Wenonah Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Waynesboro, Virginia

Wenonah Elementary in Waynesboro, Virginia enrolled 246 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. 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, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 27%

223 students in 2022-23, 214 students in 2023-24, 246 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Wenonah Elementary by school year2022-23: 223, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232232023-242142024-25246
Students enrolled at Wenonah Elementary by school year2022-23: 223, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232232023-242142024-25246
Students enrolled at Wenonah Elementary by school year2022-23: 223, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232232023-242142024-25246
Students enrolled at Wenonah Elementary by school year2022-23: 223, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232232023-242142024-25246
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322322.010.1
2023-2421418.011.9
2024-2524616.015.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wenonah Elementary 15.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWenonah Elementary 15.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wenonah Elementary 15.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWenonah Elementary 15.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wenonah Elementary 15.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWenonah Elementary 15.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wenonah Elementary 15.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWenonah Elementary 15.4state median 13.9U.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 234 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wenonah Elementary enrolled 234 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 234 of the 234 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.6% of students were Hispanic, 34.6% White, 18.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic38.6%
  2. White34.6%
  3. Black18.3%
  4. Two or more races6.1%
  5. Asian2.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Wenonah Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math50‑54%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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 Waynesboro

5 public elementary schools in Waynesboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Wenonah Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cassell Elementary63415.571.1%
William Perry Elementary44714.094.6%
Westwood Hills Elementary38211.694.5%
Berkeley Glenn Elementary25613.594.9%
Wenonah Elementary24615.493.5%

All public schools in Waynesboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wenonah Elementary

  1. William Perry ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 447 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Berkeley Glenn ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 256 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Wenonah Elementary with William Perry ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waynesboro City Public Schools spends per student$16,393 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,393
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaWenonah Elementary is the number 1,032 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,032 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.4:1
  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 Wenonah Elementary

  1. How many students attend Wenonah Elementary?
    246 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 223 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waynesboro, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wenonah Elementary?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wenonah Elementary a Title I school?
    Wenonah Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wenonah Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Wenonah Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wenonah Elementary in?
    Waynesboro City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510393001760 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, 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