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B−

Elmore County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Millbrook, Wetumpka, Deatsville, Elmore, Coosada and Eclectic, and parts of Prattville.

Millbrook’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Alabama school districts

Students
11,741
Schools
16
Spent per student
$12,174
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$78.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elmore County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Alabama districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the AL average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $78.6M, about $6,695 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% of the 146 Alabama school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Millbrook 17,623B−Wetumpka 7,535B−Deatsville 1,715B−Elmore 1,382B−Coosada 1,315B−Eclectic 1,256

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Millbrook. Grade by grade →

PK–45 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Millbrook Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Stanhope Elmore High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.2% · 6,089 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 47.3% · 6,060 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 90% · 950 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,174 per student · 13% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 32%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 57%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,519’20
11,919’21
11,971’22
11,820’23
11,741’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Black 26%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools.

Holtville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Deatsville
A
877 students20:1
Wetumpka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wetumpka
B+
868 students17:1
Coosada Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Millbrook
797 students15:1
Redland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wetumpka
A
730 students20:1
Eclectic Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Eclectic
A−
689 students17:1
EDGE Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Weumpka
C+
456 students
Airport Road Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Coosada
B+
536 students19:1
Millbrook Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Millbrook
B+
1,071 students18:1
Wetumpka Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wetumpka
B+
647 students19:1
Holtville Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Deatsville
A−
632 students19:1
Redland Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wetumpka
579 students19:1
Eclectic Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Eclectic
B+
468 students20:1
Wetumpka High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wetumpka
B+
1,219 students18:1
Stanhope Elmore High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Millbrook
B−
1,123 students17:1
Holtville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deatsville
B
555 students17:1
Elmore County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eclectic
B+
494 students18:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alabama.