Wacoochee Elementary School

Regular School · Salem, AL

Wacoochee Elementary School is a regular school school in Salem, Alabama, serving grades PK–06 with 574 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

574

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	428	75%
Black or African American	70	12%
Hispanic/Latino	42	7%
Two or more races	33	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	574	304M / 270F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% +2.9pp	24.1%	360
Reading Proficiency	55.0% +8.7pp	46.3%	361
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	85

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.05 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

21 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

134

23.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	574	100%

Contact & Location

125 Lee Road 254

Salem, AL 36874

Phone: (334)664-4072

http://www.lee.k12.al.us

District

Lee County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,402

District enrollment: 9,312

Other Schools in District

Beauregard Elementary School Elementary
Beulah Elementary School Elementary
East Smiths Station Elementary School Elementary
Loachapoka Elementary School Elementary
South Smiths Station Elementary School Elementary
West Smiths Station Elementary School Elementary
Beauregard High School High
Beulah High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 36874) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010207002188

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD