Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Clara

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Clara School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

40 Clara School Rd, Waynesboro, MS 39367 · (601) 735-2065 · Part of Wayne County School District

Clara’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
418
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Clara School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Clara kids: Wayne County High School

On the path

Where Clara kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Clara SchoolYou are here
9–12Wayne County High Schoolin Waynesboro

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

40 Clara School Rd, Waynesboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten46
Grade 147
Grade 240
Grade 339
Grade 448
Grade 544
Grade 640
Grade 741
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
455’20
440’21
427’22
454’23
418’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Black 8%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Clara School from Clara families.

Other schools in Wayne County School District

The district →
Waynesboro Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
C
491 students16:1
Wayne Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
C
459 students15:1
Buckatunna School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckatunna
B−
418 students16:1
Beat Four School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
C
416 students15:1
Wayne County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waynesboro
C+
775 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Clara’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.