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Best Public Schools in Burke County, GA

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Schools

3,841

Students

Top rankedS G A Elementary School522^nd of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

S G A Elementary School up 298 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

S G A Elementary School 9.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waynesboro Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	352 Southside Dr	Waynesboro	30830	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 554-5125	924	69	13.3	100.0%	192 (20.8%)	615 (66.6%)	56 (6.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.2%)								(n/a)														$21,239	$2,485	$18,754
Burke County Middle School	Public	6-8	356 Southside Dr	Waynesboro	30830	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 554-3532	828	70	11.7	98.8%	238 (28.7%)	491 (59.3%)	55 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	20.8	459^th of 578 public middle schools	20.6%		23.4	447^th of 585 public middle schools	23.6%	12	70.4						19.6	26.3	25.7		9.4	14.1	71.5	$19,588	$2,624	$16,963
Burke County High School	Public	9-12	1057 Burke Veterans Pkwy	Waynesboro	30830	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 554-6691	1,133	82	13.9	85.2%	283 (25.0%)	714 (63.0%)	75 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.0%)	25	321^st of 455 public high schools	29.5%		32.6	282^nd of 451 public high schools	37.5%	39	16.3	32.9	33.2											$17,626	$1,811	$15,816
S G A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1265 Charles Perry Ave	Sardis	30456	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 569-4322	230	25	9.2	100.0%	90 (39.1%)	119 (51.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	53	522^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	57.2%		30.9	820^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.8%	298				50.0	51.7	42.4				39.4				$26,843	$2,415	$24,428
Blakeney Elementary	Public	3-5	100 Olympic Dr	Waynesboro	30830	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 554-2265	726	61	11.9	100.0%	179 (24.7%)	465 (64.0%)	45 (6.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.4%)	20.1	989^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.9%		18	1030^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.8%	41				26.1	24.9	27.9				30.1				$20,448	$2,173	$18,274

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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