W O Lance Elementary

Summary:

W O Lance Elementary is a public elementary school in Lanett, Alabama, serving 573 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Chambers County school district, which is ranked 128 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating.

W O Lance Elementary faces significant challenges compared to other schools in the area. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools, with academic performance well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 5.71% to 17.33%, compared to the state average of 31.56% to 42.16%. The school's performance on English Language Arts assessments is also concerning, with proficiency rates ranging from 16.18% to 33.33%, compared to the state average of 53.32% to 62.8%. W O Lance Elementary has been rated 0 or 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in Alabama.

The challenges at W O Lance Elementary may be influenced by its student demographics, which differ significantly from nearby schools. The school has a much higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students (89.53% combined) compared to the state and nearby schools like Wacoochee Elementary, Northside School, and Huguley Elementary. W O Lance Elementary also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.09% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 200 S 8th Ave
       Lanett, AL  36863


(334) 644-5915

District: Lanett City

SchoolDigger Rank:
621st of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,031 Help


Students who attend W O Lance Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lanett Junior High School
High:    Lanett Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  573

Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.1%
Hispanic:
23.4%
White:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.1% Help


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Compare Details W O Lance Elementary ranks worse than 90.8% of elementary schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (66.1%), Hispanic (23.4%), White (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at W O Lance Elementary is 16.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at W O Lance Elementary is $9,031.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

W O Lance Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks W O Lance Elementary 621st of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See W O Lance Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lanett City:

SchoolDigger ranks Lanett City 128th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for W O Lance Elementary

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Rank History for all students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.32 477th 623 23.4%
2005 25.14 582nd 688 15.4%
2006 30.87 552nd 689 19.9%
2007 15.61 648th 698 7.2%
2008 11.72 673rd 698 3.6%
2009 13.46 658th 696 5.5%
2010 9.00 680th 704 3.4%
2011 18.82 648th 709 8.6%
2012 15.67 651st 696 6.5%
2013 22.46 631st 696 9.3%
2014 18.53 595th 695 14.4%
2015 13.72 627th 691 9.3%
2016 16.39 597th 691 13.6%
2017 22.62 551st 688 19.9%
2018 13.35 607th 680 10.7%
2019 9.39 642nd 681 5.7%
2021 16.60 578th 692 16.5%
2022 16.55 575th 687 16.3%
2023 15.65 573rd 680 15.7%
2024 11.48 621st 684 9.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.51 49th 74 33.8%
2021 32.62 73rd 100 27.0%
2022 28.88 91st 110 17.3%
2023 21.96 114th 123 7.3%
2024 21.80 121st 131 7.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.10 329th 344 4.4%
2019 12.92 379th 392 3.3%
2021 34.71 274th 398 31.2%
2023 12.40 369th 373 1.1%
2024 20.29 346th 395 12.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.09 558th 651 14.3%
2019 14.22 609th 649 6.2%
2021 24.76 507th 653 22.4%
2022 27.25 496th 651 23.8%
2023 23.73 497th 623 20.2%
2024 16.53 577th 670 13.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 29.07 481st 639 24.7%
2018 20.37 532nd 640 16.9%
2019 11.51 599th 646 7.3%
2021 17.71 556th 656 15.2%
2022 23.42 508th 656 22.6%
2023 22.34 512th 645 20.6%
2024 19.00 536th 650 17.5%
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Rank History for Male students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 17.95 542nd 639 15.2%
2018 10.27 609th 650 6.3%
2019 9.09 622nd 650 4.3%
2021 16.59 559th 669 16.4%
2022 11.85 616th 669 7.9%
2023 10.90 595th 649 8.3%
2024 8.07 630th 655 3.8%
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Rank History for African American students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 41.05 192nd 336 42.9%
2018 33.45 301st 423 28.8%
2019 21.05 382nd 426 10.3%
2021 29.93 308th 426 27.7%
2022 32.84 284th 426 33.3%
2023 28.67 318th 427 25.5%
2024 27.11 336th 420 20.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.13 140th 140 0.0%
2019 9.12 149th 152 2.0%
2021 29.22 125th 164 23.8%
2022 25.68 141st 175 19.4%
2023 18.73 165th 184 10.3%
2024 22.76 168th 196 14.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.53 57th 58 1.7%
2021 29.58 46th 63 27.0%
2022 23.50 55th 65 15.4%
2023 21.63 48th 57 15.8%
2024 22.38 51st 59 13.6%
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Rank History for White students at W O Lance Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.15 447th 539 17.1%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for W O Lance Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 689 689
1989 338 351 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 692
1990 305 340 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1991 328 373 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 703
1992 304 383 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 692
1993 290 382 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 678
1994 294 382 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 681
1995 279 392 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1996 279 392 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1997 239 410 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 650
1998 222 449 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1999 157 443 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2000 165 499 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 667
2001 119 491 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 612
2002 88 425 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 519
2003 88 425 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 519
2004 70 404 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 476
2005 60 447 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 508
2006 63 429 0 2 0 n/a n/a 1 495
2007 66 412 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2008 80 455 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2009 68 418 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2010 47 411 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 463
2011 43 403 0 6 0 0 4 0 456
2012 44 398 0 9 0 0 16 0 467
2013 43 402 1 10 0 0 18 0 474
2014 50 425 4 20 2 1 21 0 523
2015 43 470 1 35 0 1 19 0 569
2016 41 420 4 43 1 1 14 0 524
2017 59 419 3 62 3 0 13 0 559
2018 49 445 1 83 4 0 6 0 588
2019 48 458 2 80 0 0 2 0 590
2020 50 455 0 109 0 0 1 0 615
2021 44 456 1 98 0 1 1 0 601
2022 46 420 0 110 0 1 4 0 581
2023 43 379 0 134 0 1 16 0 573

