The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Social studies. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Waynesburg Elementary School
Waynesburg Elementary is a regular public school in Lincoln County serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits in an unincorporated rural community of the same name, a place of very low density and agricultural character along US Route 27 about a dozen miles south of Stanford, the county seat. The landscape is primarily farmland and scattered residences; there is no walkable downtown, and civic services like the county library are in Stanford. A parent sending a child here is choosing a small, rural elementary school embedded in a quiet, car-dependent area.
The school enrolls a moderate number of students for an elementary building serving those grades. The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and a small number of multiracial children. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with significant economic need. The school’s household context aligns with that: the Waynesburg area has a median income well below state and national averages, and housing values are notably lower than Kentucky’s overall benchmark, reflecting a relatively affordable rural market.
On state assessments, the school’s results show a mixed picture. In math, performance for fourth graders was below a midpoint level; fifth graders scored stronger. In reading, third graders performed at a lower level, while fourth graders showed moderate results and fifth graders posted a notably higher share meeting proficiency. Science results for fourth graders were low. Social studies for fifth graders, however, came in at a solid level. These are single-year snapshots with some grade-level gaps in the data—third-grade math scores were suppressed, so a parent may want to ask the school about that cohort’s performance directly. The pattern suggests the school may have particular strengths in the upper elementary grades, especially in reading and social studies, while the earlier elementary years and science show room for growth.
No information was available on programs such as gifted services, special education enrollment rates, or English learner support. No discipline data, chronic absenteeism rates, or staffing ratios were reported. A parent interested in these dimensions would need to reach out to the school or district for specifics.
Because this is an elementary school only, there is no graduation rate to consider. The Lincoln County district oversees the school, and publicly reported information showed no major recent changes or initiatives at the district level that would affect the school’s operations. The comparison set for this school relative to others in Lincoln County was too small to make meaningful academic comparisons, so the primary frame for evaluating performance is against Kentucky’s own proficiency benchmarks. This is a school where the available data tells a partial story, and a parent digging deeper into the early-grade experience and support services would be well served by a direct conversation with the principal.
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