Wacoochee Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Salem, Alabama
Wacoochee Elementary School in Salem, Alabama enrolled 574 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
621 students in 2022-23, 596 students in 2023-24, 574 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 621 | 33.0 | 18.8 |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 41.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 574 | 36.0 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools
Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; 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 623 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wacoochee Elementary School enrolled 623 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 623 of the 623 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions30
- Chronically absent23.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.6% of students were White, 12.2% Black, 7.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White74.6%
- Black12.2%
- Hispanic7.3%
- Two or more races5.7%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Wacoochee Elementary School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 57% | 50% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 47% | 29% (2021-22) | 29.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Wacoochee Elementary School
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 7.3 miles away: 811 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
- Beulah Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.3 miles away: 696 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Compare Wacoochee Elementary School with West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lee County Schools spends per student$12,566 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,566
- The largest public schools in AlabamaWacoochee Elementary School is the number 205 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#205 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- 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 Wacoochee Elementary School
How many students attend Wacoochee Elementary School?
574 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 621 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salem, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wacoochee Elementary School?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wacoochee Elementary School a Title I school?
Wacoochee Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wacoochee Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Wacoochee Elementary School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Wacoochee Elementary School in?
Lee County Schools, NCES district ID 0102070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010207002188 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.