Ware County Middle School
2301 Cherokee St
Waycross GA, 31503, Ware County
Phone: 912-287-2341
Ranking: 
(1,169 out of 1,747, bottom 33%)*
(1,169 out of 1,747, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ware County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 730 | 737 | 756 | 718 | 661 | 661 | 699 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 231 | 31.6% | 258 | 35.0% | 247 | 32.7% | 232 | 32.3% | 257 | 38.9% | 206 | 31.2% | 207 | 29.6% |
| Grade 7: | 258 | 35.3% | 246 | 33.4% | 251 | 33.2% | 273 | 38.0% | 190 | 28.7% | 200 | 30.3% | 250 | 35.8% |
| Grade 8: | 241 | 33.0% | 233 | 31.6% | 258 | 34.1% | 213 | 29.7% | 214 | 32.4% | 255 | 38.6% | 242 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 371 | 50.8% | 371 | 50.3% | 380 | 50.3% | 353 | 49.2% | 358 | 54.2% | 356 | 53.9% | 349 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 359 | 49.2% | 366 | 49.7% | 376 | 49.7% | 365 | 50.8% | 303 | 45.8% | 288 | 43.6% | 339 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 7.8% | 52 | 7.1% | 52 | 6.9% | 43 | 6.0% | 38 | 5.7% | 21 | 3.2% | 20 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 199 | 27.3% | 183 | 24.8% | 196 | 25.9% | 187 | 26.0% | 193 | 29.2% | 217 | 32.8% | 224 | 32.0% |
| White: | 447 | 61.2% | 479 | 65.0% | 478 | 63.2% | 457 | 63.6% | 407 | 61.6% | 406 | 61.4% | 446 | 63.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 471 | 64.5% | 437 | 59.3% | 469 | 62.0% | 445 | 62.0% | 395 | 59.8% | 410 | 62.0% | 432 | 61.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 6.0% | 56 | 7.6% | 51 | 6.7% | 47 | 6.5% | 60 | 9.1% | 49 | 7.4% | 92 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.66 | 14.65 | 14.77 | 13.50 | 12.94 | 13.20 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 81.2% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88.3% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 85.4% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 89.5% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 90.1% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 95.6% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.3% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 95.6% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 56.9% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65.8% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 65.5% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 76% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 71.3% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.6% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 86.1% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.2% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 84.7% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 92.1% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.3% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 90.9% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.8% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98.3% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.2% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 56.6% | 61% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 61.1% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 70.7% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 69.6% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 76.9% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.7% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 80.9% | 85% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 61.1% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 77.6% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.6% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81.7% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 92.6% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.6% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 89.9% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88.7% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91.9% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 94.2% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.4% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 76.7% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 72.9% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 78.8% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80.2% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 79.6% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 87.1% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 91.8% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 76.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 91.4% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 88.7% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.5% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.8% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.6% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 56.3% | 63% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 72.2% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 77.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 74.8% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.5% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.4% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 90.6% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.8% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 65.3% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 73.2% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.7% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 91.7% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 82.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 87.5% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 89.7% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93.7% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 92.4% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 94.5% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.3% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.0% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 74.1% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 79.7% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 58.9% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 67.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 69.4% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 80.1% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.5% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 90.0% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 88.4% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88.4% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90.7% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 93.8% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 96% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.4% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.4% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.0% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 73% | 76% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 49.9% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 63.6% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57.7% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 67.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.3% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.8% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 82.9% | 87% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 41% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 58.6% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 70.7% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.7% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 86.7% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.2% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 54% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.2% | 68.4% | 65% |
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* Ware County Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.