Screven Elementary School

Screven Elementary School is a very small primary school in Screven, Georgia, operated by Wayne County. The school teaches 225 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Screven Elementary School sits 63% below that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Wayne County (5,348 students total), Screven Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Screven Elementary School logs that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Black. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Screven Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $53,427, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Wayne County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,348 students), of which Screven Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Patterson Elementary School, around 10.3 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Screven Elementary School has contracted 6%, going from 240 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Screven Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.