Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABINGTON HEIGHTS SD·NCES 420201002402
Waverly School
103 Waverly Rd, Waverly, PA 18471 · (570) 585-6300 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
13 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 59% · 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 Abington Heights SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
78.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
88.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.9% | 88.1% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 74.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 School
Waverly School's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly School this school | 307 | 4.2% | 80.4% |
| South Abington School Chinchilla | 301 | 7.3% | 69.0% |
| George Washington Elementary School Bethel Park | 313 | 9.3% | 78.7% |
| Markham Elementary School Pittsburgh | 296 | 10.5% | 83.6% |
| Ingomar Elementary School Pittsburgh | 344 | 8.7% | 83.7% |
| Linden Elementary School Doylestown | 353 | 10.2% | 74.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #101 of 1,396 | #1 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #26 of 1,511 ▲ 138 | #1 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #80 of 1,511 ▲ 145 | #1 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #1,222 of 1,638 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,451 of 1,528 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #1,165 of 1,531 | #25 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.2% | #1,597 of 1,600 | #28 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #624 of 1,045 | #14 of 20 |
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
307
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 307 | 18.2 | 16.8:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 17.9 | 17.4:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 16.8 | 18.5:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 15% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 14% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 15% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 14 | 19.0:1 | 6% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 7 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (343 to 307); teachers up 2% (18 to 18.2).
About Waverly School
Waverly School is a small elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Waverly. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 307 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Abington Heights SD serves 3,391 students across 6 schools.
The share of students at Waverly School who are White is 89%. Smaller groups are 6% Asian and 4% Hispanic. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Waverly School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 4% of students at Waverly School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lackawanna County, the average is 72%.
Waverly School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Waverly School would be expected to post about 75.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.4%.
In Lackawanna County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $66,223, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 47 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,006, Waverly School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Abington Heights High School is closest at about 2.3 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Waverly School. On state test proficiency, Waverly School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Waverly School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 312 to 307.
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Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abington Heights SD
- Abington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Abington Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- South Abington SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Newton-Ransom Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Abington Heights High School2.3 mi · 1,115
- Clarks Summit Elementary School2.6 mi · 399
- South Abington School3.6 mi · 301
- Newton-Ransom Elementary School4.1 mi · 196
- Abington Heights Middle School4.1 mi · 1,073
- Lackawanna Trail El Center4.9 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly SchoolHow many students attend Waverly School?
Waverly School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Waverly School serve?
Waverly School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Waverly School have?
Waverly School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Waverly School?
Student demographics at Waverly School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Waverly School?
Waverly School is overseen by Abington Heights SD in Lackawanna County.
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