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What's something Waycross Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
606
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARE COUNTY·NCES 130543002204
Waycross Middle School
700 Central Ave, Waycross, GA 31501 · (912) 287-2333 · Ware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Georgia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
550 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 201 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 210 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Waycross Middle School→Ware County High School
Based on grade levels within Ware County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.5pp since 2021
Math
32.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 28.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waycross Middle School
Waycross Middle School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waycross Middle School this school | 606 | 90.8% | 36.0% |
| William James Middle School Statesboro | 536 | 86.4% | 38.9% |
| Thomson-McDuffie Middle School Thomson | 667 | 90.1% | 27.4% |
| J. R. Trippe Middle School Vidalia | 498 | 97.6% | 27.2% |
| Clarke Middle School Athens | 718 | 83.8% | 38.1% |
| Thomson Middle School Centerville | 734 | 91.1% | 45.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waycross Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #252 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #291 of 474 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #298 of 474 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #364 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #322 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #94 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #143 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #198 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #101 of 144 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
606
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 606 | 47.8 | 12.7:1 | 91% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 51.7 | 11.3:1 | 91% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 86% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 67% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 40.6 | 14.2:1 | 90% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 90% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 63% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 49 | 12.8:1 | 53% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waycross Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (578 to 606); teachers up 18% (40.6 to 47.8).
About Waycross Middle School
Waycross Middle School is a small middle school with an address in Waycross, Georgia. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 606 students. On average, middle schools in Georgia enroll around 763, and this school is 21% below that mark.
Ware County operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,920 students.
The student body at Waycross Middle School has no majority group. Black students lead at 48%. The next largest groups are 37% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's Black share is 18 points above the 30% share among Ware County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Classroom staffing at Waycross Middle School totals 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Waycross Middle School is about 91%.
Waycross Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Georgia public middle schools.
In Georgia, Waycross Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.0% actual against a predicted 30.4%.
The county, Ware County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $47,448 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Counting Waycross Middle School, Ware County has 10 public schools.
Williams Heights Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Waycross Middle School. Waycross Middle School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Waycross Middle School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 606, starting from 617.
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Ware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,976
Census ACS
Median income
$47,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ware County
- Ware County High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
- Wacona Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Ware County Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Williams Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Waresboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Waycross
- Ware County High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
- Wacona Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Ware County Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Williams Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Waresboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Heights Elementary School0.3 mi · 436
- Center Elementary School1.9 mi · 470
- Memorial Drive Elementary School2.0 mi · 346
- Ware County High School3.0 mi · 1,633
- Wacona Elementary School3.3 mi · 885
- Ware County Middle School3.4 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About Waycross Middle SchoolHow many students attend Waycross Middle School?
Waycross Middle School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-08.
Is Waycross Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waycross Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Waycross Middle School have?
Waycross Middle School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Waycross Middle School?
Student demographics at Waycross Middle School are roughly 37% White, 7% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Waycross Middle School?
Waycross Middle School is overseen by Ware County in Ware County.
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