Top Rankings
Waverly Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 500 students in Waverly Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Waverly Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,361 Schools
# Students
2,788 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
180 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Waverly Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#522 out of 855 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
48%
Graduation Rate
90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.73
0.59
# American Indian Students
19 Students
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
134 Students
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
5%
4%
# Hispanic Students
335 Students
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
8%
# Black Students
927 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
33%
23%
# White Students
996 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
36%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
373 Students
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
13%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
180
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
192
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
181
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
200
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
189
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
195
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
178
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
244
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
255
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
236
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
245
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
240
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
253
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,969 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,682 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,969
$18,267
Spending / Student
$13,682
$17,461
Best Waverly Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Waverly Middle School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
620 Snow Rd
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 321-7240
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 321-7240
Grades: 6-8
| 500 students
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