Waynedale Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary campus in Apple Creek, Ohio, Waynedale Elementary School teaches 459 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Waynedale Local.

Waynedale Local runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 792 students. Waynedale Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Waynedale Elementary School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Waynedale Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Waynedale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.9%; this one delivers 62.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $73,574, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Waynedale Elementary School is one of 45 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 14,479 students).

Waynedale High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waynedale Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 77.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Waynedale Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.