaver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (637 to 544); teachers down 15% (39 to 33).
About Weaver Elementary School
Weaver Elementary School is an elementary school in Weaver, Alabama, and it is part of Calhoun County. Its enrollment is 544 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
Calhoun County operates 17 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,997 students.
About 67% of the student body at Weaver Elementary School is White. Other groups include 17% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Calhoun County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. The school reported 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.8%.
Census data for Calhoun County show median household income comes to about $55,029, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 38 public schools and about 16,686 students.
Weaver High School is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Weaver Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Alexandria High SchoolHigh · 480 students
Other Weaver Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Weaver Elementary. Weaver Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Weaver Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 460 students
- Weaver ElementaryMAPLEWOOD, MN · 442 students
- WEAVER ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 264 students
- WEAVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST MEMPHIS, AR · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Weaver High School1.1 mi · 468
- Jacksonville High School3.1 mi · 756
- Anniston Middle School3.2 mi · 357
- Kitty Stone Elementary School3.2 mi · 929
- Saks Elementary School3.8 mi · 625
- Saks High School3.8 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Weaver Elementary SchoolHow large is Weaver Elementary School?
Weaver Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Weaver Elementary School serve?
Weaver Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Weaver Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Weaver Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Weaver Elementary School?
Weaver Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Weaver Elementary School?
Weaver Elementary School is overseen by Calhoun County in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.