Wayne Community School District

The Wayne Community School District in Iowa operates two schools: Wayne Elementary School and Wayne Community Junior-Senior High School. Both schools have consistently maintained high rankings and ratings, with Wayne Community Junior-Senior High School ranking 40 out of 338 Iowa high schools and Wayne Elementary School ranking 128 out of 557 Iowa elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, students at both schools outperform the state averages on ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests across all grade levels and subjects. The high school spends more per student ($14,434) compared to the elementary school ($10,491), and the student-teacher ratios are slightly lower at the high school (12:1) compared to the elementary school (13.8:1).

While the schools demonstrate strong academic performance, they have a predominantly white student population, with 93% white students at both the elementary and high school levels. The higher free/reduced lunch rate at the elementary school (54.06%) compared to the high school (49.42%) suggests that the district may need to consider targeted support and resources for students from lower-income families, particularly in the earlier grades.