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Schools in Waresboro

Waresboro’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
1
3,420 students on the public path
In brief

Waresboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Waresboro’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Waresboro Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Waycross Middle School lowest (50%). 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 Waresboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Waresboro Elementary SchoolWare County School DistrictB
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

Waresboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waresboro—Ware County

Every school in Waresboro

4 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).

District schools in Waresboroby address
Waresboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waycross
B
429 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Waresboroin other towns
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 Waresboro’s schools

Are Waresboro’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waresboro. Ware County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waresboro. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waresboro in?

Ware County School District.

Where do Waresboro 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.