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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39367

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At a glance

Schools

2,559

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

Wayne County High School 12.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 39367 in Waynesboro, Mississippi is home to 5 schools in the Wayne County School District, serving grades PK-8 across four elementary schools plus one high school, all in a high-poverty area where nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch. The district ranks 80th out of 134 Mississippi districts, but school-level performance varies dramatically. Clara School is the clear standout, ranking in the 69th percentile statewide with strong proficiency rates (53% ELA, 49% math, 74% science) and low chronic absenteeism at 11%. In contrast, Waynesboro Riverview School and Wayne Central School rank in the 12th and 15th percentiles respectively, with overall proficiency averaging around 34% and 31%.

Wayne County High School is the only high school and is improving, moving from the 46th to 53rd percentile over three years, with a 92% graduation rate and strong Algebra I (72% proficient) and Biology (67%) scores. However, it struggles with English II, where only 41% are proficient versus 49% statewide, and chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 30.9% — far above the district and state averages. Elementary schools have much lower absenteeism, ranging from 9.2% to 19.5%. Beat Four School falls in the middle, ranking in the 30th percentile with math proficiency at just 31.7%.

Poverty is nearly identical across all schools at roughly 99% free/reduced lunch eligibility, yet Clara School outperforms Wayne Central by double in most subjects, showing that school-level factors matter more than income. Math is the weakest subject across every elementary school, with some grade-level scores as low as 11.5% proficiency. Science is a relative bright spot, especially at Clara (74.4%) and Wayne Central (59.2%). Because all elementary schools serve PK-8, there are no standalone middle schools. The biggest opportunities for improvement are elementary math, high school English II, and reducing high school absenteeism — while Clara School proves high achievement is possible even in challenging economic conditions.

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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 Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	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
Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	1325 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2851	775	60	12.9	99.6%	313 (40.4%)	413 (53.3%)	38 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	54	105^th of 224 public high schools	53.1%		51	118^th of 232 public high schools	49.1%	13													72.4	41.4			67.1	$14,023
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
Wayne County Alternative School	Public	5-12	1325 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 735-2851	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wayne County Career and Technical	Public	9-12	800 Collins Street	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 735-5036	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 39367

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waynesboro	0.25 mi	7	133^rd
Buckatunna	11.72 mi	1	113^th
Richton	23.78 mi	3	104^th
Laurel	23.95 mi	15	92^nd
Quitman	25.02 mi	6	149^th

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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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