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Waverly Elementary School

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Waverly Elementary School ranks 195 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Waverly Elementary School, located in Waverly, Tennessee, is a PK-3 public school serving 414 students in the Humphreys County School District. For the 2025–2026 school year, Waverly earned a 4-star rating and ranked 195th out of 1,019 elementary schools statewide (81st percentile), making it the clear academic leader among neighboring schools. The next closest competitor, Lakeview Elementary School, ranks 529th—more than 330 positions behind. Waverly has maintained 4-star ratings in most years over the past decade, with only a brief pandemic-era dip in 2021–2022 before rebounding strongly the following year.

Waverly's test scores tell an impressive story. On the 2025–2026 TNReady assessments, the school posted a 64.3% mathematics proficiency rate—well above the state average of 43% and nearly double the 35.6% district average. This outpaces nearby schools like Lakeview Elementary School (47.5%), Erin Elementary School (39.4%), and Big Sandy School (19.8%). Science proficiency is equally strong at 61.9%, beating the state average of 46.9%. English Language Arts proficiency is 44%, above the state average of 40.6% and well above the district's 29.7%, though it remains the school's clearest opportunity for growth, particularly in 3rd grade.

Waverly is notable for serving all students well—the school ranks 13th in Tennessee for low-income students and 47th for special education students. The school spends $13,673 per student, in line with area schools, and its unique PK-3 structure allows teachers to focus intensely on foundational skills. Perhaps most striking, Waverly maintains top-tier scores despite a 20.7% chronic absenteeism rate, suggesting that reducing absences could unlock even greater achievement.

414

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,673

Per pupil spending ?

35.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

601 E. Railroad Street
Waverly, TN 37185

(931) 296-2371

District: Humphreys County Schools

Students who attend Waverly Elementary School 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: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2023 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Tennessee elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2023) to 81st (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg43%

195^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2018

From top 34% (2018) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Humphreys County Schools

79^th of 141Humphreys County Schools 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	195 of 1019	80.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	98.7	2 of 498	99.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	94.0	13 of 823	98.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	83.1	47 of 641	92.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	57.5	302 of 849	64.4%	★★★☆☆
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)

African American (2026)100th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2024)94th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

Science62%+15 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	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 School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 E. Railroad Street	Waverly	37185	Humphreys County	Humphreys County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 296-2371	372	31	12.1	35.0%	325 (87.4%)	23 (6.2%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	75.4	195^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.9%		69.8	239^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.3%	44	64.3						64.3	44.0						44.0	61.9						61.9					$13,673	$1,643	$10,961
Mc Ewen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Swift Street East	Mc Ewen	37101	Humphreys County	Humphreys County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 582-6913	440	33	13.4	28.0%	418 (95.0%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	35.5	688^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.5%		36.1	662^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	34.4%	26	52.7	21.4	22.7				30.9	51.9	25.7	22.7				32.1	38.2	48.6	42.4				43.5					$11,563	$1,068	$9,999
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	802 Long Street	New Johnsonville	37134	Humphreys County	Humphreys County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 535-2513	376	29	12.7	28.7%	326 (86.7%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	47.1	529^th of 1019 public elementary schools	48.1%		30.2	731^st of 1009 public elementary schools	27.6%	202	37.8	80.6	33.3	32.3	48.4	48.5	47.5	48.6	30.6	30.0	22.6	35.5	15.2	30.8	35.1	66.7	40.0	45.2	54.8	30.3	45.5	45.2	64.5	51.5	53.7	$12,851	$1,065	$10,893
Tennessee Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 School Street	Tennessee Ridge	37178	Houston County	Houston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 721-3780	205	15	13.8	30.9%	168 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	29.6	756^th of 1019 public elementary schools	25.8%		30.2	733^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	27.4%	23	40.7	33.3	40.9				37.5	29.6	30.8	40.9				33.0	29.6	33.3	31.8				31.8					$14,088	$1,108	$11,859
Erin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 State Route 13 S.	Erin	37061	Houston County	Houston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 289-3127	367	28	12.9	26.1%	314 (85.6%)	10 (2.7%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	35.5	687^th of 1019 public elementary schools	32.6%		19.5	846^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.2%	159	43.3	32.7	41.5				39.4	50.0	22.6	37.0				37.1	36.7	25.0	30.2				30.9					$11,886	$1,168	$9,901
Camden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	208 Washington Avenue	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4918	461	34	13.7	33.9%	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 Avenue	Camden	38320	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 584-4257	393	28	14.2	29.6%	348 (88.5%)	20 (5.1%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	39.1	641^st of 1019 public elementary schools	37.1%		41.1	596^th of 1009 public elementary schools	40.9%	45	41.0	33.6	38.8				37.6	40.2	32.1	37.2				36.3	41.0	28.6	55.0				41.2					$13,021	$1,041	$11,018
Big Sandy School	Public	K-8	13305 Highway 69 A	Big Sandy	38221	Benton County	Benton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 593-3221	266	36	7.4	30.9%	257 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	39	642^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	37.0%		23.3	811^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.6%	169	26.7	13.0	5.3	18.2	27.8	40.0	19.8	53.3	39.1	21.1	54.5	44.4	40.0	40.6	46.7	56.5	26.3	63.6	55.6	80.0	52.1	63.6	38.9	60.0	51.3	$13,281	$1,068	$11,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Waverly Elementary School

How many students attend Waverly Elementary School?

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

Is Waverly Elementary School a good school?

Waverly Elementary School ranks 195^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Waverly Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Waverly Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Waverly Elementary School in?

Humphreys County Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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