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Memorial Drive Elementary School

Regular School · Waycross, GA

Memorial Drive Elementary School is a regular school school in Waycross, Georgia, serving grades KG–05 with 346 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
346
Teachers (FTE)
31.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 166 48%
Black or African American 125 36%
Two or more races 26 8%
Hispanic/Latino 16 5%
Asian 10 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Total enrollment 346 176M / 170F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 40-44% 36.4% 164
Reading Proficiency 30-34% 39.4% 164
Science Proficiency 40-49% 50

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)
-0.04 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
32 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
84
24.3% 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.) 346 100%

Contact & Location

2580 Ambrose St

Waycross, GA 31503

Phone: (912)287-2327

District

Ware County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,780

District enrollment: 5,973

NCES ID

130543001776

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