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If you could change one rule at Weeden Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE CITY·NCES 010153000535
Weeden Elementary School
400 Baldwin Street, Florence, AL 35630 · (256) 768-2900 · Lauderdale County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
402 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Weeden Elementary School→Florence Learning Center
Based on grade levels within Florence City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
45.7%
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 46 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Weeden Elementary School
Weeden Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeden Elementary School this school | 477 | 84.3% | 48.6% |
| Floyd Elementary School Gadsden | 384 | 82.0% | 22.6% |
| Harrand Creek Elementary School Enterprise | 440 | 78.0% | 50.4% |
| Adams Elementary School Gadsden | 433 | 90.8% | 23.3% |
| Carver Primary School Opelika | 414 | 91.1% | N/A |
| Tanner Elementary School Tanner | 338 | 79.3% | 30.0% |
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 Weeden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #319 of 626 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #243 of 626 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #351 of 626 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #332 of 709 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #108 of 655 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #15 of 658 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #52 of 696 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.1% | #104 of 262 | N/A |
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
477
+66 (+16%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 477 | 31.5 | 15.1:1 | 84% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 25.5 | 16.6:1 | 87% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 87% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 87% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 87% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 93% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 93% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 85% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weeden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (418 to 477); teachers up 13% (28 to 31.5).
About Weeden Elementary School
Weeden Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Florence, Alabama. The school enrolls 477 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Florence City totals 4,574 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Weeden Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 40%. Other students are 30% Black, 20% White, and 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 4% Hispanic share among all Lauderdale County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Weeden Elementary School counts 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.1 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 15.1:1 here. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lauderdale County average 47%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Weeden Elementary School would score about 22.8%. It scores 48.6%, a top-10% result among Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Lauderdale County has these Census figures: the median household income is $62,649, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lauderdale County has 24 public schools and roughly 12,526 students.
The closest public school to Weeden Elementary School is Florence Freshman Center, about 1.6 miles away. Weeden Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 48.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 66 more students in 2024-25.
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Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,830
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,526 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Florence City
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 1,101 students
- Forest Hills SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Hibbett Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Florence Freshman CenterHigh · 325 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 1,101 students
- Forest Hills SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Wilson High SchoolHigh · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Freshman Center1.6 mi · 325
- Florence High School1.6 mi · 1,101
- Florence Middle School1.8 mi · 663
- Kilby Laboratory School2.4 mi · 187
- Harlan Elementary School2.4 mi · 426
- Forest Hills School2.8 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Weeden Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Weeden Elementary School?
Weeden Elementary School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Weeden Elementary School serve?
Weeden Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Weeden Elementary School have?
Weeden Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Weeden Elementary School?
Student demographics at Weeden Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 40% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Weeden Elementary School?
Weeden Elementary School is overseen by Florence City in Lauderdale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.