Schools in Cusseta · Chambers County School District
Cusseta’s public schools score below 69% of Alabama districts
The public schools Cusseta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
13%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 8 pts vs AL 45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 12 pts vs AL 22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 2 pts vs AL 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 2% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Cusseta compares
C Test scoresC Graduation
Alabama school districts we grade (143)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (183)Better than 13%
High confidence. Built on 1,749 tested students and a graduating class of 260; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Alabama’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Alabama only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cusseta.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Cusseta’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fairfax Elementary School, Huguley Elementary School, Lafayette Eastside Elementary School and Bob HardingShawmut Elementary.
4 schools teach K in Cusseta’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fairfax Elementary School, Huguley Elementary School, Lafayette Eastside Elementary School and Bob HardingShawmut Elementary.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Cusseta’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fairfax Elementary School, Huguley Elementary School, Lafayette Eastside Elementary School and Bob HardingShawmut Elementary.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Cusseta’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fairfax Elementary School, Huguley Elementary School, Lafayette Eastside Elementary School and Bob HardingShawmut Elementary.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Cusseta’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fairfax Elementary School, W F Burns Middle School, Lafayette Eastside Elementary School and John P Powell Middle School.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Cusseta’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley High School, W F Burns Middle School, Lafayette Eastside Elementary School and Lafayette High School and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Cusseta’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley High School, W F Burns Middle School, Lafayette Eastside Elementary School and Lafayette High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your address
83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address
122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading37%
State average 45.4%
Math10%
State average 22%
Every school in Cusseta
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Cusseta · in other towns
Fairfax Elementary School
B689 students20:1Rate it →
Huguley Elementary School
A−383 students17:1Rate it →
Lafayette Eastside Elementary School
C311 students17:1Rate it →
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
232 students18:1Rate it →
Valley High School
C−692 students18:1Rate it →
W F Burns Middle School
C545 students19:1Rate it →
Lafayette High School
D182 students14:1Rate it →
John P Powell Middle School
D140 students18:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Cusseta
There’s no college in Cusseta, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Point University in West Point, 9.4 miles away.
Point UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Point
9.4 mi1,361 students
Auburn UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Auburn
16.8 mi29,720 students
LaGrange CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · LaGrange
23.1 mi652 students
Columbus Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Columbus
27.1 mi2,140 students
Southern Union State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wadley
28.2 mi3,986 students
Columbus State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Columbus
29 mi5,406 students
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Phenix City
29.8 mi1,450 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Cusseta. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.