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How has Waynesville Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
749
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE LOCAL·NCES 390504603955
Waynesville Elementary School
659 Dayton Rd, Waynesville, OH 45068 · (513) 897-2761 · Warren County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Ohio public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
17.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
140 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 43%
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 | 69 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Wayne Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
91.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.5% | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 89.2% |
| 2022-23 | 82.4% | 88.8% |
| 2021-22 | 85.9% | 86.2% |
% 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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Waynesville Elementary School
Waynesville Elementary School's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesville Elementary School this school | 749 | 18.7% | 84.8% |
| Sauder Elementary School Massillon | 722 | 18.3% | 87.6% |
| Plain City Elementary School Plain City | 704 | 21.2% | 80.9% |
| Crosby Elementary School Harrison | 807 | 19.1% | 90.5% |
| Big Walnut Intermediate School Sunbury | 663 | 21.4% | 75.6% |
| Strausser Elementary School Massillon | 819 | 17.5% | 86.8% |
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 Waynesville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #146 of 673 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #57 of 1,569 ▲ 37 | #1 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #210 of 1,569 ▲ 85 | #3 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #958 of 1,514 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #106 of 1,808 | #12 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #849 of 1,582 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #1,216 of 1,590 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #648 of 767 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #224 of 561 | #4 of 9 |
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
749
+55 (+8%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 749 | 42 | 17.8:1 | 19% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 38.5 | 24.0:1 | 8% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 906 | 34 | 26.6:1 | 9% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 27 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 26.5 | 24.4:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 27 | 23.9:1 | 24% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 25% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 10% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynesville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (648 to 749); teachers up 58% (26.5 to 42).
About Waynesville Elementary School
Waynesville Elementary School is a large elementary school in Waynesville, Ohio, under Wayne Local. Federal data show 749 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 85% larger than that mark.
Wayne Local runs 3 schools with a combined 1,576 students. Waynesville Elementary School is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Waynesville Elementary School is White, at 90%. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Waynesville Elementary School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Waynesville Elementary School comes to 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Waynesville Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Waynesville Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (84.8%) and its predicted rate (81.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
In Warren County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $110,132 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Warren County number 45, with about 39,898 students.
Waynesville High School is the nearest public school to Waynesville Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Waynesville Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Waynesville Elementary School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Waynesville Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 8% across 4 years, from 694 in 2020-21 to 749 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 25.7:1 in 2020-21 to 17.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Waynesville Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,008
Census ACS
Median income
$110,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
39,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne Local
- Waynesville High SchoolHigh · 448 students
- Waynesville Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
Other schools in Waynesville
- Waynesville High SchoolHigh · 448 students
- Waynesville Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Waynesville High School0.1 mi · 448
- Waynesville Middle School0.1 mi · 379
- Five Points5.2 mi · 979
- Weller Elementary School6.2 mi · 533
- Warren County Career Center6.7 mi · 586
- Lebanon High School6.8 mi · 1,604
Frequently asked questions
About Waynesville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Waynesville Elementary School?
Waynesville Elementary School enrolls approximately 749 students in grades PK-05.
Is Waynesville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waynesville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Waynesville Elementary School have?
Waynesville Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Waynesville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Waynesville Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Waynesville Elementary School in?
Waynesville Elementary School is part of Wayne Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.