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What's the one class at Waverly Elementary/Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000329
Waverly Elementary/Middle
3400 Ellerslie Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (410) 396-6394 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
439 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
33.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 19.6% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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/Middle
Waverly Elementary/Middle's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Elementary/Middle this school | 534 | 82.2% | 25.6% |
| Hazelwood Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 524 | 82.4% | 29.0% |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 510 | 87.8% | 14.8% |
| North Bend Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 482 | 77.2% | 45.5% |
| Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership Baltimore | 636 | 82.4% | 24.1% |
| Montebello Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 542 | 88.6% | 21.8% |
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/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #708 of 853 | #45 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #633 of 853 ▲ 79 | #42 of 104 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #659 of 853 ▲ 105 | #39 of 104 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #309 of 898 | #34 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #500 of 857 | #49 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #795 of 857 | #65 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #165 of 885 | #49 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #192 of 551 | #31 of 56 |
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
534
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 534 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 82% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 79% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 77% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 74% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 36.5 | 17.5:1 | 100% (640) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 100% (714) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 88% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 77% (418) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 27 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (640 to 534); teachers up 1% (36.5 to 37).
About Waverly Elementary/Middle
Waverly Elementary/Middle is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Baltimore, Maryland. The school's enrollment of 534 students covers pre-K through 8.
Waverly Elementary/Middle sits within Baltimore City Public Schools, which has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
Waverly Elementary/Middle enrolls a student body that is 90% Black. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore city's population at about 59%. Waverly Elementary/Middle has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Waverly Elementary/Middle was 14.4:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Waverly Elementary/Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Waverly Elementary/Middle falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 25.6% actual against 25.6% predicted.
Across Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Waverly Elementary/Middle is among the 156 public schools in Baltimore city.
Of nearby public schools, Abbottston Elementary is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 21.4% proficiency; Waverly Elementary/Middle posts 25.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 589 to 534 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.8:1 to 14.4:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore City Public Schools
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- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Abbottston Elementary0.5 mi · 330
- Baltimore City College0.5 mi · 1,470
- Barclay Elementary/Middle0.6 mi · 373
- Stadium School0.6 mi · 259
- Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High0.8 mi · 1,714
- Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys0.8 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Waverly Elementary/Middle?
Waverly Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Waverly Elementary/Middle serve?
Waverly Elementary/Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Waverly Elementary/Middle have?
Waverly Elementary/Middle employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Waverly Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at Waverly Elementary/Middle are roughly 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Waverly Elementary/Middle in?
Waverly Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.