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If you had an hour of school board time for WAYNE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280453000849
Wayne Central School
1022 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367 · (601) 735-2205 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
456 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 20.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Wayne Central School
Wayne Central School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Central School this school | 459 | 99.3% | 36.0% |
| Amite County Elementary Liberty | 486 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| Poplar Springs Elementary Meridian | 405 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Otken Elementary School MCCOMB | 458 | 100.0% | 36.1% |
| Dana Road Elementary Vicksburg | 403 | 100.0% | 52.2% |
| O'Bannon Elementary School Greenville | 543 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Wayne Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #372 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #382 of 439 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #353 of 439 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #174 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #189 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #271 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #147 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #189 of 296 |
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
459
+35 (+8%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,046
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 99% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 36.4 | 12.4:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 37.4 | 11.8:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 35.5 | 14.4:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 100% (648) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 35 | 20.3:1 | 88% (630) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 73% (646) |
| 1990-91 | 1,046 | 55 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne Central School.
About Wayne Central School
Wayne Central School is a mid-sized elementary school in Waynesboro, Mississippi. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 459 students.
Wayne County School District is made up of 6 schools with 2,977 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Wayne Central School, about 81 are Black. Other students are 12% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 38% Black share among all Wayne County residents. The diversity index for Wayne Central School is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Wayne Central School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi, 15.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Wayne Central School. Public schools in Wayne County average a similar 99%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Wayne Central School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Wayne Central School is 8.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.0% versus 44.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In Wayne County, median household income comes to about $37,619, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 2,977 students.
Wayne County High School is about 0.7 miles from Wayne Central School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 42.6% proficiency; Wayne Central School posts 36.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wayne Central School had a net gain of 35 students, or 8%.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,718
Census ACS
Median income
$37,619
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County School District
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Waynesboro Riverview SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Buckatunna SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Clara SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Beat Four SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Wayne County Alternative SchoolHigh
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Waynesboro Riverview SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Clara SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Beat Four SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Wayne County Alternative SchoolHigh
- Wayne County Career and TechnicalHigh
Nearby schools
- Wayne County High School0.7 mi · 775
- Waynesboro Riverview School1.5 mi · 491
- Clara School7.7 mi · 418
- Beat Four School10.0 mi · 416
- Buckatunna School11.7 mi · 418
- Millry High School19.1 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Central SchoolHow many students attend Wayne Central School?
Wayne Central School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Wayne Central School serve?
Wayne Central School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wayne Central School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Wayne Central School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wayne Central School?
At Wayne Central School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 3% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Wayne Central School public or private?
Wayne Central School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne County School District.
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