Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBO-WAVERLY·NCES 201281000175
Waverly Elem
607 Dane, Waverly, KS 66871 · (785) 733-2551 · Coffey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
61 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 51%
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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
KS avg 44.5% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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
136
+39 (+40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.3:1
% White
90%
was 92%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Waverly Elem
Set in Waverly, Kansas, Waverly Elem is an intimate K-5 school, overseen by Lebo-Waverly. It hosts 136 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% leaner than the state mean of about 313.
Waverly Elem is one of 4 schools operated by Lebo-Waverly, a district that teaches 517 students overall.
Demographically, Waverly Elem records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial. Compared to Coffey County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Waverly Elem reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Waverly Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.7%; Waverly Elem posts 62.1%, +21.3 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Coffey County put median household earnings sit near $70,346, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Coffey County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,498 students), Waverly Elem is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Waverly High, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waverly Elem at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.4%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 40%: 97 students in 2018 compared to 136 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.
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Coffey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,308
Census ACS
Median income
$70,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lebo-Waverly
- Lebo ElemElementary · 159 students
- Lebo HighHigh · 117 students
- Waverly HighHigh · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Waverly High0.1 mi · 105
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley High8.2 mi · 53
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle8.2 mi · 35
- Williamsburg Elementary School9.4 mi · 102
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem13.4 mi · 87
- Lebo High13.9 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Waverly Elem?
Waverly Elem enrolls approximately 136 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Waverly Elem serve?
Waverly Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Waverly Elem?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Waverly Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waverly Elem?
At Waverly Elem, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Waverly Elem public or private?
Waverly Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lebo-Waverly.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.