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Enrollment
827
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042090449
Waverly Elementary
10220 Wetherburn Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042 · (410) 313-2819 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
77 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 63 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 73% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
69.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 80.6% | 76.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 →
Schools most like Waverly Elementary
Waverly Elementary's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Elementary this school | 827 | 9.3% | 72.7% |
| Diamond Elementary Gaithersburg | 654 | 12.4% | 77.5% |
| Centennial Lane Elementary Ellicott City | 749 | 16.4% | 77.8% |
| Manor Woods Elementary Ellicott City | 697 | 16.9% | 77.1% |
| Triadelphia Ridge Elementary Ellicott City | 619 | 7.3% | 81.9% |
| Stone Mill Elementary North Potomac | 516 | 14.1% | 77.3% |
Matched among Maryland 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 Waverly Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #73 of 853 | #12 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #154 of 853 ▼ 103 | #15 of 42 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #150 of 853 ▼ 104 | #15 of 42 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #35 of 898 | #5 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #362 of 857 | #27 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #340 of 857 | #39 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #861 of 885 | #37 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #166 of 294 | #8 of 15 |
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
827
-72 (-8%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 827 | 61.4 | 13.5:1 | 9% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 868 | 60.5 | 14.3:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 62.5 | 13.9:1 | 10% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 899 | 60 | 15.0:1 | 4% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 60.4 | 12.8:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 37 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (770 to 827); teachers up 2% (60.4 to 61.4).
About Waverly Elementary
A large elementary school in Ellicott City, Maryland, Waverly Elementary is part of Howard County Public Schools. The school's enrollment of 827 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students each.
Howard County Public Schools counts 77 schools and 57,565 students, including Waverly Elementary.
A majority of students at Waverly Elementary, 55%, are Asian. Next come 26% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 19% Asian. Waverly Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Waverly Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 9% of students at Waverly Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Howard County report 27%.
The allk12 Grade for Waverly Elementary is A-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Waverly Elementary would be expected to post about 68.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.7%.
Howard County has about 336,328 residents, and median household income is about $149,763, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 78 public schools in Howard County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,565.
Mount Hebron High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 63.5% on proficiency, and Waverly Elementary is above that at 72.7%.
The federal government classifies Waverly Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 899 to 827. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.0 to 13.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Waverly Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Ellicott City
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 1,377 students
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 883 students
- Bellows Spring ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Burleigh Manor MiddleMiddle · 777 students
Other Waverly Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Waverly Elementary. Waverly Elementary is the largest of the 8.
- Waverly ElementaryStockton, CA · 438 students
- Waverly ElementaryWaverly, TN · 414 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolMartinsville, IN · 404 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolCleveland, OH · 281 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolAlbany, OR · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Hebron High1.6 mi · 1,455
- St. Johns Lane Elementary2.1 mi · 636
- Manor Woods Elementary2.6 mi · 697
- Centennial Lane Elementary2.7 mi · 749
- Hollifield Station Elementary2.7 mi · 677
- Patapsco Middle2.8 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Waverly Elementary?
Waverly Elementary enrolls approximately 827 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Waverly Elementary serve?
Waverly Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Waverly Elementary have?
Waverly Elementary employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Waverly Elementary?
Student demographics at Waverly Elementary are roughly 26% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 55% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Waverly Elementary public or private?
Waverly Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.