William Perry Elementary

Located at 840 King Avenue, in Waynesboro, Virginia, William Perry Elementary is a mid-tier primary school that works with 447 students (grades K through 5), operated by Waynesboro City Public Schools.

Across the 7 schools in Waynesboro City Public Schools (3,043 students total), William Perry Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, William Perry Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 15% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Waynesboro city as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, William Perry Elementary records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 95% of students at William Perry Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William Perry Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 62.3%; this one comes in at 44.1%, -18.2 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Waynesboro city shows median household income runs about $59,994, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waynesboro city's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,043 students), William Perry Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Wayne Hills Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts William Perry Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.9%.

William Perry Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Perry Elementary has declined 12%, going from 507 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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