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Waverly Elementary

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Waverly Elementary ranks 239 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Waverly Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Waverly, Tennessee, with 372 students enrolled. The school is part of the Humphreys County School District, which is ranked 100 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waverly Elementary consistently outperforms the Humphreys County district and the state of Tennessee in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Waverly Elementary had 56.1% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.7% for Humphreys County and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking highly for its performance with female students, male students, special education students, and students of low socioeconomic status.

While Waverly Elementary has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, the school's rates are generally lower than the state average. In 2023-2024, Waverly Elementary had a chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9%, compared to the state average of 21.2%. Additionally, Waverly Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,489 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the school may have access to more resources to support student learning. Compared to nearby schools in the Benton County and Houston County districts, Waverly Elementary generally outperforms them in academic proficiency and chronic absenteeism rates.

414

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,673

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 E. Railroad ST
Waverly, TN 37185

(931) 296-2371

District: Humphreys County

Students who attend Waverly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waverly Junior High School
High:	Mc Ewen High School
	Waverly Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.5%

African American:

7.2%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2012 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg42%

239^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Humphreys County

100^th of 139Humphreys County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	239 of 1009	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	153 of 1018	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	123 of 1020	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	538 of 1000	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.7	259 of 983	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	334 of 997	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.9	207 of 855	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	64.9	257 of 853	69.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	277 of 846	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	283 of 820	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.0	590 of 818	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	59.8	336 of 809	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	56.5	163 of 483	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	252 of 986	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	149 of 990	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	88 of 989	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	45.0	502 of 975	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.6	161 of 945	83.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	97.4	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	146 of 843	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	17 of 853	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	3 of 865	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	43.6	464 of 858	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	291 of 823	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	143 of 877	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	224 of 984	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	154 of 991	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	201 of 987	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.0	553 of 980	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	413 of 941	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	69 of 618	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	121 of 582	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.9	258 of 528	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.5	426 of 447	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	310 of 395	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	271 of 840	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	167 of 847	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	170 of 852	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	34.6	570 of 844	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	303 of 844	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	385 of 841	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)94th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2022)66th percentile+20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+14 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waverly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	601 E. Railroad ST	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-2371	372	31	12.1		325 (87.4%)	23 (6.2%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	69.8	239^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.3%		80.1	153^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	85.0%	86	56.1						56.1	40.2						40.2	59.8						59.8					$13,673	$1,643	$10,961
Mc Ewen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Swift Street East	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 582-6913	440	33	13.4		418 (95.0%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	36.1	662^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	34.4%		35.7	669^th of 1018 public elementary schools	34.3%	7	35.4	21.5	45.0				33.7	27.7	29.9	31.7				29.7	30.8	52.3	49.2				44.0					$11,563	$1,068	$9,999
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	802 Long ST	New Johnsonville	37134	Humphreys County	Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 535-2513	376	29	12.7		326 (86.7%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	30.2	731^st of 1009 public elementary schools	27.6%		31.1	721^st of 1018 public elementary schools	29.2%	10	27.3	20.7	25.8	30.6	50.0	37.8	33.0	27.3	37.9	16.1	30.6	36.8	24.4	28.8	27.3	44.8	16.1	41.7	42.1	33.3	34.4	55.6	50.0	40.0	47.9	$12,851	$1,065	$10,893
Tennessee Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 School ST	Tennessee Ridge	37178	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 721-3780	205	15	13.8		168 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	30.2	733^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	27.4%		36.4	660^th of 1018 public elementary schools	35.2%	73	31.6	29.2	48.6				37.1	39.5	29.2	17.1				28.9	28.9	37.5	28.6				30.9					$14,088	$1,108	$11,859
Erin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 State Route 13 S.	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-3127	367	28	12.9		314 (85.6%)	10 (2.7%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	19.5	846^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.2%		19	849^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.6%	3	21.4	32.7	18.5				24.1	16.1	42.3	18.5				25.3	16.1	46.2	14.8				25.3					$11,886	$1,168	$9,901
Camden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	208 Washington AVE	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4918	461	34	13.7		415 (90.0%)	12 (2.6%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)								(n/a)																										$13,060	$1,045	$11,050
Briarwood School	Public	3-5	169 Briarwood AVE	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4257	393	28	14.2		348 (88.5%)	20 (5.1%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	41.1	596^th of 1009 public elementary schools	40.9%		36.6	652^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	36.0%	56	39.8	53.8	42.1				45.3	33.1	44.3	28.1				35.3	37.6	43.2	24.0				35.2					$13,021	$1,041	$11,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Waverly Elementary

How many students attend Waverly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Waverly Elementary.

Is Waverly Elementary a good school?

Waverly Elementary ranks 239^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Waverly Elementary in?

Humphreys County

What is the racial makeup of Waverly Elementary?

Students at Waverly Elementary are 86% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Waverly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waverly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waverly Junior High School
High : Mc Ewen High School
High : Waverly Central High School

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