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Wenonah Elementary

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Wenonah Elementary ranks 783 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Wenonah Elementary is a public elementary school in Waynesboro, Virginia, serving 214 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Waynesboro City Public Schools district, which is ranked 112 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wenonah Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking between 783 and 1,073 out of around 1,100 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 44.68%, compared to 72.89% for the state and 66.36% for the district. The school's reading proficiency is also a concern, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency at just 28.26% in 2024-2025, compared to 66.93% for the state and 57.75% for the district.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, Wenonah Elementary's performance is consistently lower than the nearby Westwood Hills Elementary and William Perry Elementary, which have higher rankings and better academic outcomes. The performance gap is even more pronounced when compared to schools outside the district, such as Brownsville Elementary in Albemarle County and Rockfish River Elementary in Nelson County, which significantly outperform Wenonah Elementary across various academic measures.

246

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,558

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 N Bayard Ave
Waynesboro, VA 22980

(540) 946-4660

District: Waynesboro City Public Schools

Students who attend Wenonah Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kate Collins Middle
High:	Waynesboro High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

White:

34.6%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (60% vs 71% meeting standards)

!English Reading scores 23 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg59%

Virginia avg71%

783^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Waynesboro City Public Schools

112^th of 129Waynesboro City Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	783 of 1110	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	828 of 1114	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	862 of 1114	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1011 of 1109	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	931 of 1103	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1035 of 1105	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1026 of 1097	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1060 of 1099	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	1067 of 1096	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	1073 of 1100	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.1	1095 of 1110	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	1105 of 1120	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	1088 of 1117	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	1013 of 1117	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	954 of 1113	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.1	585 of 1082	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.7	843 of 1081	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	1026 of 1083	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	48.2	643 of 1071	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.2	751 of 1062	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	819 of 1096	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	751 of 1098	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	774 of 1100	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	213 of 606	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	240 of 580	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	208 of 564	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	510 of 1046	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	455 of 1036	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	747 of 1093	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	836 of 1101	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	858 of 1093	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	560 of 973	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	785 of 979	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	794 of 984	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+10 vs state

Mathematics70%-3 vs state

VA Studies51%-17 vs state

English Reading48%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wenonah Elementary	Public	K-5	125 N Bayard Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-4660	246	16	15.3	93.5%	85 (34.6%)	45 (18.3%)	95 (38.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	34	783^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	29.5%		30.9	828^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.7%	45	44.7	77.3	92.1	79.0	28.3	57.1	60.5	51.2		$15,558	$4,003	$11,555
William Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	840 King Avenue	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-4650	447	32	13.9	94.6%	195 (43.6%)	74 (16.6%)	99 (22.1%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.8%)	15.8	971^st of 1110 public elementary schools	12.5%		12	1005^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.8%	34	70.6	38.3	50.0	47.6	63.3	46.7	60.0	31.2		$11,012	$862	$10,150
Berkeley Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Jefferson Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4680	256	19	13.4	94.9%	137 (53.5%)	47 (18.4%)	41 (16.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.9%)	31	816^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.5%		21.8	928^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.7%	112	79.6	57.6	44.1	47.1	75.5	60.6	55.9	39.4		$13,381	$313	$13,068
Westwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	548 Rosser Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4670	382	33	11.5	94.5%	198 (51.8%)	59 (15.4%)	76 (19.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.0%)	44.2	673^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	39.4%		51	601^st of 1114 public elementary schools	46.1%	72	70.6	73.3	62.7	65.3	62.7	78.0	64.0	71.2		$11,273	$349	$10,924
Cassell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Rockfish Rd	Waynesboro	22980	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-7635	634	41	15.4	71.1%	538 (84.9%)	17 (2.7%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	45.6	661^st of 1110 public elementary schools	40.5%		50.5	610^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.2%	51	71.4	79.1	68.6	70.6	60.2	68.9	67.7	62.3		$8,219	$761	$7,458
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Woodrow Wilson Ave	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 245-5040	655	44	14.8	82.0%	431 (65.8%)	67 (10.2%)	72 (11.0%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.3%)	44.6	669^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.7%		37.3	759^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.9%	90	63.2	65.1	77.5	79.8	52.8	66.0	70.5	71.7		$7,959	$305	$7,654
Stuarts Draft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	63 School Blvd	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-2951	646	40	16.1	69.3%	479 (74.1%)	31 (4.8%)	64 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.4%)	54.4	546^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.1	629^th of 1114 public elementary schools	43.5%	83	83.1	70.5	69.1	77.8	72.3	71.6	72.8	62.0		$8,313	$662	$7,651
Rockfish River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Chapel Hollow Rd	Afton	22920	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 361-1791	318	24	13.1	84.9%	222 (69.8%)	17 (5.3%)	70 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	56.2	530^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.3%		55.6	545^th of 1114 public elementary schools	51.1%	15	73.8	68.0	87.2	79.5	61.9	70.0	81.6	70.0		$14,104	$1,404	$12,700
Guy K. Stump Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Draft Ave	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-1549	457	30	15.2	66.7%	376 (82.3%)	18 (3.9%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	34	785^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.3%		46.4	654^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.3%	131	80.3	60.3	50.0	53.9	64.5	69.1	60.3	66.2		$8,072	$369	$7,703
Brownsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5870 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4658	530	39	13.4	13.8%	419 (79.1%)	11 (2.1%)	32 (6.0%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.0%)	90.7	38^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.6%		78.6	234^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.0%	196	89.4	98.8	97.8	91.3	83.3	95.3	93.5		88.0	$13,215	$695	$12,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Wenonah Elementary

How many students attend Wenonah Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Wenonah Elementary.

What district is Wenonah Elementary in?

Waynesboro City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Wenonah Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wenonah Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kate Collins Middle
High : Waynesboro High

What is the racial makeup of Wenonah Elementary?

Students at Wenonah Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 35% White, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Wenonah Elementary a good school?

Wenonah Elementary ranks 783^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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