Summary:
Wayne County Schools is a district of 8 schools—5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school—serving roughly 4,848 students in the Jesup, Odum, and Screven areas of Georgia, with a district ranking of 80th out of 201 (60th percentile) and a 3-star rating.
For parents, the standout is Odum Elementary School, which ranks in the 86th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating. Its math proficiency is exceptional—76.9% of 4th graders and 70.3% of 3rd graders are proficient, far outpacing district averages of 51.9% and 45.8%, respectively. In contrast, Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School trails badly, with just 39.2% of 4th graders proficient in math—a 37.7-point gap. At the middle school level, Arthur Williams Middle School shines in advanced math, with 100% of Algebra I test-takers proficient, while Martha Puckett Middle School is the district's most improved school, climbing from the 41st to the 61st percentile in two years. Screven Elementary School also made a remarkable jump, rising 333 spots in statewide ranking.
However, Wayne County High School is a concern—its ranking has slipped from the 75th to the 58th percentile, and Algebra I proficiency sits at just 22.1%, less than half the state's 48.1%. The district's graduation rate (89.6%) and dropout rate (0.8%) are both better than state averages, but chronic absenteeism is a district-wide issue, with every school exceeding the state's 17.7% rate; Martha Puckett Middle School (28.6%) and Wayne County High School (26.3%) are the worst. Notably, higher spending doesn't guarantee results—Screven Elementary spends the most per student ($18,100) but ranks mid-pack, while Odum Elementary spends less and achieves far more. Science is a relative strength district-wide, with Biology and US History scores exceeding state averages.
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