📍 705 Dewey St, Waycross, Ware County, 31501
Williams Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waycross, Ware County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ware County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Williams Heights Elementary School enrolls 426 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 38% White and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 206 | 48% |
| White | 161 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
342 of the school's 426 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Williams Heights Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-10, state senate district 7, state house district 180.
Williams Heights Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Ware County, based in Waycross, Georgia. The district serves 5,920 students district-wide and employs 452 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Williams Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 658 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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