Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNEDALE LOCAL·NCES 390505803995
Waynedale Elementary School
9052 Dover Rd, Apple Creek, OH 44606 · (330) 698-3111 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
205 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Waynedale Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
57.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 52.2% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 57.9% |
| 2021-22 | 68.3% | 64.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Waynedale Elementary School
Waynedale Elementary School's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynedale Elementary School this school | 459 | 44.7% | 62.1% |
| Seaborn Elementary School Mineral Ridge | 478 | 45.6% | 88.1% |
| Pleasant Elementary School Marion | 480 | 44.2% | 69.7% |
| Champion Central Elementary School Warren | 453 | 46.1% | 76.9% |
| Carlisle Primary Elementary School Carlisle | 526 | 42.8% | 77.1% |
| Vermilion Elementary School Vermilion | 511 | 43.2% | 66.3% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Waynedale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #582 of 673 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #959 of 1,569 ▲ 56 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #751 of 1,569 ▼ 105 | #11 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #149 of 1,514 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #634 of 1,808 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #110 of 1,582 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,279 of 1,590 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #342 of 767 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #340 of 561 | N/A |
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
+107 (+30%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 45% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 47% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 41% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 27.6 | 15.4:1 | 40% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 46% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 47% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 30% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynedale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (424 to 459); teachers up 23% (27.6 to 34).
About Waynedale Elementary School
Waynedale Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Apple Creek, Ohio. The school's enrollment of 459 students covers pre-K through 5.
Waynedale Elementary School is one school in Waynedale Local, a system of 5 schools with 1,135 students.
Most students at Waynedale Elementary School are White: 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Waynedale Elementary School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 34 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Waynedale Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Waynedale Elementary School would score about 71.9%. It scores 62.1%, 9.8 points below that figure.
Waynedale Elementary School is located in Wayne County, where median household income is about $73,574, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Waynedale Elementary School is one of 45 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 14,479 students.
Nearest public school: Waynedale High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around Waynedale Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Waynedale Elementary School at 5th of 5.
The federal government classifies Waynedale Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 352 to 459.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waynedale Local
- Waynedale High SchoolHigh · 333 students
- Fredericksburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 127 students
- Mount Eaton Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
- Holmesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 99 students
- Waynedale Middle SchoolMiddle
Other schools in Apple Creek
- Waynedale High SchoolHigh · 333 students
- Waynedale Middle SchoolMiddle
Other Waynedale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Waynedale Elementary. Waynedale Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Waynedale Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Waynedale High School0.0 mi · 333
- Fredericksburg Elementary School5.4 mi · 127
- Wooster Twp Elementary School6.5 mi · 352
- Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy6.5 mi · 176
- Mount Eaton Elementary School6.5 mi · 117
- Dalton Elementary School7.5 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Waynedale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waynedale Elementary School?
Waynedale Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Waynedale Elementary School serve?
Waynedale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Waynedale Elementary School have?
Waynedale Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Waynedale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Waynedale Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Waynedale Elementary School in?
Waynedale Elementary School is part of Waynedale Local.
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