📍 2580 Ambrose St, Waycross, Ware County, 31503
Memorial Drive Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waycross, Ware County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ware County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Memorial Drive Elementary School enrolls 353 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 35% Black or African American and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 191 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 353 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 331 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.
Memorial Drive 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.
Memorial Drive 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 353 students, Memorial Drive 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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