Weeden Elementary School

Weeden Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Florence, Alabama, run under Florence City, with 477 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Florence City, which oversees 8 schools and 4,574 students, Weeden Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Weeden Elementary School lists that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Black, 20% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Lauderdale County as a whole is about 4% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Weeden Elementary School shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lauderdale County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Weeden 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 22.8%; this one delivers 48.6%, a residual of +25.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Lauderdale County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,649 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Lauderdale County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,526 students), of which Weeden Elementary School is one.

Florence Freshman Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Weeden Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Weeden Elementary School has edged up 14%, going from 418 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 40% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.