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Best Elementary Schools in Ware County, GA

At a glance

Schools

2,929

Students

Top rankedRuskin Elementary School437^th of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Center Elementary School up 106 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Memorial Drive Elementary School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Williams Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	705 Dewey St	Waycross	31501	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2399	436	33	13.3	80.3%	139 (31.9%)	226 (51.8%)	25 (5.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	46.1	612^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.6%		62.9	427^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.8%	185	33.3	34.6	39.7	41.0	28.2	45.6	44.1	$15,748	$1,149	$14,599
Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	2114 Dorothy St	Waycross	31501	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2366	470	35	13.4	95.7%	109 (23.2%)	269 (57.2%)	49 (10.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	46.7	609^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.8%		38.7	715^th of 1248 public elementary schools	42.7%	106	26.5	46.6	43.5	32.5	49.3	33.3	39.1	$14,702	$1,429	$13,274
Ruskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3550 Valdosta Hwy	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2325	363	31	11.8	100.0%	157 (43.3%)	119 (32.8%)	62 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	59.7	437^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.7%		55.4	500^th of 1248 public elementary schools	59.9%	63	25.9	40.0	40.0	53.7	52.7	44.3	60.0	$17,519	$2,696	$14,823
Wacona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 State St	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2362	885	47	18.8	86.4%	510 (57.6%)	240 (27.1%)	78 (8.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.8%)	41.6	664^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.4%		55.1	504^th of 1248 public elementary schools	59.6%	160	29.9	42.6	29.6	27.1	65.3	28.4	23.5	$15,307	$1,411	$13,896
Waresboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	3379 W Church St	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2393	429	35	12.4	81.8%	242 (56.4%)	104 (24.2%)	48 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	58.3	459^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.9%		69.3	351^st of 1248 public elementary schools	71.9%	108	35.5	34.4	33.8	52.6	62.3	43.2	51.4	$14,764	$1,297	$13,467
Memorial Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	2580 Ambrose St	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2327	346	32	10.8	100.0%	166 (48.0%)	125 (36.1%)	16 (4.6%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	51.6	545^th of 1238 public elementary schools	56.0%		52.4	536^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.1%	9	31.3	39.3	36.4	42.2	47.3	45.5	45.5	$16,914	$2,249	$14,666

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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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