Wellborn Elementary School

Wellborn Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Anniston, Alabama, operated by Calhoun County. Current enrollment sits at 598 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Wellborn Elementary School is one of 17 schools operated by Calhoun County, a district that instructs 7,997 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Wellborn Elementary School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 11% Black, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Calhoun County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wellborn Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Calhoun County shows median household earnings sit near $55,029, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wellborn Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 16,686 students).

The closest other public school is Wellborn High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wellborn Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Wellborn Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 642 students in 2018 compared to 598 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 81% to 75%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Wellborn Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.