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Wadley High School

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Wadley High School ranks 470 th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 31% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

Wadley High School is an alternative public school in Wadley, Alabama, serving grades PK-12 with 406 students. The school is part of the Randolph County School District, which is ranked 88 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Despite lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, Wadley High School has maintained relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 85.1% to 90.0% in recent years. However, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.5% to 17.9%, which may contribute to the lower academic performance. Interestingly, Horseshoe Bend High School, located about 15 miles away, generally outperforms Wadley High School in test scores, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Wadley High School, ranging from 56.78% to 67.15%, indicates that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which can contribute to the lower academic performance. Additionally, the school's higher spending per student compared to Horseshoe Bend High School suggests that Wadley High School may be facing unique challenges that require additional funding and resources to address the academic needs of its students.

372

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,992

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Bailey St
Wadley, AL 36276

(256) 395-2286

District: Randolph County

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

African American:

16.4%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Alabama avg44%

Elementary school

470^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

308^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

316^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 135Randolph County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	470 of 680	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	444 of 684	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	384 of 680	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	471 of 687	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	465 of 692	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	472 of 681	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	386 of 680	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	483 of 688	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	431 of 691	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.0	449 of 691	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.3	539 of 695	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.3	500 of 696	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.6	417 of 696	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	346 of 709	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	376 of 704	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.4	579 of 696	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	584 of 698	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.7	362 of 698	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.8	553 of 689	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.9	484 of 688	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.0	431 of 623	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	458 of 645	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	478 of 656	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	408 of 656	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	394 of 646	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	413 of 640	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	410 of 639	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	465 of 660	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	406 of 670	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	367 of 623	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	485 of 651	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	437 of 653	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	449 of 649	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	397 of 651	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	471 of 651	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	407 of 655	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	328 of 649	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	420 of 669	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	451 of 669	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	530 of 650	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	374 of 650	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	464 of 639	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	441 of 532	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	396 of 535	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	315 of 528	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	437 of 540	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	422 of 539	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	446 of 529	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	339 of 508	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.0	334 of 369	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	308 of 439	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	219 of 442	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	295 of 437	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	321 of 432	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	311 of 440	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	330 of 437	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	295 of 423	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	329 of 432	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	331 of 432	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	329 of 430	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.7	281 of 438	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	257 of 436	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.9	196 of 436	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.0	124 of 435	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	49.1	238 of 435	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.4	332 of 425	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	308 of 417	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	63.1	146 of 412	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	32.7	301 of 409	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	61.8	134 of 415	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	80.9	45 of 407	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	260 of 271	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	316 of 415	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	281 of 426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	288 of 417	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	278 of 423	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	337 of 415	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	325 of 399	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	298 of 392	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.8	290 of 380	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	330 of 428	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	209 of 437	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	189 of 410	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	311 of 421	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	351 of 415	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	348 of 396	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	285 of 396	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	336 of 349	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	252 of 422	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	141 of 428	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	282 of 419	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	340 of 427	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	266 of 418	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	289 of 399	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	258 of 397	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.0	302 of 380	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	262 of 377	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	182 of 373	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.0	287 of 370	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	261 of 376	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	295 of 369	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	311 of 343	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	258 of 331	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	316 of 374	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.0	161 of 378	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.0	329 of 371	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	265 of 367	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	214 of 371	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	248 of 366	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	250 of 356	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	213 of 353	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	200 of 351	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	251 of 353	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	61.1	124 of 358	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	248 of 358	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	254 of 358	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.6	271 of 360	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	231 of 358	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	188 of 357	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.8	91 of 359	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	92.6	5 of 358	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	65.0	103 of 357	71.1%	★★★★☆
2005	42.4	245 of 359	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.6	97 of 357	72.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	225 of 228	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	222 of 359	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	310 of 366	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	290 of 358	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	206 of 367	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.4	330 of 359	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	240 of 343	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	346 of 367	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	306 of 375	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	265 of 361	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	295 of 361	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	274 of 358	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	199 of 349	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	227 of 315	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	352 of 363	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	69.2	88 of 368	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	9.2	354 of 358	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	58.9	128 of 366	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	227 of 357	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	246 of 350	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	189 of 339	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	263 of 325	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	159 of 325	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.0	299 of 317	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	225 of 326	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	160 of 319	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.6	276 of 313	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	271 of 300	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2023)29th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2022)4th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Female (2025)38th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English50%-6 vs state

Science30%-9 vs state

Mathematics8%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)							Summative Assessment Science (2025)			Summative Assessment English (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wadley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	105 Bailey St	Wadley	36276	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 395-2286	372	23	15.9	59.7%	257 (69.1%)	61 (16.4%)	37 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)	19.1	0.0	11.1	14.3	9.4	0.0	3.2	43.5	39.1	6.5	47.6	60.9	83.3	38.1	53.1	52.2	16.1	$9,992	$1,437	$8,498
Horseshoe Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10684 Highway 22 E	New Site	36256	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 329-9110	776	45	17.3	42.1%	711 (91.6%)	29 (3.7%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)	31.4	25.4	53.3	54.1	30.7	32.2	25.0	34.3	38.3	42.3	70.6	48.5	76.7	72.1	50.0	58.3	31.4	$9,210	$1,315	$7,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Wadley High School

What is the racial makeup of Wadley High School?

Students at Wadley High School are 69% White, 16% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Wadley High School in?

Randolph County

How many students attend Wadley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Wadley High School.

Is Wadley High School a good school?

Wadley High School ranks 470^th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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