Summary
Waverly Intermediate School, at 5 Tiger Drive in Waverly, Ohio, serves 374 students in grades 3–5 and is part of the Waverly City district, which ranks 586th of 773 Ohio districts (24th percentile, 1 star). Because its test scores match the district's in every reported grade and subject, it is effectively the only provider of grades 3–5 instruction in the district. The school has earned 2 stars in each of the last ten reported years, drifting in a narrow band between the 35th and 44th percentile statewide — never above mid-pack, never near the bottom.
There are real strengths. Fifth-grade science is the standout: 68.5% proficient in 2025–26 versus 62.7% statewide, the highest of any comparable local school (Eastern Intermediate Elementary School 63.2, Chillicothe Intermediate School 53.1, Western Elementary School 49.0, Paint Valley Elementary 44.0), and it has topped the state average in all four years on record. Fifth-grade math and English language arts also meet or nearly match the state. Low-income students (52nd percentile) and special education students (54th) both rank above the school's overall 38th percentile. Notably, the school does this on the lowest per-pupil spending in the area ($7,522, versus $9,645 at Paint Valley and more than $11,000 at some neighbors), though that figure is several years old.
The clearest challenge is third grade, especially math: 42.7% proficient versus 62.1% statewide, a 19.4-point gap that has widened each year. Third-grade reading is also below state (48.0 vs. 63.4). Proficiency then climbs steeply by grade 5, and cohort tracking shows the same students gaining ground, so the school appears to add value between grades 3 and 5 — but from a deep starting hole, likely shared with its PK–2 feeder, Waverly Primary School, 0.09 miles away. Chronic absenteeism has also risen for three straight years (18.0% → 20.0% → 21.4%), shrinking a once-large advantage over the district to just 0.5 points.
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