Ware County Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Waycross, Georgia
Ware County Middle School in Waycross, Georgia enrolled 752 students in 2024-25 with 64.8 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
783 students in 2022-23, 739 students in 2023-24, 752 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.3 to 64.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 783 | 58.3 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 62.7 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 752 | 64.8 | 11.6 |
11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Georgia middle schools
Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 299 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ware County Middle School enrolled 757 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 133 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 299 of the 757 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions133
- Chronically absent28.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.3% of students were White, 27.8% Black, 10.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White53.3%
- Black27.8%
- Hispanic10.8%
- Two or more races7.3%
- American Indian0.4%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ware County Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 34% | 36% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 27% | 33% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Waycross
2 public middle schools in Waycross report 2024-25 enrollment; Ware County Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware County Middle School | 752 | 11.6 | 80.5% |
| Waycross Middle School | 606 | 12.7 | 90.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ware County Middle School
- Waycross Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.4 miles away: 606 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Pierce County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 825 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Ware County Middle School with Waycross Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ware County Schools spends per student$15,387 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,387
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaWare County Middle School is the number 226 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#226 of 475
- Georgia schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.11.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ware County Middle School
How many students attend Ware County Middle School?
752 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 783 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Waycross, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ware County Middle School?
11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ware County Middle School a Title I school?
Ware County Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ware County Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ware County Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ware County Middle School in?
Ware County Schools, NCES district ID 1305430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130543001779 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.