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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