📍 3101 State St, Waycross, Ware County, 31503
Wacona Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waycross, Ware County. The school has 937 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ware County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wacona Elementary School enrolls 937 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 31% Black or African American and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 528 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 291 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
878 of the school's 937 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 878 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.
Wacona 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 176.
Wacona 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 937 students, Wacona Elementary School is larger 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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