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Schools in Waverly

Waverly’s public schools

Union County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waverly. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 0% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,925 students on the public path
In brief

Waverly’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Waverly’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Sturgis Elementary School places highest (better than 62%); Uniontown Elementary School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Waverly, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Union County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–8Union County Middle Schoolin MorganfieldC
9–12Union County High Schoolin MorganfieldB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Union County School District.

The district

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

Union County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,086 students · 14.2 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$14,740KY $14,752 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 44.7% · 1027 students tested
Math27%
State average 37.8% · 1029 students tested

Waverly vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waverly—Union County

Every school in Waverly

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

Also serving Waverlyin other towns
Sturgis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sturgis
B
343 students14:1Rate it →
Morganfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morganfield
D
328 students10:1Rate it →
Uniontown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Uniontown
D
199 students13:1Rate it →
Union County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morganfield
C
413 students16:1Rate it →
Union County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morganfield
B−
642 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Waverly’s schools

Are Waverly’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waverly. Union County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waverly. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waverly in?

Union County School District.

Where do Waverly kids go to high school?

Union County High School.

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What Waverly families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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). Stars are from neighbors.