Waynesburg Central El School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Waynesburg Central El School in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 761 students in 2024-25 with 61.5 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44-48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
765 students in 2022-23, 746 students in 2023-24, 761 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.5 to 61.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 765 | 55.5 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 746 | 64.5 | 11.6 |
| 2024-25 | 761 | 61.5 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 372 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waynesburg Central El School enrolled 744 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 372 of the 744 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent31.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.3% of students were White, 3.3% of two or more races, 1.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.3%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Hispanic1.8%
- Black1.1%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Waynesburg Central El School scored proficient or above: 44-48% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 44‑48% | 47‑51% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 43% | 26‑30% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
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.
Elementary schools in Waynesburg
2 public elementary schools in Waynesburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Waynesburg Central El School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesburg Central El School | 761 | 12.4 | 56.0% |
| West Greene El Ctr | 333 | 9.5 | 53.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Waynesburg Central El School
- Jefferson-Morgan Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 391 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- West Greene El CtrThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.3 miles away: 333 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
- Compare Waynesburg Central El School with Jefferson-Morgan Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Central Greene SD spends per student$18,546 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,546
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaWaynesburg Central El School is the number 89 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#89 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.4:1
- 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 Waynesburg Central El School
How many students attend Waynesburg Central El School?
761 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 765 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waynesburg, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waynesburg Central El School?
12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Waynesburg Central El School a Title I school?
Waynesburg Central El School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Waynesburg Central El School do on state tests?
The students tested at Waynesburg Central El School scored proficient or above: 44-48% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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.What district is Waynesburg Central El School in?
Central Greene SD, NCES district ID 4205430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420543000238 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.