Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145·NCES 310002102029
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
14621 HEYWOOD ST, WAVERLY, NE 68462 · (402) 786-5340 · Lancaster County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
59 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 37%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 109 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 37% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 330 | 17.9% | 66.0% |
| EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE | 264 | 26.9% | 66.0% |
| EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARY WAVERLY | 325 | 17.5% | N/A |
| GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIBBON | 324 | 45.7% | 58.2% |
| BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXINGTON | 385 | 51.7% | 58.0% |
| GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM GERING | 99 | 19.2% | N/A |
Matched among Nebraska 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 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #145 of 311 | #16 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #110 of 398 | #8 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #134 of 438 | #14 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #214 of 587 | #40 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #310 of 379 | #44 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #270 of 379 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #295 of 359 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #195 of 220 | #28 of 31 |
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
330
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 330 | 20.4 | 16.2:1 | 18% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 20.3 | 15.6:1 | 25% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 20.9 | 16.2:1 | 22% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 18% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 20.6 | 16.4:1 | 16% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 18% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (338 to 330); teachers down 1% (20.6 to 20.4).
About WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves students in WAVERLY, Nebraska, as a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 330 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students.
WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 is made up of 5 schools with 2,110 students in all.
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 79% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 18% White. County-wide, 9% of Lancaster County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL total 20.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 18%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Lancaster County is 14 points.
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (66.0%) and its predicted rate (70.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Lancaster County show that the median household income is $74,793, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 97 public schools in the county.
EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARY is located about 0.4 miles from WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (333) to 2024-25 (330).
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145
- WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 679 students
- WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 512 students
- EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 325 students
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 264 students
Other schools in WAVERLY
- WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 679 students
- WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 512 students
- EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 325 students
Other Waverly Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Waverly Intermediate. WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Waverly Intermediate SchoolWaverly, OH · 374 students
Nearby schools
- EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 325
- WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 512
- WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 679
- NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 251
- ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 398
- KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow large is WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 03-05.
Is WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is approximately 16.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL are roughly 18% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL public or private?
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145.
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