W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in ALACHUA, Florida, overseen by ALACHUA, with 372 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 60 schools operated by ALACHUA, a district that caters to 28,255 students overall.

Demographically, W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Alachua County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Alachua County) shows that median household income runs about $61,949, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alachua County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students), of which W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 8% to 14%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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