Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193056001754
Wayne Elementary School
607 South West Street, Corydon, IA 50060 · (641) 872-1034 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
168 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Wayne Elementary School→Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Wayne Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
-44 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 17.4:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wayne Elementary School
Wayne Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Corydon, Iowa, part of Wayne Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 328 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.
Within Wayne Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 583 students, Wayne Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Wayne Elementary School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wayne Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.3%, the actual is 75.5%, a residual of +9.1 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wayne County put the typical household earns roughly $61,964 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,032 students), Wayne Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wayne Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 64.0%.
Wayne Elementary School operates from a rural location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 328 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Wayne Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,532
Census ACS
Median income
$61,964
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne Comm School District
- Wayne Community Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School0.4 mi · 255
- Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School11.8 mi · 98
- Mormon Trail Elementary School11.8 mi · 132
- Seymour High School11.8 mi · 121
- Seymour Elementary School11.8 mi · 98
- Columbus Elementary School18.1 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wayne Elementary School?
Wayne Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Wayne Elementary School serve?
Wayne Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Wayne Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Wayne Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Wayne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wayne Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayne Elementary School?
Wayne Elementary School is overseen by Wayne Comm School District in Wayne County.
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