Waverly High School

Summary:

Waverly High School is a public high school serving 483 students in grades 9-12 in Waverly, Ohio, which is part of the Pike County Area school district. While the school has a predominantly white student population, it faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance, declining statewide rankings, and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism.

Waverly High School's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 8.3% in Biology to 64.4% in American Government, compared to the state averages of 62.9% and 69.1%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has improved, increasing from 88.7% in 2019-2020 to 98.7% in 2023-2024, but it is still slightly below the state average. Additionally, Waverly High School has experienced a concerning spike in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.4% in 2019-2020 to 46.7% in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, the nearby Vern Riffe Career Technology Center has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (62.53%) compared to Waverly High School (35.4% in 2022-2023), suggesting that Waverly High School may serve a more affluent student population. However, Waverly High School's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly low for special education, disabled, and low socioeconomic status students, indicating that the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of these underperforming subgroups to improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1 Tiger Drive
       Waverly, OH  45690


(740) 947-7701

District: Waverly City

SchoolDigger Rank:
660th of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,092 Help


Feeder schools for Waverly High School:

Elementary:    Waverly Intermediate School
    Waverly Primary School
Middle:    Waverly Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  452

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.8%
African American:
2.2%
Hispanic:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Waverly High School ranks worse than 76.4% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.4. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Waverly High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (93.8%), African American (2.2%), Hispanic (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Waverly High School is 14.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Waverly High School is $13,092.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Waverly High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Waverly High School 660th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Waverly High School in the ranking list.)

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Waverly City:

SchoolDigger ranks Waverly City 572nd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Waverly High School

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Rank History for all students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 55.54 332nd 681 51.2%
2005 32.37 557th 689 19.2%
2006 27.74 599th 696 13.9%
2007 36.90 604th 756 20.1%
2008 32.90 635th 767 17.2%
2009 26.51 677th 791 14.4%
2010 40.05 635th 819 22.5%
2011 33.44 665th 818 18.7%
2012 34.05 673rd 832 19.1%
2013 43.82 587th 767 23.5%
2014 27.57 655th 769 14.8%
2015 31.46 629th 778 19.2%
2016 33.77 608th 784 22.4%
2017 24.58 617th 773 20.2%
2018 31.42 616th 800 23.0%
2019 26.18 648th 836 22.5%
2021 25.14 628th 819 23.3%
2022 17.70 670th 836 19.9%
2023 26.67 640th 867 26.2%
2024 22.40 660th 864 23.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.80 585th 614 4.7%
2024 8.25 598th 598 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.08 487th 758 35.8%
2019 44.87 497th 779 36.2%
2021 37.09 521st 763 31.7%
2022 29.39 588th 773 23.9%
2023 18.02 661st 805 17.9%
2024 25.16 637th 822 22.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.40 606th 751 19.3%
2019 27.56 626th 781 19.8%
2021 24.32 615th 775 20.6%
2022 16.15 660th 794 16.9%
2023 20.75 652nd 813 19.8%
2024 21.14 640th 798 19.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.32 509th 550 7.5%
2019 12.70 593rd 628 5.6%
2021 20.61 503rd 596 15.6%
2022 21.77 501st 606 17.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.38 326th 538 39.4%
2021 60.82 136th 349 61.0%
2022 30.76 269th 312 13.8%
2023 36.27 260th 308 15.6%
2024 40.82 221st 280 21.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.41 607th 763 20.4%
2019 24.17 636th 792 19.7%
2021 20.32 637th 778 18.1%
2022 15.65 671st 808 17.0%
2023 27.79 614th 819 25.0%
2024 27.44 617th 816 24.4%
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Rank History for White students at Waverly High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.63 631st 718 12.1%
2019 16.33 651st 739 11.9%
2021 13.77 650th 727 10.6%
2022 7.78 686th 749 8.4%
2023 13.83 667th 756 11.8%
2024 13.66 655th 754 13.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Waverly High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 637 18 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1989 621 17 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1990 623 20 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1991 589 24 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1992 601 15 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1993 604 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1994 612 21 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 637
1995 606 30 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 638
1996 606 30 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 638
1997 700 27 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 730
1998 675 27 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1999 649 19 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 673
2000 632 16 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 653
2001 598 11 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 612
2002 639 15 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 659
2003 639 15 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 659
2004 668 17 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 693
2005 677 19 2 5 0 n/a n/a 1 704
2006 684 18 0 4 0 n/a n/a 1 707
2007 695 16 1 8 1 n/a n/a 5 726
2008 670 12 1 6 0 n/a n/a 3 692
2009 647 10 3 7 0 n/a n/a 1 668
2010 451 12 5 4 1 n/a n/a 3 476
2011 430 15 4 2 0 0 5 0 456
2012 444 13 1 3 0 0 8 0 469
2013 407 11 2 5 1 0 12 0 438
2014 407 12 3 2 1 0 8 0 433
2015 469 14 2 1 1 0 7 0 494
2016 418 11 6 2 1 0 5 0 443
2017 418 10 9 2 0 0 2 0 441
2018 438 6 7 7 0 0 1 0 459
2019 474 8 5 7 0 0 2 0 496
2020 460 6 5 6 0 0 3 0 480
2021 478 5 6 5 0 0 3 0 497
2022 447 12 5 5 0 0 5 0 474
2023 455 8 3 9 0 0 8 0 483
2024 424 10 2 9 0 0 7 0 452

