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Schools in Waverly · Waverly Community Unit School District 6

Waverly’s public schools score below 67% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Waverly’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Waverly, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
329 students on the public path
In brief

Waverly’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1096 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Waverly’s, its schools beat 41%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,686 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Waverly Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Waverly’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 33% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1096)Better than 41%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 172 test results could put Waverly anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Waverly’s students in the tested grades sat them (176 in math, 168 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Waverly, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Waverly Elementary SchoolWaverly Community Unit School District 6C+
7–12Waverly Jr/Sr High SchoolWaverly Community Unit School District 6B−

Waverly’s public schools are run by Waverly Community Unit School District 6, which also serves Loami, Maxwell and Talkington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Waverly Community Unit School District 6Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 329 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,686IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.9% · 168 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 176 students tested

Waverly vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Waverly’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WaverlyCWaverly Community Unit School District 6

Every school in Waverly

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Waverlyby address
Waverly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
182 students12:1Rate it →
Waverly Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
147 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Waverly’s schools

Are Waverly’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Waverly children attend score below 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Waverly in?

Waverly Community Unit School District 6, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 329 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Waverly spend per student?

$17,686 in Waverly Community Unit School District 6 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.