📍 10220 Wetherburn Rd, Ellicott City, Howard County, 21042
Waverly Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ellicott City, Howard County. The school has 867 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waverly Elementary enrolls 867 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Asian, 28% White and 8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 474 | 55% |
| White | 239 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 867 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waverly Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 9.
Waverly Elementary is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 867 students, Waverly Elementary is larger than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large