Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510237000974
Waverly Yowell Elementary
1809 North Main Street, Madison, VA 22727 · (540) 948-4511 · Madison County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Virginia 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.
- C-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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
235 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 66%
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 | 118 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 32% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · 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 Madison County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 50.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Yowell Elementary
Waverly Yowell Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Yowell Elementary this school | 334 | 70.4% | 57.1% |
| Nathanael Greene Elementary Stanardsville | 326 | 69.0% | 58.1% |
| Petsworth Elementary Gloucester | 381 | 67.2% | 84.6% |
| Nathanael Greene Primary Stanardsville | 367 | 68.4% | N/A |
| Achilles Elementary Hayes | 397 | 66.2% | 72.4% |
| Mathews Elementary Mathews | 281 | 75.1% | 78.0% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Yowell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #888 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #790 of 1,111 ▲ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #873 of 1,111 ▲ 106 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #930 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #472 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #910 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #668 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #338 of 759 |
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
334
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 334 | 24.5 | 13.6:1 | 70% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 26.5 | 13.1:1 | 67% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 71% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 25.5 | 15.1:1 | 49% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 50% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 42% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 26% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly Yowell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (386 to 334); teachers down 4% (25.5 to 24.5).
About Waverly Yowell Elementary
Waverly Yowell Elementary is a public small elementary school in Madison, Virginia. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 5, with 334 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 33% below that mark.
Madison County Public Schools is the local district for Waverly Yowell Elementary. It runs 4 schools with 1,585 students.
More than half of the students at Waverly Yowell Elementary are White (77%). The remaining shares are 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 5% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waverly Yowell Elementary scores 39%.
With 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Waverly Yowell Elementary, 70% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Madison County average a similar 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Waverly Yowell Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Waverly Yowell Elementary is 69.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.1%.
Madison County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $84,323, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,585, Waverly Yowell Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Madison County High is closest at about 1.6 miles. Waverly Yowell Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 57.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decrease, from 363 to 334. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 13.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Waverly Yowell Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,044
Census ACS
Median income
$84,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Public Schools
- Madison County HighHigh · 530 students
- Madison PrimaryElementary · 365 students
- William H. Wetsel MiddleMiddle · 356 students
Other schools in Madison
- Madison County HighHigh · 530 students
- Madison PrimaryElementary · 365 students
- William H. Wetsel MiddleMiddle · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Madison County High1.6 mi · 530
- William H. Wetsel Middle1.6 mi · 356
- Madison Primary1.9 mi · 365
- Orange Elementary11.9 mi · 621
- William Monroe Middle12.1 mi · 596
- Nathanael Greene Primary12.1 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly Yowell ElementaryHow large is Waverly Yowell Elementary?
Waverly Yowell Elementary enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 03-05.
Is Waverly Yowell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waverly Yowell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waverly Yowell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waverly Yowell Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waverly Yowell Elementary?
At Waverly Yowell Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Waverly Yowell Elementary public or private?
Waverly Yowell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.