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Waynedale Elementary School

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Waynedale Elementary School ranks 787 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Waynedale Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Apple Creek, Ohio, serving 459 students in the Waynedale Local district, which is ranked 315th of 773 Ohio districts (59th percentile, 3 stars). The school's own 2025–2026 ranking was 787th of 1,560 schools — the 50th percentile with 2 stars, essentially the state median, but down from the 61st–69th percentile range it held in the mid-to-late 2010s.

Waynedale's clearest academic strength is English language arts: in 2025–2026 it beat the state in every reported ELA grade, including 81.2% proficiency in 3rd grade versus 63.4% statewide. Math and science tell the opposite story — every reported math grade and 5th-grade science fell below state levels, with 3rd-grade math at 53.6% against 62.1% statewide, a 27.6-point gap with ELA in the same grade. Those subjects appear to be the main drag on the school's overall rank, and they are also where nearby schools pull ahead: Winesburg Elementary School, Dalton Elementary School, Triway Elementary School, Green Elementary School, and Kean Elementary School generally posted stronger math and science results. Waynedale's 50th-percentile rank sits below Kean Elementary School, Winesburg Elementary School, Dalton Elementary School, Triway Elementary School, and Parkview Elementary School (all 71st percentile or higher) and above only Orrville Elementary School and Cornerstone Elementary School in the local group.

Attendance is a bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell from 17.3% in 2022–2023 to 10.5% in 2025–2026, better than the district's 17.0%, though still above Dalton Elementary School (3.2%) and Kean Elementary School (3.4%). Staffing is favorable, with 13.5 students per teacher in 2024–2025 among the lowest in the comparison group and relatively high per-student spending of $10,855 in 2018–2019, yet nearby schools with larger classes often get stronger math and science results. Outcomes also vary by group: male students rank near the median (52nd percentile), while female students (44th) and low-income students (37th) rank below the school's overall 50th percentile, and the historical gifted-and-talented rank was 13th percentile. The most actionable priority is the math and science program.

459

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,267

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9052 Dover Rd
Apple Creek, OH 44606-9532

(330) 698-3111

District: Waynedale Local

Students who attend Waynedale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Waynedale Middle School
High:	Waynedale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

787^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

315^th of 773Waynedale Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	787 of 1560	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	825 of 1558	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	812 of 1577	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	749 of 1596	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	588 of 1588	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	583 of 1610	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	658 of 1676	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	515 of 1636	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.5	715 of 1651	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	666 of 1678	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.1	602 of 1684	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.8	484 of 1687	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	65.4	764 of 1701	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.8	384 of 1709	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	66.5	731 of 1686	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.8	473 of 1662	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.9	575 of 1610	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.2	331 of 1582	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	349 of 1609	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	66.7	547 of 1504	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.1	575 of 1501	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	456 of 1471	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	36.7	662 of 1021	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	817 of 1452	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	785 of 1452	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	779 of 1466	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	788 of 1483	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.3	627 of 1488	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	581 of 1467	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	734 of 1502	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	577 of 1518	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	39.0	662 of 759	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	925 of 1467	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	909 of 1473	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	766 of 1484	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	743 of 1447	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.5	509 of 1419	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	485 of 1404	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	623 of 1465	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	466 of 1465	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	705 of 1467	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	813 of 1466	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	766 of 1485	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	640 of 1498	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	480 of 1518	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	533 of 1499	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	491 of 1535	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	414 of 1536	73.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	463 of 914	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	517 of 935	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	775 of 1181	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	887 of 1175	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	858 of 1190	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	804 of 1215	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	580 of 1242	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	610 of 1249	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	655 of 1271	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	506 of 1309	61.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2018)35th percentile-33 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)13th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+9 vs state

Mathematics57%-6 vs state

Science55%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Waynedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9052 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Waynedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 698-3111	459	34	13.5	44.7%	419 (91.3%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	56.3	787^th of 1560 public elementary schools	49.6%		54.3	825^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.0%	38	54.7		53.6	64.4	53.3			81.2	65.8	74.7			$15,267
Triway Elementary School	Public	K-5	3203 Shreve Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Triway Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 264-6252	352	19	18.5		310 (88.1%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	79	325^th of 1560 public elementary schools	79.2%		78.7	343^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	78.0%	18	81.7		73.7	81.3	89.9			77.9	69.1	87.3			$19,911
Dalton Elementary School	Public	K-4	250 N Church St	Dalton	44618	Wayne County	Dalton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 828-2707	339	21	16.4		294 (86.7%)	8 (2.4%)	23 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	79.3	316^th of 1560 public elementary schools	79.7%		79.5	329^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.9%	13			84.2	80.6				78.9	76.1				$11,278
Mt Hope Elementary School	Public	K-8	8242 State Route 241	Mount Hope	44660	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 674-0418	98	8	13.0	10.2%	98 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.4	476^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.5%		60.5	727^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.3%	251	76.9	87.0		66.7	84.6	88.9	100.0		66.7	84.6	83.3	73.9	$15,477
Orrville Elementary School	Public	K-4	605 Mineral Springs St	Orrville	44667	Wayne County	Orrville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 682-1851	514	36	14.2	56.0%	356 (69.3%)	20 (3.9%)	73 (14.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.3%)	52.2	856^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.1%		58	760^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.2%	96			64.0	76.5				57.0	55.1				$12,905
Cornerstone Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 W Bowman St	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 262-9666	347	22	15.8	79.5%	285 (82.1%)	12 (3.5%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	44.3	977^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.4%		41.2	1012^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.0%	35			58.2	64.7				55.7	54.4				$13,614
Melrose Elementary School	Public	K-4	1641 Sunset Ln	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 345-6434	251	14	17.6	53.0%	178 (70.9%)	7 (2.8%)	32 (12.7%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	73.4	473^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	69.7%		62.5	682^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	56.2%	209			67.2	84.9				71.2	81.1				$14,496
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	773 Parkview Dr	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 262-3821	264	15	17.7	50.4%	222 (84.1%)	9 (3.4%)	12 (4.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	73.9	459^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.6%		59.2	747^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.1%	288			78.6	78.1				78.9	68.3				$15,467
Green Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Smithie Drive	Smithville	44677	Wayne County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 669-3501	524	28	18.6		440 (84.0%)	12 (2.3%)	43 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	72.9	483^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	69.0%		74	452^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	71.0%	31	83.9		81.6	82.4	65.2			64.4	67.1	83.9			$11,945
Kean Elementary School	Public	K-4	432 Oldman Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 345-6634	313	16	19.5	29.7%	275 (87.9%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	84.3	176^th of 1560 public elementary schools	88.7%		76.8	392^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	74.8%	216			92.4	84.8				91.0	72.7				$14,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Waynedale Elementary School

How many students attend Waynedale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Waynedale Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Waynedale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Waynedale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waynedale Middle School
High : Waynedale High School

What district is Waynedale Elementary School in?

Waynedale Local

Is Waynedale Elementary School a good school?

Waynedale Elementary School ranks 787^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Waynedale Elementary School?

Students at Waynedale Elementary School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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