Wills Valley Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Fort Payne, Alabama
Wills Valley Elementary School in Fort Payne, Alabama enrolled 738 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
808 students in 2022-23, 774 students in 2023-24, 738 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.0 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 808 | 50.0 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 49.0 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 738 | 55.0 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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 551 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wills Valley Elementary School enrolled 826 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 551 of the 826 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.3% of students were White, 42.7% Hispanic, 3.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.3%
- Hispanic42.7%
- Two or more races3.9%
- Black2.7%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.7%
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 Fort Payne
2 public elementary schools in Fort Payne report 2024-25 enrollment; Wills Valley Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ridge Intermediate School | 792 | 16.2 | 64.1% |
| Wills Valley Elementary School | 738 | 13.4 | 66.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wills Valley Elementary School
- Little Ridge Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 792 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Ruhuma Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.4 miles away: 175 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
- Compare Wills Valley Elementary School with Little Ridge Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fort Payne City Schools spends per student$11,328 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,328
- The largest public schools in AlabamaWills Valley Elementary School is the number 83 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- 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 Wills Valley Elementary School
How many students attend Wills Valley Elementary School?
738 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 808 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Payne, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wills Valley Elementary School?
13.4 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 Wills Valley Elementary School a Title I school?
Wills Valley Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Wills Valley Elementary School in?
Fort Payne City Schools, NCES district ID 0101560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010156001365 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.