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Schools in Dixie Union

Dixie Union’s public schools

Ware County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dixie Union. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/9schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 4% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,920 students on the public path
In brief

Dixie Union’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Dixie Union’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Memorial Drive Elementary School places highest (better than 65%); Center Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Dixie Union, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Ware County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dixie Union, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12Ware County High Schoolin WaycrossB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ware County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ware County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,920 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$16,364GA $15,800 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 39.6% · 3094 students tested
Math33%
State average 37.4% · 3075 students tested

Dixie Union vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Dixie Union’s borders.

Schools next door
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Dixie Union—Ware County

Every school in Dixie Union

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dixie Unionin other towns
Wacona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waycross
B−
885 students19:1Rate it →
Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waycross
B−
470 students13:1Rate it →
Williams Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waycross
B−
436 students13:1Rate it →
Waresboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waycross
B
429 students12:1Rate it →
Ruskin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waycross
B
363 students12:1Rate it →
Memorial Drive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waycross
B+
346 students11:1Rate it →
Ware County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waycross
B−
752 students12:1Rate it →
Waycross Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waycross
B−
606 students13:1Rate it →
Ware County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waycross
B−
1,633 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dixie Union’s schools

Are Dixie Union’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dixie Union. Ware County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dixie Union. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dixie Union in?

Ware County School District.

Where do Dixie Union kids go to high school?

Ware County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.