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Wedowee Middle School

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Wedowee Middle School ranks 502 nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Wedowee Middle School serves 199 students in grades K-6 in the small town of Wedowee, Alabama, as part of the Randolph County school district, where about 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school shows a mixed picture of strengths and challenges. On the positive side, the school has made remarkable progress with attendance—chronic absenteeism dropped from nearly 25% to just 8.3% over two years, which is now better than both the district and state averages. The school also demonstrates real effectiveness with specific groups of students: English Language Learners rank in the 73rd percentile statewide (4 stars), and Special Education students have consistently scored well above average, including an extraordinary 99th percentile ranking just a couple of years ago. African American students also perform relatively well, ranking in the 63rd percentile. However, the overall school ranking has slipped from the 45th percentile to the 27th percentile over the past few years, earning just 1 star. The biggest concern is mathematics—only about 15% of 6th graders are proficient in math compared to 35% statewide, a gap that has persisted across multiple years. Interestingly, students appear to arrive at this school well-prepared, as 3rd graders at the nearby Wedowee Elementary School score above district averages, suggesting learning gains may stall during the middle school years.

Parents may find it useful to compare this school with Woodland Elementary School, just 7 miles away in the same district. Woodland ranks in the 59th percentile (3 stars) and outperforms Wedowee in nearly every subject and grade level—for example, 5th grade English proficiency is 82% at Woodland versus 58% at Wedowee. Woodland serves a wealthier population (about 51% free/reduced lunch) and spends less per student ($7,851 vs. $10,408), suggesting that the challenges at Wedowee may relate more to instructional approaches than funding. The school's success in reducing absenteeism shows it can make positive changes when focused efforts are applied, which offers hope that similar attention to academics could yield improvements.

199

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,408

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

896 Woodland Ave W
Wedowee, AL 36278-7102

(256) 357-4636

District: Randolph County

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

African American:

20.1%

Hispanic:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Alabama avg50%

502^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Randolph County

92^nd of 140Randolph 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	502 of 686	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	444 of 680	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	432 of 684	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	373 of 680	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	481 of 687	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	463 of 692	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	417 of 681	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	532 of 680	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	502 of 688	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.9	525 of 691	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	497 of 691	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.9	490 of 695	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	565 of 696	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	572 of 696	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	554 of 709	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	523 of 704	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	592 of 696	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	617 of 698	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	624 of 698	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	606 of 689	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	666 of 688	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	535 of 623	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	157 of 428	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	123 of 427	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	42.5	218 of 420	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.5	34 of 427	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	32.6	291 of 426	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	205 of 426	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.6	368 of 423	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	205 of 336	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	38 of 143	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	490 of 651	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	445 of 649	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	451 of 650	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	444 of 645	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	477 of 656	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	474 of 656	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	430 of 646	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	514 of 640	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	474 of 639	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	191 of 196	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	109 of 152	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	128 of 140	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	444 of 667	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	399 of 660	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	418 of 670	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	276 of 623	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	424 of 651	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	375 of 653	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	324 of 649	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.1	515 of 651	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	447 of 567	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	465 of 659	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	390 of 651	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	358 of 655	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	229 of 649	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	434 of 669	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	399 of 669	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	370 of 650	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	498 of 650	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	478 of 639	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	152 of 193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	152 of 403	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	110 of 403	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	98.2	4 of 395	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	13.8	263 of 280	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	479 of 501	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	438 of 532	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	410 of 535	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	321 of 528	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	474 of 540	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	449 of 539	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	365 of 529	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	484 of 508	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	352 of 369	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English49%-13 vs state

Science37%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wedowee Middle School	Public	K-6	896 Woodland Ave W	Wedowee	36278	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 357-4636	199	11	17.4	69.8%	109 (54.8%)	40 (20.1%)	36 (18.1%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	27.8	502^nd of 686 public elementary schools	26.8%		37.5	444^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.7%	58		35.3	16.7	14.9			36.8			45.6	58.3	43.3			$10,408	$2,904	$7,446
Wedowee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	940 Woodland Ave West	Wedowee	36278	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 357-4588	284	18	15.7	68.7%	177 (62.3%)	33 (11.6%)	54 (19.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)	47.6								63.5						$8,725	$737	$7,931
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24654 Hwy 48	Woodland	36280	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 449-6108	338	20	16.5	50.6%	292 (86.4%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	58.6	283^rd of 686 public elementary schools	58.7%		71.3	187^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.5%	96	45.2	31.8	31.8	28.0			54.6		78.6	65.9	81.8	62.0			$7,851	$505	$7,288
Knight Enloe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	430 Park Ave	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Roanoke City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 539-5261	506	31	16.3	62.6%	256 (50.6%)	186 (36.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)								(n/a)	43.8								75.3						$9,180	$1,598	$7,582
Lineville Elementary School	Public	K-6	18 West Main	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 396-1420	459	29	15.8	68.0%	307 (66.9%)	73 (15.9%)	33 (7.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.4%)	62.5	259^th of 686 public elementary schools	62.2%		59	285^th of 680 public elementary schools	58.1%	26	48.3	39.0	41.3	44.8			57.6		81.0	55.9	76.2	56.7			$8,744	$1,562	$7,156
Rock Mills Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	415 County Road 75	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 885-6823	177	12	14.7	66.7%	164 (92.7%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	20.3	554^th of 686 public elementary schools	19.2%		28.2	490^th of 680 public elementary schools	27.9%	64	10.5	21.4	6.3	12.5	7.7	41.7	28.6	75.0	63.2	42.9	50.0	43.8	46.2	91.7	$11,453	$1,290	$10,105
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9855 Highway 9	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 253-2146	206	14	15.2	54.9%	150 (72.8%)	2 (1.0%)	43 (20.9%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	72.2	174^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.6%		64.1	238^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.0%	64	50.0	70.4	47.1	26.9			70.4		77.8	70.4	82.4	61.5			$9,691	$1,973	$7,550
Ranburne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	181 Young Dr	Ranburne	36273	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 568-9722	343	22	15.5	44.9%	329 (95.9%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	80.8	111^th of 686 public elementary schools	83.8%		60.3	277^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.3%	166	48.2	59.3					68.5		84.2	83.3					$8,234	$626	$7,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Wedowee Middle School

What district is Wedowee Middle School in?

Randolph County

How many students attend Wedowee Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Wedowee Middle School.

Is Wedowee Middle School a good school?

Wedowee Middle School ranks 502^nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wedowee Middle School?

Students at Wedowee Middle School are 55% White, 20% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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