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at W O Lance Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 689 34.0 20.2 0
1989 692 35.0 19.7 n/a
1990 648 36.0 18.0 0
1991 703 35.0 20.0 n/a
1992 692 38.0 18.2 n/a
1993 678 41.5 16.3 n/a
1994 681 39.6 17.2 n/a
1995 671 41.5 16.2 n/a
1996 671 41.5 16.2 n/a
1997 650 44.8 14.5 57.5
1998 671 47.0 14.3 58.6
1999 603 38.9 15.5 75.6
2000 667 45.5 14.7 75.1
2001 612 43.5 14.1 80.9
2002 519 40.8 12.7 90
2003 519 40.8 12.7 90
2004 476 39.0 12.2 92.4
2005 508 35.0 14.5 90.4
2006 495 37.0 13.4 91.5
2007 479 36.0 13.3 88.5
2008 539 37.0 14.6 90.2
2009 490 33.9 14.3 93.9
2010 463 30.1 15.3 94.2
2011 456 31.1 14.6 94.3
2012 467 32.7 14.2 93.6
2013 474 33.7 14.0 92.6
2014 523 31.0 16.8 95.4
2015 569 32.0 17.7 89.1
2016 524 32.0 16.3 85.5
2017 559 34.5 16.2 86.2
2018 588 34.0 17.2 83.8
2019 590 34.0 17.3 86.6
2020 615 33.0 18.6 87
2021 601 35.6 16.8 87.7
2022 581 33.0 17.6 86.2
2023 573 34.0 16.8 87.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio W O Lance Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 689 34.0 20.2 0
1989 692 35.0 19.7 n/a
1990 648 36.0 18.0 0
1991 703 35.0 20.0 n/a
1992 692 38.0 18.2 n/a
1993 678 41.5 16.3 n/a
1994 681 39.6 17.2 n/a
1995 671 41.5 16.2 n/a
1996 671 41.5 16.2 n/a
1997 650 44.8 14.5 57.5
1998 671 47.0 14.3 58.6
1999 603 38.9 15.5 75.6
2000 667 45.5 14.7 75.1
2001 612 43.5 14.1 80.9
2002 519 40.8 12.7 90
2003 519 40.8 12.7 90
2004 476 39.0 12.2 92.4
2005 508 35.0 14.5 90.4
2006 495 37.0 13.4 91.5
2007 479 36.0 13.3 88.5
2008 539 37.0 14.6 90.2
2009 490 33.9 14.3 93.9
2010 463 30.1 15.3 94.2
2011 456 31.1 14.6 94.3
2012 467 32.7 14.2 93.6
2013 474 33.7 14.0 92.6
2014 523 31.0 16.8 95.4
2015 569 32.0 17.7 89.1
2016 524 32.0 16.3 85.5
2017 559 34.5 16.2 86.2
2018 588 34.0 17.2 83.8
2019 590 34.0 17.3 86.6
2020 615 33.0 18.6 87
2021 601 35.6 16.8 87.7
2022 581 33.0 17.6 86.2
2023 573 34.0 16.8 87.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for W O Lance Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,278 (14.2%) $7,750 (85.8%) $9,031

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on W O Lance Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 642nd of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 573rd of 680 Elementary schools
 10%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (W O Lance Elementary)25.723.2
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lanett City)25.723.2
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (W O Lance Elementary)17.76.8
 10.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lanett City)17.76.8
 10.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (W O Lance Elementary)18.325
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lanett City)18.325
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (W O Lance Elementary)15.314.7
 0.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lanett City)15.314.7
 0.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students590573
 2.9%
African American458379
 17.2%
American Indian00
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic80134
 67.5%
Pacific Islander01
White4843
 10.4%
Two or More Races216
 700%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.6%87.1%
 0.5%


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W O Lance Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

Students at W O Lance Elementary are 66% African American, 23% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend W O Lance Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lanett Junior High School
High : Lanett Senior High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 573 students attended W O Lance Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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