Wilcox County

Summary:

The Wilcox County school district in Georgia consists of three schools: Wilcox County Elementary School, Wilcox County High School, and Wilcox County Middle School. While the schools have maintained average 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger, their performance varies across different metrics, with the elementary school showing a slight decline in statewide ranking in recent years.

Wilcox County Elementary School stands out as the district's highest-performing school, consistently ranking in the top half of Georgia elementary schools, though its ranking has slipped from 387 out of 1,242 in 2022-2023 to 538 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025. The school performs above the Wilcox County average in most Milestones Assessment subjects and grade levels, but still lags behind the state average in many areas. Notably, the school has an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate of 99.64%, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Wilcox County High School has also maintained a 3-star rating and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 85.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. The high school performs above the Wilcox County average in some Milestones Assessment subjects, but still trails the state average in many areas. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 66.86% is lower than the elementary school, but still quite high.

District Detail

114 7th Ave
Rochelle, GA 31079

(912) 467-2141

SchoolDigger Rank:
75^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,126

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilcox County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1358 Ga Highway 215 S	Rochelle	31079	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 365-7858	547	41	13.3	95.6%	294 (53.7%)	197 (36.0%)	19 (3.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	52.1	538^th of 1238 public elementary schools	56.5%		64.5	404^th of 1248 public elementary schools	67.6%	134					29.1	26.0	42.5				38.0	47.9	49.4				54.0			$14,548	$2,071	$12,477
Wilcox County High School	Public	9-12	1358 Ga Highway 215 S	Rochelle	31079	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 365-7231	343	24	14.4	81.0%	207 (60.3%)	112 (32.7%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	45.5	196^th of 452 public high schools	56.6%		56.3	148^th of 458 public high schools	67.7%	48	44.7	35.5	42.3	32.2																$14,176	$938	$13,237
Wilcox County Middle School	Public	6-8	1358 Ga Highway 215 S	Rochelle	31079	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 365-7231	236	17	13.8	89.0%	150 (63.6%)	64 (27.1%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	53.4	246^th of 584 public middle schools	57.9%		57.4	223^rd of 588 public middle schools	62.1%	23								34.2	30.8	25.6				47.4	58.5	48.8		37.2	27.9	$15,122	$1,837	$13,285

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ben Hill County	16.4 mi	5	148^th
Crisp County	17.99 mi	5	193^rd
Turner County	19.56 mi	3	201^st
Department of Juvenile Justice	19.74 mi	32
Dooly County	22.53 mi	4	202^nd

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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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