Wedowee Elementary School

Wedowee Elementary School is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in Wedowee, Alabama, run under Randolph County, hosting 284 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 480.

Randolph County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,089 students. Wedowee Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Wedowee Elementary School records that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wedowee Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Wedowee Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 59.5%, a residual of +25.4 points.

Around the school, census data for Randolph County shows median household earnings sit near $52,338, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Randolph County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,444 students), of which Wedowee Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Wedowee Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wedowee Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 284 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 19% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.