Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY·NCES 210348000921
Waynesburg Elementary School
345 US Hwy 328 W, Waynesburg, KY 40489 · (606) 379-6413 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
169 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 63%
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 | 14 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 47% · 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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Kentucky 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 18 points, placing it in Kentucky'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 →
Schools most like Waynesburg Elementary School
Waynesburg Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesburg Elementary School this school | 194 | 87.1% | 51.2% |
| Cawood Elementary School Cawood | 209 | 86.6% | 56.7% |
| Boston Elementary School Williamsburg | 206 | 87.4% | 64.0% |
| Highland-Turner Elementary School Booneville | 184 | 84.8% | 67.3% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School Williamsburg | 229 | 87.3% | 67.8% |
| Goose Rock Elementary Manchester | 231 | 83.5% | 57.4% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Waynesburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #212 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #189 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #305 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #677 of 744 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #40 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.3% | #25 of 437 |
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
194
-28 (-13%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 194 | 18.4 | 10.5:1 | 87% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 18.6 | 10.9:1 | 80% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 21.6 | 8.8:1 | 83% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 82% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 17.3 | 16.8:1 | 79% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 17 | 17.4:1 | 79% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 89% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 74% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynesburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (291 to 194); teachers up 7% (17.3 to 18.4).
About Waynesburg Elementary School
Waynesburg Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Waynesburg, Kentucky, under Lincoln County. The school counts 194 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students.
Lincoln County counts 3,255 students in its 8 schools, and Waynesburg Elementary School is one of them.
The student body at Waynesburg Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Waynesburg Elementary School counts 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 4.8 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. About 87% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Lincoln County is 75%.
allk12 grades Waynesburg Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 32.7% for Waynesburg Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 51.2%. The 18.5-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky schools.
Waynesburg Elementary School is located in Lincoln County, where the median household income is $52,440, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Waynesburg Elementary School, Lincoln County has 7 other public schools.
The closest public school, Eubank Elementary School, is about 4.1 miles from Waynesburg Elementary School. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Waynesburg Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Waynesburg Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 28 fewer students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Waynesburg Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,504
Census ACS
Median income
$52,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County
- Lincoln County High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Lincoln County Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Stanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Hustonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Eubank Elementary School4.1 mi · 319
- Highland Elementary School6.7 mi · 186
- Jones Park Elementary9.7 mi · 312
- Science Hill Elementary School10.9 mi · 498
- Northern Elementary School12.3 mi · 352
- Lincoln County High School12.4 mi · 886
Frequently asked questions
About Waynesburg Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Waynesburg Elementary School?
Waynesburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Waynesburg Elementary School serve?
Waynesburg Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Waynesburg Elementary School have?
Waynesburg Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is Waynesburg Elementary School?
Waynesburg Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Waynesburg Elementary School in?
Waynesburg Elementary School is part of Lincoln County.
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