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Waverly High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 658 26.0 25.3 0
1989 641 25.0 25.6 n/a
1990 648 25.2 25.7 n/a
1991 616 25.2 24.4 n/a
1992 617 23.7 26.0 16.5
1993 618 23.7 26.1 16.3
1994 637 23.7 26.9 18.4
1995 638 26.1 24.4 15.4
1996 638 26.1 24.4 15.4
1997 730 24.7 29.6 17.3
1998 705 27.0 26.1 16.3
1999 673 30.0 22.4 19.2
2000 653 32.0 20.4 16.5
2001 612 32.0 19.1 16.3
2002 659 33.0 20.0 18.5
2003 659 33.0 20.0 18.5
2004 693 29.0 23.9 19.2
2005 704 28.0 25.1 20.1
2006 707 31.8 22.2 24.8
2007 726 31.0 23.4 28.6
2008 692 32.0 21.6 n/a
2009 668 31.0 21.5 20.5
2010 476 28.0 17.0 41.4
2011 456 26.0 17.5 42.3
2012 469 26.0 18.0 33.9
2013 438 27.0 16.2 39.7
2014 433 27.0 16.0 39.5
2015 494 n/a n/a 32.8
2016 443 26.0 17.0 54.2
2017 441 25.0 17.6 n/a
2018 459 27.0 17.0 n/a
2019 496 27.0 18.3 n/a
2020 480 26.0 18.4 n/a
2021 497 26.0 19.1 n/a
2022 474 34.0 13.9 n/a
2023 483 38.0 12.7 35.4
2024 452 32.0 14.1 48.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Waverly High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 658 26.0 25.3 0
1989 641 25.0 25.6 n/a
1990 648 25.2 25.7 n/a
1991 616 25.2 24.4 n/a
1992 617 23.7 26.0 16.5
1993 618 23.7 26.1 16.3
1994 637 23.7 26.9 18.4
1995 638 26.1 24.4 15.4
1996 638 26.1 24.4 15.4
1997 730 24.7 29.6 17.3
1998 705 27.0 26.1 16.3
1999 673 30.0 22.4 19.2
2000 653 32.0 20.4 16.5
2001 612 32.0 19.1 16.3
2002 659 33.0 20.0 18.5
2003 659 33.0 20.0 18.5
2004 693 29.0 23.9 19.2
2005 704 28.0 25.1 20.1
2006 707 31.8 22.2 24.8
2007 726 31.0 23.4 28.6
2008 692 32.0 21.6 n/a
2009 668 31.0 21.5 20.5
2010 476 28.0 17.0 41.4
2011 456 26.0 17.5 42.3
2012 469 26.0 18.0 33.9
2013 438 27.0 16.2 39.7
2014 433 27.0 16.0 39.5
2015 494 n/a n/a 32.8
2016 443 26.0 17.0 54.2
2017 441 25.0 17.6 n/a
2018 459 27.0 17.0 n/a
2019 496 27.0 18.3 n/a
2020 480 26.0 18.4 n/a
2021 497 26.0 19.1 n/a
2022 474 34.0 13.9 n/a
2023 483 38.0 12.7 35.4
2024 452 32.0 14.1 48.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Waverly High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,220
2022 $9,938
2023 $12,441
2024 $13,092

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Waverly High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 648th of 836 High schoolsRanks 640th of 867 High schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Waverly High School)68.470.1
 1.7%
   End of Course American Government (Waverly City)68.470.1
 1.7%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Waverly High School)66.754
 12.7%
   End of Course American History (Waverly City)66.754
 12.7%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Waverly High School)6248.1
 13.9%
   End of Course Biology (Waverly City)6248.1
 13.9%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Waverly High School)56.543.4
 13.1%
   End of Course English II (Waverly City)56.543.4
 13.1%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Waverly High School)19.915.1
 4.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Waverly City)19.915.1
 4.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Waverly High School)29.818.3
 11.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Waverly City)41.433.5
 7.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students496483
 2.6%
African American88
American Indian00
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic79
 28.6%
Pacific Islander00
White474455
 4%
Two or More Races28
 300%


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Waverly High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Waverly Intermediate School
Elementary : Waverly Primary School
Middle : Waverly Junior High School

Waverly High School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Ohio high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 452 students attended Waverly High School.

Students at Waverly High School are 94% White, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.


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