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Enrollment
868
Elementary
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMORE COUNTY·NCES 010129000470
Wetumpka Elementary School
510 Micanopy St, Wetumpka, AL 36092 · (334) 567-4323 · Elmore County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
466 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 99 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 170 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 163 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (150).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
41.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 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 Wetumpka Elementary School
Wetumpka Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetumpka Elementary School this school | 868 | 53.7% | 51.7% |
| Kitty Stone Elementary School Jacksonville | 929 | 57.8% | 53.5% |
| Allentown Elementary School Semmes | 843 | 58.7% | 52.9% |
| Coosada Elementary School Millbrook | 797 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Madison Cross Roads Elementary School Toney | 841 | 58.0% | 49.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln | 902 | 50.6% | 45.2% |
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 Wetumpka Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Elmore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #285 of 626 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #287 of 626 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #234 of 626 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #41 of 709 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #379 of 655 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #97 of 658 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #433 of 696 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #204 of 364 | 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
868
-37 (-4%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 1,762
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 868 | 50 | 17.4:1 | 54% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 65% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 50 | 17.4:1 | 69% (600) |
| 2020-21 | 905 | 50 | 18.1:1 | 50% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 55 | 17.6:1 | 59% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 973 | 50 | 19.5:1 | 63% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 968 | 52 | 18.6:1 | 57% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 1,169 | 79 | 14.8:1 | 46% (536) |
| 1990-91 | 1,762 | 91 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wetumpka Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (967 to 868); teachers down 9% (55 to 50).
About Wetumpka Elementary School
The public elementary school Wetumpka Elementary School is located in Wetumpka, Alabama. The school had 868 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Elmore County oversees Wetumpka Elementary School and 15 other schools, with 11,741 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Wetumpka Elementary School is White (47%). The remaining students are 36% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Elmore County is about 73% White. By the diversity index, Wetumpka Elementary School comes in at 64%.
The school reported 50 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.4:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%.
Wetumpka Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wetumpka Elementary School is 6.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.7%. Predicted: 45.0%.
Across Elmore County, median household income is about $78,243, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Wetumpka Elementary School is among the 26 public schools in Elmore County.
The nearest public school is EDGE Virtual School, at about 0.1 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Wetumpka Elementary School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Wetumpka Elementary School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 868, 4% below the 905 of 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Elmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,526
Census ACS
Median income
$78,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmore County
- Wetumpka High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Stanhope Elmore High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Millbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Holtville Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Coosada Elementary SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Redland Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Other schools in Wetumpka
- Wetumpka High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Redland Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Wetumpka Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Redland Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Elmore County Technical CenterHigh
- Tutwiler PrisonElementary
Nearby schools
- EDGE Virtual School0.1 mi · 456
- Wetumpka Middle School0.4 mi · 647
- Wetumpka High School0.5 mi · 1,219
- Redland Elementary School7.6 mi · 730
- Redland Middle School7.8 mi · 579
- Airport Road Intermediate School7.9 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Wetumpka Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wetumpka Elementary School?
Wetumpka Elementary School enrolls approximately 868 students in grades PK-04.
Is Wetumpka Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wetumpka Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Wetumpka Elementary School have?
Wetumpka Elementary School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Wetumpka Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wetumpka Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 8% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Wetumpka Elementary School in?
Wetumpka Elementary School is part of Elmore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.