Williams Heights Elementary School

Williams Heights Elementary School, a close-knit primary school in Waycross, Georgia, overseen by Ware County, enrolls 436 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Williams Heights Elementary School sits 28% below that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Ware County (5,920 students total), Williams Heights Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Williams Heights Elementary School records that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 32% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Ware County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Williams Heights Elementary School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Williams Heights Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Ware County shows median household earnings sit near $47,448, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Williams Heights Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in Ware County (combined enrollment of about 5,927 students).

Nearest neighbor: Waycross Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Williams Heights Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

Williams Heights Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 456 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Williams Heights Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.