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Best Elementary Schools in Wayne County, MS

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At a glance

Schools

2,202

Students

Top rankedClara School117^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Beat Four School up 28 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clara School 14.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Beat Four School	Public	PK, KG-8	5090 Highway 84 West	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2124	416	28	14.8	99.3%	218 (52.4%)	154 (37.0%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	32.2	263^rd of 377 public elementary schools	30.2%		27.1	291^st of 383 public elementary schools	24.0%	28	52.3	60.7	45.0	32.4	18.0	40.6	40.9	35.7	20.0	35.3	30.0	28.1	47.5	43.7	$11,696
Clara School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Clara School Rd	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2065	418	29	14.1	99.3%	366 (87.6%)	32 (7.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	65.9	117^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.0%		69.3	112^th of 383 public elementary schools	70.8%	5	71.4	75.0	55.6	46.3	29.7	41.1	40.5	50.0	51.1	58.6	45.9	48.7	82.2	66.6	$11,169
Wayne Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	1022 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2205	459	31	14.8	99.3%	57 (12.4%)	373 (81.3%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	18.6	322^nd of 377 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.1	346^th of 383 public elementary schools	9.7%	24	20.0	32.6	40.0	32.4	22.8	10.0	20.0	25.6	32.5	35.3	25.7	13.3	65.0	53.4	$10,938
Waynesboro Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Wayne Street	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-3159	491	31	15.8	99.4%	22 (4.5%)	414 (84.3%)	49 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	14.2	332^nd of 377 public elementary schools	11.9%		21	327^th of 383 public elementary schools	14.6%	5	37.3	34.8	46.5	23.1	28.2	43.6	25.4	19.6	16.3	11.5	43.5	41.0	46.5	58.9	$10,651
Buckatunna School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd.	Buckatunna	39322	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 648-2501	418	26	16.3	99.3%	161 (38.5%)	237 (56.7%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	38.4	234^th of 377 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.1	244^th of 383 public elementary schools	36.3%	10	37.8	54.1	55.6	47.8	40.0	35.7	27.0	41.7	30.6	37.0	57.1	33.3	61.1	54.7	$10,986

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

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