📍 700 Central Ave, Waycross, Ware County, 31501
Waycross Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waycross, Ware County. The school has 583 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ware County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waycross Middle School enrolls 583 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 40% White and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 263 | 45% |
| White | 232 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 583 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 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.
Waycross Middle 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.
Waycross Middle 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 583 students, Waycross Middle School is close to 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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