Wetumpka Elementary School

As a high-enrollment primary school in Wetumpka, Alabama, Wetumpka Elementary School serves 868 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Elmore County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Wetumpka Elementary School sits 81% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in Elmore County (11,741 students total), Wetumpka Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wetumpka Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wetumpka Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Elmore County put the typical household earns roughly $78,243 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Elmore County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,867 students), of which Wetumpka Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: EDGE Virtual School, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wetumpka Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.0%.

Wetumpka Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Wetumpka Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 967 (now 868). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 57% to 47%.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.