Enrollment
147
High
DISTRICT 165 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY CUSD 6·NCES 174128004145
Waverly Jr/Sr High School
201 N Miller St, Waverly, IL 62692 · (217) 435-2211 · Morgan County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest 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 Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
75 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 37 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 20% |
Student demographics
19%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
Feeds from
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
23.2%
IL avg 51.0% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
10.7%
IL avg 37.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 15.8% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 Jr/Sr High School
Waverly Jr/Sr High School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Jr/Sr High School this school | 147 | 51.0% | 24.5% |
| Bunker Hill High School Bunker Hill | 166 | 52.4% | 38.5% |
| Beecher City Jr-Sr High School Beecher City | 165 | 46.1% | 41.3% |
| Okaw Valley High School Bethany | 162 | 51.9% | 35.2% |
| Grayville Jr Sr High School Grayville | 145 | 53.8% | 42.0% |
| Midland High School Varna | 194 | 52.1% | 31.7% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #411 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #61 of 75 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #68 of 75 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #603 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #287 of 578 |
Ranked against other public high 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
147
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 103
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 | 147 | 8.4 | 17.5:1 | 51% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 9.4 | 14.7:1 | 55% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 6.1 | 22.5:1 | 53% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 12 | 8.8:1 | 31% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | 11 | 10.7:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 15 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 10 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (172 to 147); teachers down 23% (11 to 8.4).
About Waverly Jr/Sr High School
In Waverly, Illinois, part of Morgan County, Waverly Jr/Sr High School is a high school. A total of 147 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students, so this school is 82% smaller than average.
Waverly CUSD 6 counts 329 students in its 2 schools, and Waverly Jr/Sr High School is one of them.
The large majority of students at Waverly Jr/Sr High School, 90%, are White. The remaining shares are 6% multiracial and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Waverly Jr/Sr High School comes in at 19%.
Teachers at the school number 8.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.5:1. Among high schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Waverly Jr/Sr High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, Waverly Jr/Sr High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.5% is 17.6 points below the 42.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Morgan County show that median household income is about $66,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 28 public schools operate in Morgan County, serving about 4,446 students.
The next-closest public school is Waverly Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Waverly Jr/Sr High School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 24.5% versus a 43.0% average.
Waverly Jr/Sr High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 153 in 2020-21 and 147 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Waverly Elementary School0.1 mi · 182
- Franklin East Grade School4.9 mi · 80
- Franklin Jr/Sr High School5.1 mi · 157
- Franklin Elementary School5.1 mi · 47
- New Berlin High School9.7 mi · 256
- New Berlin Jr High School9.7 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Waverly Jr/Sr High School?
Waverly Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 07-12.
Is Waverly Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waverly Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waverly Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waverly Jr/Sr High School is approximately 17.5:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Waverly Jr/Sr High School?
Waverly Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Waverly Jr/Sr High School?
Waverly Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Waverly CUSD 6 in Morgan County.
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