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Schools in Waldo

Waldo’s public schools

Talladega County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/13schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 8% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.8
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,812 students on the public path
In brief

Waldo’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Waldo’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Fayetteville High School places highest (better than 78%); Winterboro High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Waldo, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools: Fayetteville High School, Charles R Drew Middle School, BB Comer Memorial High School, Winterboro High School, Munford Middle School and Childersburg Middle School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Waldo, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Waldo’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A−, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
6–126 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Talladega County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 47.3% · 3577 students tested
Math24%
State average 27.2% · 3590 students tested

Waldo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Waldo’s borders.

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Waldo—Talladega County

Every school in Waldo

13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Waldo’s schools

Are Waldo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waldo. Talladega County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waldo in?

Talladega County School District.

Where do Waldo kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Fayetteville High School, Charles R Drew Middle School, BB Comer Memorial High School, Winterboro High School, Munford Middle School and Childersburg Middle School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.