W. W. Irby Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Alachua, Florida
W. W. Irby Elementary School in Alachua, Florida enrolled 372 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
379 students in 2022-23, 361 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.1 to 26.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 379 | 28.1 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 28.6 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 372 | 26.2 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Florida elementary schools
Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 355 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W. W. Irby Elementary School enrolled 355 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 355 of the 355 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent31.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.2% of students were White, 33.9% Black, 14.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White45.2%
- Black33.9%
- Hispanic14.2%
- Two or more races6.2%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Alachua
3 public elementary schools in Alachua report 2024-25 enrollment; W. W. Irby Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. W. Irby Elementary School | 372 | 14.2 | 57.3% |
| Alachua Elementary School | 323 | 13.6 | 54.8% |
| Alachua Learning Academy Elementary | 108 | 18.0 | 36.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about W. W. Irby Elementary School
- Alachua Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 323 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Alachua Learning Academy ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 108 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare W. W. Irby Elementary School with Alachua Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alachua spends per student$11,075 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,075
- The largest public schools in FloridaW. W. Irby Elementary School is the number 1,822 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,822 of 2,193
- Florida schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about W. W. Irby Elementary School
How many students attend W. W. Irby Elementary School?
372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 379 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alachua, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at W. W. Irby Elementary School?
14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is W. W. Irby Elementary School a Title I school?
W. W. Irby Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is W. W. Irby Elementary School in?
Alachua, NCES district ID 1200030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120003000034 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.