Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001188
Wilsonville Elementary School
71 School St, Wilsonville, AL 35186 · (205) 682-6640 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A-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
14.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
127 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
45.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Wilsonville Elementary School
Wilsonville Elementary School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsonville Elementary School this school | 229 | 55.5% | 59.9% |
| Highland Elementary School Gadsden | 216 | 53.7% | 42.6% |
| Shelby Elementary School Shelby | 242 | 58.7% | 63.4% |
| Fruithurst Elementary School Fruithurst | 226 | 52.7% | 63.6% |
| Meek Elementary School Arley | 211 | 54.0% | 73.2% |
| PollardMcCall Junior High School Brewton | 200 | 53.5% | 51.6% |
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 Wilsonville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #189 of 626 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #253 of 626 | #15 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #117 of 626 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #630 of 709 | #22 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #48 of 655 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #508 of 658 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #402 of 696 | #8 of 22 |
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
229
+63 (+38%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 229 | 16.2 | 14.1:1 | 55% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 57% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | 56% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 48% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 12.6 | 15.5:1 | 65% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 52% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 45% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 30% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 9 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilsonville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (194 to 229); teachers up 29% (12.6 to 16.2).
About Wilsonville Elementary School
Wilsonville Elementary School is one of the public schools in Wilsonville, Alabama. It is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 229 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 52% below the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Wilsonville Elementary School is one school in Shelby County, a system of 29 schools with 20,638 students.
At Wilsonville Elementary School, 85% of students are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Shelby County is about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilsonville Elementary School scores 28%.
There are 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wilsonville Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. A total of 127 students, or 55%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 42% average for public schools in Shelby County.
Wilsonville Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Alabama public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Wilsonville Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.9%; the prediction is 43.7%.
For the population of Shelby County, the median household earns about $97,961 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Wilsonville Elementary School shares Shelby County with 47 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Fayetteville High School, is about 7.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Wilsonville Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Wilsonville Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment increased 38% over 4 years, reaching 229 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 14.1:1.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Nearby schools
- Fayetteville High School7.7 mi · 580
- AH Watwood Elementary School7.7 mi · 289
- Shelby County High School7.7 mi · 572
- Elvin Hill Elementary School7.8 mi · 534
- Columbiana Middle School8.3 mi · 428
- Chelsea Park Elementary School8.6 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About Wilsonville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilsonville Elementary School?
Wilsonville Elementary School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wilsonville Elementary School serve?
Wilsonville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wilsonville Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Wilsonville Elementary School.
How diverse is Wilsonville Elementary School?
Wilsonville Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilsonville Elementary School?
Wilsonville Elementary School is overseen by Shelby County in Shelby County.
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