Wacona Elementary School

3101 State St, Waycross, GA 31503 | (912) 287-2362

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 931

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 931 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 736th out of 1,322 elementary schools in GA.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Ware County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,307
Graduation Rate: 55.3%
Dropout Rate: 8.0%
Students Per Teacher: 14.7
Enrolled Students: 6,083

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 931
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 44.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 475 (51.0%)
Females: 456 (49.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 103 (11.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 538 (57.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 641 (68.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Wacona Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.3%
Black	255	27.4%
Asian	2	0.2%
Hispanic	32	3.4%
White	613	65.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	299	32.1%
Kindergarten	105	11.3%
1st Grade	106	11.4%
2nd Grade	99	10.6%
3rd Grade	120	12.9%
4th Grade	102	11.0%
5th Grade	100	10.7%

Source: GA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Wacona Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on CRCT state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies

CRCT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 1 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	85.1%	88.3%	86.1%

Math Test
2010	82.2%	90.1%	85.3%

Reading Test
2010	88.8%	93.9%	92.4%

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	87.0%	88.4%	85.5%

Math Test
2010	87.0%	90.4%	86.6%

Reading Test
2010	95.0%	95.1%	91.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	86.4%	88.8%	87.6%

Math Test
2010	74.6%	78.4%	79.7%

Reading Test
2010	89.8%	92.3%	90.4%

Science Test
2010	81.4%	80.0%	80.4%

Social Studies Test
2010	80.5%	80.8%	79.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	88.2%	90.4%	87.7%

Math Test
2010	80.9%	85.9%	77.1%

Reading Test
2010	87.3%	91.1%	89.2%

Science Test
2010	76.4%	80.3%	79.3%

Social Studies Test
2010	63.6%	74.7%	73.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	94.6%	95.8%	91.8%

Math Test
2010	91.4%	91.1%	81.8%

Reading Test
2010	93.6%	93.7%	89.6%

Science Test
2010	78.5%	80.5%	77.4%

Social Studies Test
2010	65.2%	76.6%	71.4%

Source: GA Department of Education 2009-2010

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