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Wayne Elementary School

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Wayne Elementary School ranks 259 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Wayne Elementary School serves 444 students in grades PK-5 in Wayne, WV, and is part of Wayne County Schools, a district that ranks in the middle of the pack statewide. The school has seen a significant drop in its overall state ranking in the last two years, falling from a 3-star rating to a 1-star rating, after a period of relative stability. While math proficiency (42.9%) actually exceeds both the district and state averages, English Language Arts (42.4%) and 5th-grade science (27.3%) lag behind. This mixed picture means that while your child may get solid math instruction, reading and science may require more attention at home.

The most encouraging trend is the clear academic growth students show as they move through the grades. Only 30% of 3rd graders are proficient in ELA, a deeply concerning figure, but by 5th grade, that number jumps to 54.6%—which is well above both the district and state averages. This suggests the school's upper-grade teachers are doing something right, and those strategies could be a model for earlier grades. However, the school struggles most with its most vulnerable students: those from low-income households have consistently scored in the bottom quartile for three straight years, and special education students saw a sharp decline this year. When compared to nearby schools, Buffalo Elementary School and East Lynn Elementary School outperform Wayne in both math and reading, while Lavalette Elementary School performs at a similar level.

It's worth noting that Wayne Elementary spends more per student ($12,421) than several better-performing schools in the area, so the issue isn't a lack of resources. The school's ranking has also been historically volatile, swinging from the 77th percentile to the 17th percentile over the past decade, which suggests it is highly sensitive to the specific needs of each incoming class. The declining science scores are a particular concern, especially since 5th-grade reading is strong—meaning the issue isn't comprehension but science content and instruction. For parents, the key takeaways are to advocate for early literacy support, ask about science curriculum, and be aware that the school's overall rating doesn't tell the full story of the meaningful progress many students make by 5th grade.

444

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,465

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 McGinnis Drive
Wayne, WV 25570-0308

(304) 272-6342

District: Wayne County Schools

Students who attend Wayne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wayne Middle School
High:	Wayne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Wayne County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

West Virginia avg44%

259^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Wayne County Schools

25^th of 55Wayne County Schools among West 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	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	259 of 355	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	264 of 355	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.3	161 of 368	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	168 of 368	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	194 of 375	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	314 of 380	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	227 of 383	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	217 of 392	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.3	90 of 399	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	53.6	183 of 402	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.0	290 of 408	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.2	248 of 422	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	280 of 428	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.4	196 of 426	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.7	237 of 426	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.4	300 of 427	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	258 of 420	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	70.5	26 of 187	86.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	124 of 154	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	123 of 146	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	195 of 300	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	202 of 302	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	178 of 316	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	131 of 317	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	163 of 325	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	228 of 322	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	166 of 339	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	208 of 366	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	78.7	45 of 381	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	247 of 315	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	244 of 328	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	244 of 336	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	147 of 333	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	185 of 347	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	321 of 335	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	197 of 368	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	75.3	62 of 382	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	219 of 303	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	237 of 305	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.2	116 of 325	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	176 of 322	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	175 of 330	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	298 of 333	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	232 of 338	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	191 of 364	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.8	160 of 382	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	95.1	4 of 218	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	142 of 165	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	102 of 171	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	131 of 183	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	104 of 180	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	159 of 185	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	201 of 258	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.6	239 of 377	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	255 of 353	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	280 of 353	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.9	175 of 367	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	184 of 366	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	203 of 373	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	314 of 376	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	225 of 373	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	216 of 374	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.1	92 of 382	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2017)98th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2017)86th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

English Language Arts42%-5 vs state

Science27%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (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 (2021)	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	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 McGinnis Drive	Wayne	25570	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 272-6342	444	35	12.6	56.6%	433 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	34.6	259^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.0%		32	264^th of 355 public elementary schools	25.6%	5	42.9	40.6	45.5	42.9	30.0	43.5	54.6	42.4	27.3	$10,465	$1,383	$9,081
Lavalette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Beech Fork Road	Lavalette	25535	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 525-3221	245	21	11.6	51.9%	232 (94.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	35.1	254^th of 355 public elementary schools	28.5%		40.1	223^rd of 355 public elementary schools	37.2%	31	51.3	41.7	31.8	43.2	54.0	33.3	31.8	41.1	36.4	$10,328	$915	$9,414
East Lynn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19594 E Lynn Rd	East Lynn	25512	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 849-3171	124	11	11.2	66.9%	124 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.5	170^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.1%		43.1	205^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.3%	35	42.1	47.1	66.7	52.2	35.1	52.9	53.3	47.8	40.0	$13,151	$1,985	$11,166
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	331 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-2911	402	27	14.8	43.1%	375 (93.3%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.2	132^nd of 355 public elementary schools	62.8%		58.5	132^nd of 355 public elementary schools	62.8%		70.6	59.2	45.3	57.3	51.0	53.1	48.4	50.6	29.7	$8,568	$667	$7,902
Genoa Elementary School	Public	K-5	21269 Route 152	Genoa	25517	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 385-4421	48	7	6.8	71.9%	48 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		20.0		30.8		30.0		23.1		$19,673	$3,916	$15,757
Hite Saunders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3708 Green Valley Rd	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5132	225	17	13.2	37.3%	193 (85.8%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.4%)	93.3	10^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.2%		94.8	8^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.7%	2	80.0	81.3	93.3	84.5	51.4	75.0	90.0	71.1	86.7	$10,283	$441	$9,842
Prichard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Prichard Rd	Prichard	25555	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 486-5096	130	10	13.0	48.6%	124 (95.4%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	26.5	290^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.3%		41.4	215^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.4%	75	45.8	11.7	18.8	28.1	33.3	17.5	43.8	31.6	56.3	$11,095	$594	$10,501
Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wildcat Way	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5166	251	18	13.9	41.6%	195 (77.7%)	23 (9.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.4%)	77.1	54^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.8%		73.9	64^th of 355 public elementary schools	82.0%	10	61.8	64.9	54.8	60.8	47.1	64.9	71.0	60.8	51.6	$10,144	$380	$9,764
Davis Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6330 Davis Creek Rd	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3024	235	15	15.6	30.9%	200 (85.1%)	8 (3.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	63.3	108^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.6%		66.1	99^th of 355 public elementary schools	72.1%	9	64.3	73.1	34.3	55.1	53.6	69.2	51.4	57.3	31.4	$13,295	$442	$12,852
Explorer Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Saltwell Rd	Huntington	25705	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5126	373	27	13.8	56.4%	262 (70.2%)	31 (8.3%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (18.8%)	45.7	190^th of 355 public elementary schools	46.5%		28.8	285^th of 355 public elementary schools	19.7%	95	53.3	35.7	47.6	44.8	40.0	46.4	54.8	46.9	38.1	$11,311	$1,885	$9,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne Elementary School

Is Wayne Elementary School a good school?

Wayne Elementary School ranks 259^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wayne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wayne Middle School
High : Wayne High School

How many students attend Wayne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Wayne Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Elementary School?

Students at Wayne Elementary School are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Wayne Elementary School in?

Wayne County Schools

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