Waverly Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Waverly, New York

Waverly Middle School in Waverly, New York enrolled 486 students in 2024-25 with 40.7 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 39-43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

463 students in 2022-23, 471 students in 2023-24, 486 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.3 to 40.7.

Students enrolled at Waverly Middle School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234632023-244712024-25486
Students enrolled at Waverly Middle School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234632023-244712024-25486
Students enrolled at Waverly Middle School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234632023-244712024-25486
Students enrolled at Waverly Middle School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234632023-244712024-25486
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346338.312.1
2023-2447138.912.1
2024-2548640.711.9

11.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 New York middle schools

Among the 768 New York middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Waverly Middle School 11.9; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWaverly Middle School 11.9state median 10.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Waverly Middle School 11.9; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWaverly Middle School 11.9state median 10.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Waverly Middle School 11.9; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWaverly Middle School 11.9state median 10.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 32.8; Waverly Middle School 11.9; state median 10.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWaverly Middle School 11.9state median 10.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 446 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waverly Middle School enrolled 446 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 446 of the 446 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.4% of students were White, 3.7% Hispanic, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White93.4%
  2. Hispanic3.7%
  3. Two or more races1.4%
  4. Black0.8%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Waverly Middle School scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239‑43%33‑37%47%
Math, 2022-2348%28‑32% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Waverly Middle School

  1. Spencer-Van Etten Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 236 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  2. Horseheads Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 564 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Waverly Middle School with Spencer-Van Etten Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waverly Central Schools spends per student$20,261 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,261
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkWaverly Middle School is the number 363 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#363 of 777
  6. New York schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Waverly Middle School

  1. How many students attend Waverly Middle School?
    486 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 463 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Waverly, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Waverly Middle School?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for middle schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Waverly Middle School a Title I school?
    Waverly Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Waverly Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Waverly Middle School scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Waverly Middle School in?
    Waverly Central Schools, NCES district ID 3630270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 363027005437 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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