Wenonah Elementary

Wenonah Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Waynesboro, Virginia, overseen by Waynesboro City Public Schools, hosts 246 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% smaller than the state mean of about 499.

Waynesboro City Public Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,043 students; Wenonah Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Wenonah Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 18% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Waynesboro city as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Wenonah Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wenonah Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.9%.

Around the school, Waynesboro city reports that median household earnings sit near $59,994, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Waynesboro city's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,043 students), Wenonah Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wayne Hills Center, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Wenonah Elementary. On composite proficiency, Wenonah Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wenonah Elementary's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 236 (now 246). Hispanic enrollment moved from 31% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.