Webb Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Webb, Alabama, Webb Elementary School serves 419 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Houston County.

Houston County runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 6,907 students. Webb Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Webb Elementary School records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 38% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

On the resource side, Webb Elementary School shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Houston County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, Webb Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.1%; actual is 68.7%, +37.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Houston County) records that median household earnings sit near $58,626, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Houston County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,127 students), of which Webb Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Ashford High School, roughly 5.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Webb Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Webb Elementary School has declined 4%, going from 437 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.