The top reported proficiency rate is 72% in Science. The lowest is 61% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Waverly Elem
Waverly Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in the small, quiet rural community of Waverly, Kansas, a farming town in the northeast corner of Coffey County. The school is part of the Lebo-Waverly school district, and its enrollment is small, reflecting the size of the community it serves. The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of students identifying as two or more races and a very small number of students from other racial backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a meaningful portion of families in the area have lower household incomes.
The school sits within a town that is compact and car-oriented, with a handful of local businesses, a medical clinic, a library, and a community center. Waverly is a quiet rural farming community, and the school building is located near the center of town rather than on a remote campus. The town's population has been stable to slightly declining, and no major new housing developments or growth projects are described in available sources. Families who live here tend to be those who value a small-town, family-friendly texture and are comfortable with a short drive to larger cities such as Ottawa or Emporia for more services and employment.
Waverly Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade, and its enrollment is small. The school does not serve grades beyond fifth, so there is no graduation rate to report, and the school's grade band means that state testing data is available only for the grades that are tested. The school participates in the Kansas Assessment Program, and the most recent results show a mixed picture across subjects and grade levels. In third-grade math and English language arts, a large majority of students met the state's proficiency standard. Fifth-grade math and science also showed strong results, with a large majority of students scoring at or above the proficiency threshold. Fourth-grade results were softer, with fewer than half of students meeting the math standard and just over half meeting the English language arts standard. Fifth-grade English language arts fell at the midpoint, with about half of students reaching proficiency. Because the school is small, a parent may want to discuss these grade-level patterns with the school to understand how the curriculum and instruction vary across the elementary years.
The school's overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Coffey County. This is a strong position, though the comparison set is small, with only a few districts in the county. The school's performance is notably higher than the county median on this measure.
The school is part of the Lebo-Waverly district, and the district's central office is located in Waverly. No recent district-level changes of lasting impact were found in publicly reported sources, so the district appears to have been operating without major disruption or restructuring in the near term.
Housing in the area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, and the local housing market has seen modest appreciation. The typical home value in the zip code is below the state average and well below the national average, which may make the area more accessible for families looking to buy. The estimated monthly mortgage payment on a typical home, at current interest rates, is moderate. The national unemployment rate has been stable, and real median household income nationally has shown gradual growth, though these are broad economic context figures rather than local data.
For a family considering Waverly Elementary, the picture is one of a small, rural school with strong results in some early grades and subjects, softer results in others, and a student body that is predominantly white with a substantial share of families qualifying for income-based meal support. The community is quiet and family-oriented, with limited commercial activity and a stable population. Parents who want a small-town setting and are comfortable with the variability in grade-level performance may find this school a good fit, while those seeking more consistent results across all elementary grades may want to ask the school about its approach to fourth-grade instruction.
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