Best Public Schools in Zip Code 31501

Summary:

The 31501 zip code area of Ware County, Georgia is home to 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school. While the schools show a mix of performance, Williams Heights Elementary School and Waycross Middle School stand out as the stronger performers in the area.

Williams Heights Elementary School ranks 427 out of 1,248 Georgia elementary schools and outperforms the Ware County and Georgia averages in several key test score metrics. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1. In contrast, Center Elementary School struggles with lower proficiency rates and a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 93.75%.

At the middle school level, Waycross Middle School stands out with a 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I End-of-Course exams, significantly outperforming the Ware County and Georgia averages. The school's overall ranking has also improved in recent years, moving from 329 in 2021-2022 to 282 in 2022-2023.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I 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
Williams Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	705 Dewey St	Waycross	31501	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2399	426	38	11.1	80.3%	161 (37.8%)	206 (48.4%)	22 (5.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	62.9	427^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.8%		57.7	478^th of 1242 public elementary schools	61.5%	51		42.3	38.0	54.3				49.3	40.8	52.9				51.4			$10,584	$955	$9,629
Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	2114 Dorothy St	Waycross	31501	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2366	480	35	13.8	93.8%	139 (29.0%)	275 (57.3%)	34 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	38.7	715^th of 1248 public elementary schools	42.7%		34.3	777^th of 1242 public elementary schools	37.4%	62		33.8	38.0	35.2				32.4	59.2	22.7				23.9			$8,843	$776	$8,067
Waycross Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Central Ave	Waycross	31501	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2333	583	47	12.4	86.3%	232 (39.8%)	263 (45.1%)	32 (5.5%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	40.5	333^rd of 588 public middle schools	43.4%		46.9	282^nd of 577 public middle schools	51.1%	51	100.0				29.5	25.9	37.3				23.7	25.4	41.5		27.5	31.6	$10,450	$1,155	$9,295

Cities Near Zip Code 31501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waycross	0.45 mi	11	171^st
Blackshear	5.72 mi	4	23^rd
Hoboken	13.57 mi	1	24^th
Patterson	16.57 mi	1	13^th
Nahunta	19.39 mi	4	83^rd

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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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