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Schools in Waverly

Waverly’s public schools

Chambers County School District and Lee County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waverly. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/20schools 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 1% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024 · Lee County
Students per teacher
15.5
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
12,200 students on the public path
In brief

Waverly’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of Waverly’s 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. South Smiths Station Elementary School places highest (better than 86%); John P Powell Middle School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Waverly, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and six high schools: Smiths Station High School, Valley High School, Beulah High School, Beauregard High School, Loachapoka High School and Lafayette High 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 Waverly, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Waverly’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–611 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

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

Two districts serve Waverly

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

Reading · PK–12, Chambers County School District38%
State average 47.3% · 1655 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chambers County School District14%
State average 27.2% · 1675 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lee County School District50%
State average 47.3% · 4760 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lee County School District29%
State average 27.2% · 4783 students tested

Waverly vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waverly—Chambers County PK–12 · Lee County PK–12

Every school in Waverly

21 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).

Also serving Waverlyin other towns
West Smiths Station Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Smiths Station
A−
811 students15:1Rate it →
East Smiths Station Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Smiths Station
A−
785 students15:1Rate it →
Beauregard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Opelika
A−
783 students14:1Rate it →
Beulah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley
B+
696 students15:1Rate it →
Fairfax Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley
B
689 students20:1Rate it →
South Smiths Station Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Smiths Station
A
669 students15:1Rate it →
Wacoochee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B+
574 students16:1Rate it →
Huguley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanett
A−
383 students17:1Rate it →
Loachapoka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Loachapoka
C
332 students13:1Rate it →
Lafayette Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lafayette
C
311 students17:1Rate it →
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Valley
232 students18:1Rate it →
Sanford Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Opelika
B+
533 students15:1Rate it →
W F Burns Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Valley
C
545 students19:1Rate it →
John P Powell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
D
140 students18:1Rate it →
Smiths Station Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Smiths Station
B
910 students17:1Rate it →
Valley High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Valley
C−
692 students18:1Rate it →
Beulah High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Valley
C
535 students14:1Rate it →
Loachapoka High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Loachapoka
C
277 students11:1Rate it →
Lafayette High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lafayette
D
182 students14:1Rate it →
Smiths Station High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Smiths Station
C
1,588 students16:1Rate it →
Beauregard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Opelika
C−
533 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Waverly’s schools

Are Waverly’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waverly. Chambers County School District and Lee County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waverly. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waverly in?

Chambers County School District and Lee County School District.

Where do Waverly kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Smiths Station High School, Valley High School, Beulah High School, Beauregard High School, Loachapoka High School and Lafayette High School.

Parents talk

What Waverly families are saying about 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.