📍 3379 W Church St, Waycross, Ware County, 31503
Waresboro Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waycross, Ware County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ware County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waresboro Elementary School enrolls 443 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 21% Black or African American and 9.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 443 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 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.
Waresboro Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Waresboro 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 443 students, Waresboro 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: Rural - Fringe
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