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Wetumpka High School

1251 Coosa River Pkwy, Wetumpka, AL 36092 · (334) 567-5158 · Elmore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,219 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Alabama public high schools
  • ATest 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 high schools

Enrollment
1,219
High
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
472 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 933628%
Grade 1033327%
Grade 1130325%
Grade 1224720%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
69857%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
746%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
38632%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
434%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
65454%
Female
56546%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
48.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.7%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 High School

Wetumpka High School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Wetumpka High School this school1,21938.7%44.9%
Hazel Green High School
Hazel Green
1,45440.7%39.7%
Gardendale High School
Gardendale
1,07638.6%22.5%
Smiths Station High School
Smiths Station
1,58839.0%23.9%
Saraland High School
Saraland
1,13442.4%43.0%
East Limestone High School
Athens
1,21634.0%42.5%
Matched among Alabama high 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 High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#37 of 305
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.7%#42 of 305
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.4%#60 of 305
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,219#44 of 319
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.5:1#230 of 307
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.7%#76 of 307
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.7%#264 of 317
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.7%#112 of 130
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,219
+24 (+2%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 823
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,2196618.5:139% (472)
2023-241,2256419.1:152% (642)
2022-231,2406020.7:149% (613)
2020-211,1956319.0:139% (462)
2017-181,1876019.8:142% (504)
2015-161,1565620.6:143% (496)
2010-111,1327016.2:139% (437)
2000-018755216.8:130% (265)
1990-918233523.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wetumpka High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,187 to 1,219); teachers up 10% (60 to 66).

About Wetumpka High School

Students in Wetumpka, Alabama, attend Wetumpka High School, a large high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,219 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.

The Elmore County system has 16 schools and 11,741 students.

White students are 57% of those enrolled at Wetumpka High School. The next largest groups are 32% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Elmore County overall, about 73% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.

Its ratio of 18.5:1 is based on 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Elmore County, the average is 47%.

Wetumpka High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Alabama public high schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wetumpka High School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 44.9% actual against 55.8% predicted.

American Community Survey estimates for Elmore County show that the median household earns about $78,243 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Elmore County, 26 public schools serve about 13,867 students.

Wetumpka Middle School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Wetumpka High School at 6th of 7.

Locale data from NCES put Wetumpka High School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,195 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,219.

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Elmore County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Wetumpka High School
District
Elmore County
Address
1251 Coosa River Pkwy, Wetumpka, AL 36092
Phone
(334) 567-5158
County
Elmore County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,219
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
472 (39%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
010129000471
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wetumpka High School
How many students attend Wetumpka High School?
Wetumpka High School enrolls approximately 1,219 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wetumpka High School serve?
Wetumpka High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wetumpka High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wetumpka High School is approximately 18.5:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wetumpka High School?
At Wetumpka High School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 6% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wetumpka High School in?
Wetumpka High School is part of Elmore County.
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