Elementary Schools in Wayne County

The elementary schools located in Wayne County, Georgia, serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade. This analysis examines the performance and key metrics of five schools in the district: Jesup Elementary School, Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School, Bacon Elementary School, Odum Elementary School, and Screven Elementary School.

Odum Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the group, consistently ranking among the top 20% of elementary schools in Georgia. Its students significantly outperform the county and state averages on the Milestones Assessments, with over 70% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 5th grade. In contrast, the other schools in the data set generally perform below the county and state averages on the Milestones Assessments, with Jesup Elementary, Martha Rawls Smith Elementary, and Screven Elementary all ranking in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools.

The schools in Wayne County have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 11:1 at Screven Elementary to 14.7:1 at Odum Elementary. However, all the schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.06% at Odum Elementary to 75.6% at Screven Elementary. The per-student spending ranges from $9,083 at Jesup Elementary to $11,648 at Screven Elementary, with the other schools falling in the $9,800 to $9,900 range.