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Enrollment
372
Combined
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY·NCES 010282001123
Wadley High School
105 Bailey St, Wadley, AL 36276 · (256) 395-2286 · Randolph County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
222 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Wadley High School
Wadley High School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadley High School this school | 372 | 59.7% | 29.0% |
| Section High School Section | 503 | 58.4% | 43.0% |
| Billingsley High School Billingsley | 586 | 57.7% | 33.4% |
| Fruitdale High School Fruitdale | 301 | 54.5% | 40.5% |
| Lamar County HighIntermediate Vernon | 544 | 57.7% | 51.5% |
| Red Level School Red Level | 535 | 63.7% | 34.3% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wadley High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #49 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #58 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #43 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #51 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #23 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #14 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #26 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #17 of 37 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 23.3 | 15.9:1 | 60% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 22.5 | 18.0:1 | 67% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 67% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 65% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 24.2 | 17.8:1 | 60% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 60% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 65% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 50% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wadley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (430 to 372); teachers down 4% (24.2 to 23.3).
About Wadley High School
Wadley High School is a small combined-grade school for students in Wadley, Alabama. The latest federal count shows 372 students in pre-K through 12. Against the 673-student average for combined schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 45% lower.
Randolph County has 2,089 students spread across 7 schools.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at Wadley High School combined. It is also 16% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Wadley High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Teachers at Wadley High School total 23.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. For comparison, combined schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 60%. That is close to the 63% average for public schools in Randolph County.
allk12 grades Wadley High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Wadley High School is 11.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
Randolph County census figures show that median household income is about $52,338, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Wadley High School is among the 12 public schools in Randolph County.
The closest other public school is Handley High School, about 11.9 miles away. Nearby schools average 42.8% on proficiency, and Wadley High School is below that at 29.0%.
The NCES locale for Wadley High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 372, 8% below the 405 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wadley High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,510
Census ACS
Median income
$52,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,444 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Randolph County
- Randolph County High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Wedowee Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 278 students
- Wedowee Middle SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Rock Mills Junior High SchoolElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Handley High School11.9 mi · 366
- Knight Enloe Elementary School12.3 mi · 506
- Handley Middle School13.1 mi · 483
- Wedowee Middle School13.9 mi · 199
- Wedowee Elementary School13.9 mi · 284
- Randolph County High School14.2 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Wadley High SchoolHow many students attend Wadley High School?
Wadley High School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Wadley High School serve?
Wadley High School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wadley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wadley High School is approximately 15.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wadley High School?
At Wadley High School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wadley High School?
Wadley High School is overseen by Randolph County in Randolph County.
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