Western Wayne Schools

Western Wayne Schools in Indiana serves 739 students across two schools: Western Wayne Elementary School, which serves grades K–6 with 433 students, and Lincoln Middle/ High School, which is listed as a high school but serves grades 7–12 with 306 students. The Western Wayne Schools district is ranked 176 of 374 in Indiana — the 53rd percentile with 3 stars — while both individual schools show 2 stars in their recent rank histories, a notable gap. Both schools serve similar student populations, with free/reduced lunch at 56.58% at the elementary school and 57.52% at Lincoln.

Math is where the two schools diverge most. Western Wayne Elementary is the math standout, with all-grades math proficiency of 45.92%, above the district's 41.03%; 3rd grade math is 52.54% versus the state's 51.9%, and 4th grade math is 56% versus 52%. Lincoln's all-grades math is just 28.57%, well below the district, and SAT Math is 6.82% against the state's 25.6%. Reading tilts the other way: Lincoln's all-grades ELA is 42.86% (district 39.19%), 8th grade ELA is 45.16% (state 44%), and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 54.55% (state 51.9%), while the elementary school's ELA is 37.76%, with 6th grade ELA at 31.82% against the state's 41.3%.

Lincoln's graduation rate of 92.4% is a clear bright spot, above the state's 89.7%. Chronic absenteeism, however, is above the state's 16.7% everywhere: 21.2% at the elementary school, 27.6% at Lincoln, and 23.8% districtwide. The elementary school's weak spots include 5th grade social studies at 30.23% (state 47.2%) and 5th grade math at 32.56% (state 42%). Notably, Lincoln spends $13,900 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 9.4, compared with $11,212 and 17.6 at the elementary school, yet its math results trail.