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Ware County Middle School

Regular School · Waycross, GA

Ware County Middle School is a regular school school in Waycross, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 752 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.6:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
752
Teachers (FTE)
64.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 401 53%
Black or African American 209 28%
Hispanic/Latino 81 11%
Two or more races 55 7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Asian 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 752 403M / 349F

English Language Learners: 21 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 21.0% -15.4pp 36.4% 730
Reading Proficiency 39.0% -0.4pp 39.4% 734
Science Proficiency 19.0% 258

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)
-0.10 grade levels
Math
-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
134 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
86
11.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
209
27.8% 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.) 752 100%

Contact & Location

2301 Cherokee St

Waycross, GA 31503

Phone: (912)287-2341

District

Ware County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,780

District enrollment: 5,973

NCES ID

130543001779

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