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Waycross Middle School

Regular School · Waycross, GA

Waycross Middle School is a regular school school in Waycross, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 606 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
606
Teachers (FTE)
47.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 293 48%
White 222 37%
Hispanic/Latino 44 7%
Two or more races 40 7%
Asian 7 1%
Total enrollment 606 323M / 283F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 22.0% -14.4pp 36.4% 581
Reading Proficiency 37.0% -2.4pp 39.4% 583
Science Proficiency 25-29% — 176

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)
-0.11 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
103 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
90
14.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
154
25.4% 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.) 606 100%

Contact & Location

700 Central Ave

Waycross, GA 31501

Phone: (912)287-2333

District

Ware County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,780

District enrollment: 5,973

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

130543002204

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