Enrollment
182
Elementary
DISTRICT 165 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY CUSD 6·NCES 174128004144
Waverly Elementary School
499 W Elm St, Waverly, IL 62692 · (217) 435-2331 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
81 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Waverly Elementary School→Waverly Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Waverly CUSD 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
27.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.5% | 8.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Waverly Elementary School
Waverly Elementary School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Elementary School this school | 182 | 44.5% | 19.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Canton | 186 | 44.1% | 51.6% |
| Grafton Elementary School Grafton | 171 | 45.6% | 47.0% |
| AlWood Elementary School Alpha | 172 | 43.0% | 47.6% |
| Central Elementary School Lincoln | 183 | 46.4% | 62.4% |
| V I T Elementary School Table Grove | 168 | 43.5% | 22.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Waverly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,614 of 1,925 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,728 of 2,077 ▼ 33 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,724 of 2,077 ▲ 12 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #2,109 of 2,419 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #1,446 of 2,132 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #943 of 1,461 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
182
-30 (-14%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 270
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 | 182 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 45% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 17.1 | 12.4:1 | 51% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 22.1 | 9.8:1 | 49% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 22.1 | 9.1:1 | 39% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 34% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 43% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 17 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (201 to 182); teachers down 32% (22.1 to 15).
About Waverly Elementary School
Waverly Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Waverly, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 182 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 52% below that mark.
The district, Waverly CUSD 6, has 329 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Waverly Elementary School is 92% White by enrollment. Next come 4% multiracial and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
Staffing at Waverly Elementary School comes to 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Waverly Elementary School counts 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Morgan County average 57%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Waverly Elementary School posts 19.8% against a 45.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Illinois.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Morgan County show that median household income comes to about $66,306, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Morgan County counts 28 public schools with about 4,446 students.
Waverly Elementary School's nearest public school is Waverly Jr/Sr High School (about 0.1 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Waverly Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Waverly Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 14% across 4 years, from 212 in 2020-21 to 182 in 2024-25.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,021
Census ACS
Median income
$66,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Waverly Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Waverly Elementary. Waverly Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Waverly ElementaryEllicott City, MD · 827 students
- Waverly ElementaryStockton, CA · 438 students
- Waverly ElementaryWaverly, TN · 414 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolMartinsville, IN · 404 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolCleveland, OH · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Waverly Jr/Sr High School0.1 mi · 147
- Franklin East Grade School4.9 mi · 80
- Franklin Elementary School5.0 mi · 47
- Franklin Jr/Sr High School5.0 mi · 157
- New Berlin High School9.8 mi · 256
- New Berlin Jr High School9.8 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waverly Elementary School?
Waverly Elementary School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Waverly Elementary School serve?
Waverly Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waverly Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waverly Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Waverly Elementary School?
Student demographics at Waverly Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Waverly Elementary School in?
Waverly Elementary School is part of Waverly CUSD 6.
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