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If you could change one rule at Williams Heights Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARE COUNTY·NCES 130543001393
Williams Heights Elementary School
705 Dewey St, Waycross, GA 31501 · (912) 287-2399 · Ware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
350 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.3pp since 2021
Math
37.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 47.6% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% | 48.7% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 35.8% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Williams Heights Elementary School
Williams Heights Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Heights Elementary School this school | 436 | 80.3% | 42.8% |
| Ruth Hill Elementary School Newnan | 346 | 79.2% | 37.7% |
| Moreland Road Elementary Griffin | 490 | 86.5% | 25.5% |
| Dallas Elementary School Dallas | 513 | 79.7% | 27.1% |
| Jordan Hill Road Elementary School Griffin | 396 | 84.3% | 26.5% |
| Georgetown School Savannah | 544 | 77.2% | 42.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Williams Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Ware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #491 of 1,208 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #661 of 1,215 ▼ 203 | #6 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #569 of 1,215 ▼ 153 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #255 of 1,183 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,012 of 1,324 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #633 of 1,301 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #422 of 1,301 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #713 of 1,312 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #730 of 854 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
436
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 436 | 32.7 | 13.3:1 | 80% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 35.1 | 12.4:1 | 80% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 38.3 | 11.1:1 | 80% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 77% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 31.1 | 14.7:1 | 90% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 90% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 56% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 53% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (456 to 436); teachers up 5% (31.1 to 32.7).
About Williams Heights Elementary School
This page covers Williams Heights Elementary School, a small elementary school in Waycross, Georgia. It educates 436 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 28% smaller than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Ware County totals 5,920 students.
Black students are the majority at Williams Heights Elementary School, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups make up 32% White, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Ware County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Williams Heights Elementary School counts 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.3 students for each one. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Williams Heights Elementary School is 7.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.8%. Predicted: 35.9%.
Among Ware County residents, the median household income is $47,448, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Williams Heights Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Waycross Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Williams Heights Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 439 to 436, a small change.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Williams Heights Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Waycross Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 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
- Waycross Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Waresboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Waycross Middle School0.3 mi · 606
- Center Elementary School1.8 mi · 470
- Memorial Drive Elementary School2.2 mi · 346
- Ware County High School2.7 mi · 1,633
- Ware County Middle School3.1 mi · 752
- Wacona Elementary School3.2 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Williams Heights Elementary School?
Williams Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Williams Heights Elementary School serve?
Williams Heights Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Heights Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williams Heights Elementary School?
At Williams Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 6% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Heights Elementary School?
Williams Heights Elementary School is overseen by Ware County in Ware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.