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Center Elementary School

Regular School · Waycross, GA

Center Elementary School is a regular school school in Waycross, Georgia, serving grades KG–05 with 470 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
470
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 269 57%
White 109 23%
Hispanic/Latino 49 10%
Two or more races 39 8%
Asian 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 470 238M / 232F

English Language Learners: 6 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 21.0% -15.4pp 36.4% 251
Reading Proficiency 33.0% -6.4pp 39.4% 253
Science Proficiency 30-34% 87

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.13 grade levels
Math
-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
37 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
66
14% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
131
27.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 470 100%

Contact & Location

2114 Dorothy St

Waycross, GA 31501

Phone: (912)287-2366

District

Ware County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,780

District enrollment: 5,973

NCES ID

130543001395

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD