Wilsonville Elementary School

Wilsonville Elementary School is a cozy elementary school in Wilsonville, Alabama, part of Shelby County. The school serves 229 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 480.

Shelby County comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 20,638 students; Wilsonville Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wilsonville Elementary School records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Wilsonville Elementary School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Shelby County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilsonville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $97,961, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilsonville Elementary School is one of 48 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students).

The closest other public school is Fayetteville High School, roughly 7.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilsonville Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilsonville Elementary School has ticked up 18%, going from 194 students in 2018 to 229 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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