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Best Public Schools in Wayne County, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

5,348

Students

Top rankedOdum Elementary School175^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Screven Elementary School up 333 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Screven Elementary School 11.8 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 (2025)	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
Martha Puckett Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Durrence Rd	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1061	541	44	12.3		336 (62.1%)	104 (19.2%)	66 (12.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	56.8	228^th of 578 public middle schools	60.6%		45.7	293^rd of 585 public middle schools	49.9%	65	91.7						32.3	38.7	41.6		36.2	47.1	100.0	$13,492	$954	$12,539
Arthur Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 S US Highway 301	Jesup	31546	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1025	626	45	13.8	97.9%	355 (56.7%)	149 (23.8%)	73 (11.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.1%)	49.9	262^nd of 578 public middle schools	54.7%		43	313^th of 585 public middle schools	46.5%	51	100.0						47.5	38.8	37.2		18.9	37.5	65.8	$12,548	$977	$11,571
Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1206 N 4th St	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1044	543	45	12.0	100.0%	197 (36.3%)	202 (37.2%)	102 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	33.8	774^th of 1219 public elementary schools	36.5%		30.7	823^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	33.5%	49				43.6	39.2	25.3				34.9				$14,693	$1,558	$13,136
Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 W Orange St	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1077	690	48	14.5	100.0%	393 (57.0%)	147 (21.3%)	85 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.3%)	45.6	608^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.1%		37.9	713^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.4%	105				47.6	49.5	32.1				39.4				$13,569	$1,405	$12,164
Jesup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 S US Highway 301	Jesup	31546	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1033	706	53	13.2	100.0%	391 (55.4%)	178 (25.2%)	76 (10.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.8%)	37	719^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.0%		38	710^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.6%	9				25.5	47.4	36.6				37.5				$12,960	$1,021	$11,939
Odum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Blue Jay Drive	Odum	31555	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 586-2225	441	30	14.9	73.5%	385 (87.3%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	85.4	175^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.9	203^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	83.6%	28				70.3	76.9	57.1				57.1				$13,112	$1,188	$11,924
Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	1 Jacket Dr	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1088	1,576	96	16.3	82.1%	959 (60.9%)	370 (23.5%)	145 (9.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.4%)	45.1	190^th of 455 public high schools	58.2%		56.1	137^th of 451 public high schools	69.6%	53	22.1	47.8	46.7											$11,588	$847	$10,741
Screven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 School St	Screven	31560	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 579-2261	225	19	11.8		180 (80.0%)	20 (8.9%)	22 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	63	397^th of 1219 public elementary schools	67.4%		36.4	730^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%	333				54.8	48.5	44.8				55.2				$18,100	$1,808	$16,292

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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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