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C

Waverly Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Barton, Waverly and Chemung, and parts of Ashland and Baldwin.

Barton’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New York school districts

Students
1,605
Schools
4
Spent per student
$21,006
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$25.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waverly Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 39% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $25.5M, about $15,907 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Barton 8,330CWaverly 4,191CChemung 2,267

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Barton. Grade by grade →

PK–KLincoln Street Elementary SchoolThis district
1–4Elm Street Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Waverly Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Waverly High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 46.5% · 780 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 48.9% · 693 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.2% · 118 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,006 per student · 39% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 71%Support & administration 26%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 68%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,490’20
1,514’21
1,532’22
1,603’23
1,605’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Lincoln Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Waverly
212 students13:1
Elm Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Waverly
C
426 students12:1
Waverly Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Waverly
C−
486 students12:1
Waverly High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waverly
A−
481 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Spencer-Van Etten Central School DistrictErin, Spencer, Van Etten
$29,317per student
Elmira City School DistrictElmira, Southport
$23,921per student
Tioga Central School DistrictNichols, Tioga
$22,456per student
Horseheads Central School DistrictErin
$24,217per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.