Summary:
Waverly Junior/Senior High School is the only high school listed in Waverly CUSD 6; it serves grades 7–12 and enrolls 147 students. Its results show a sharp improvement in IAR proficiency, especially in English language arts (ELA), alongside a stronger-than-state graduation rate. In 2025–26, all-grades IAR proficiency was 48% in ELA compared with 56% statewide, and 18% in math compared with 40% statewide. The most important takeaway is that results improved substantially, but math proficiency remains well below the state rate.
Because there is only one school, there is no school-to-school leader or trailer; the clearest standouts are relative to Illinois. The strongest tested result was 10th-grade PreACT Secure ELA: 67% proficient, versus 54% statewide, a 13-point advantage. The clearest weakness was all-grades IAR math, 18% versus 40% statewide, a 22-point shortfall. Graduation was another positive: 94% in 2025–26, 4 points above the state’s 90%. Chronic absenteeism was higher than both comparison rates, at 25% versus 24% statewide and 19% districtwide.
IAR results rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA increased by 24 percentage points, from 23% to 48%, and math by 7 points, from 11% to 18%. The ELA gap with the state narrowed by 21 points, while the math gap narrowed by 6 points; both subjects nevertheless remain below state results. Grade 10 ELA is a notable exception to the broader ELA pattern: 9th-grade PreACT Secure ELA was 42%, 20 points below the state. SchoolDigger rankings also improved, from the 27th percentile and 1 star in 2023–24 to the 53rd percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26. Context measures include a 17.5:1 student–teacher ratio and 51% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; these describe the school but do not explain its results.
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