Weatherly Heights Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Huntsville, Alabama

Weatherly Heights Elementary School in Huntsville, Alabama enrolled 472 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

481 students in 2022-23, 459 students in 2023-24, 472 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Weatherly Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-234812023-244592024-25472
Students enrolled at Weatherly Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-234812023-244592024-25472
Students enrolled at Weatherly Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-234812023-244592024-25472
Students enrolled at Weatherly Heights Elementary School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-234812023-244592024-25472
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348132.015.0
2023-2445931.014.8
2024-2547230.015.7

15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 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.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

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 438 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Weatherly Heights Elementary School enrolled 438 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 438 of the 438 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.9% of students were White, 15.9% Black, 11.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White61.9%
  2. Black15.9%
  3. Hispanic11.0%
  4. Two or more races7.6%
  5. Asian3.4%
  6. 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 Weatherly Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2266%48%47.3%
Math, 2022-2349%25% (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.

Elementary schools in Huntsville

28 public elementary schools in Huntsville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Providence Elementary1,15221.359.2%
Mt Carmel Elementary School63816.328.8%
Central School61018.033.3%
Monrovia Elementary School60017.128.2%
Blossomwood Elementary School59615.950.5%
Riverton Elementary School59618.323.7%
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School57818.679.4%
Morris Elementary School53218.071.2%

All public schools in Huntsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Weatherly Heights Elementary School

  1. Mountain Gap Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 341 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Roger B Chaffee Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 396 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Weatherly Heights Elementary School with Mountain Gap Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Huntsville City spends per student$13,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,146
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaWeatherly Heights Elementary School is the number 343 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#343 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  7. 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 Weatherly Heights Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Weatherly Heights Elementary School?
    472 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 481 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Huntsville, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Weatherly Heights Elementary School?
    15.7 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.
  3. Is Weatherly Heights Elementary School a Title I school?
    Weatherly Heights Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Weatherly Heights Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Weatherly Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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.
  5. What district is Weatherly Heights Elementary School in?
    Huntsville City, NCES district ID 0101800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010180000651 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.

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