Proficient or Distinguished
41.7%+4.8 pts
Change vs. 2024–25
English Language Arts results for 2025–26 have not been published yet — GaDOE releases them after standard setting on the revised standards. Every total on this page covers the published subjects only.
At a glance
Headline results
vs. First District average
−1.2 pts
Region: 42.9% on this slice
vs. Georgia
−2.2 pts
Georgia: 43.9% on this slice
Students tested
3,356
Across the subjects shown
Year over year
Trend against the region and the state
Wayne County against the First District average and Georgia, all on the current slice.
How scores are distributed
Share of students at each achievement level, by year. The rule is the grade-level line.
- 2022–2333.6% proficient or above
- 2023–2436.1% proficient or above
- 2024–2535.6% proficient or above
- 2025–2641.7% proficient or above
BeginningDevelopingProficientDistinguished
End of grade
Performance by subject
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SubjectProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Georgiavs. 2024–25
Wayne CountyGeorgia averageBars run 0–100%.
By grade
Where performance sits across grades
Percent Proficient or Distinguished in each tested grade, with the change from last year. Click a cell to focus on that subject and grade.
| Grade | Math | Science |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | ||
| Grade 4 | ||
| Grade 5 | ||
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| Grade 8 |
Social Studies is tested only in grade 8:42%+13.7Physical Science is tested only in grade 8:79%+14.228%52%
By school
How schools compare
Every school with published results, grouped by level. Each bar is that school's percent Proficient or Distinguished across the subjects shown; the notch is the district average. Click a school to open its full dashboard.
Elementary schoolsProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Districtvs. 2024–25
Odum Elementary School268 tested66.0%+24.3 pts+0.4 ptsScreven Elementary School133 tested51.1%+9.4 pts+9.7 ptsBacon Elementary School403 tested41.7%+0.0 pts+3.9 ptsJesup Elementary School399 tested36.8%−4.9 pts−0.4 ptsMartha Rawls Smith Elementary School336 tested35.7%−6.0 pts+6.1 ptsMiddle schoolsProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Districtvs. 2024–25
Martha Puckett Middle School909 tested41.1%−0.6 pts+6.7 ptsArthur Williams Middle School908 tested38.1%−3.6 pts+5.2 ptsSchoolWayne County averageBars run 0–100%. Schools cover all students in all tested grades.
Student groups
Gaps between student groups
Percent Proficient or Distinguished for each reported group, and how far each sits from the district as a whole. The subject filter narrows these columns.
Students with Disabilities
Points behind Students without Disabilities
- Math28.0 ptsnarrowed 2.3
- Science26.1 ptswidened 1.8
- Social Studies31.1 ptsnarrowed 0.6
Limited English Proficient
Points behind Not Limited English Proficient
- Math23.2 ptsnarrowed 9.7
- Social Studies37.3 ptswidened 7.5
| Student group | % of Tested | Math | Science | Social Studies | Physical Sci. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | n=2,247 | 42.2% | 36.0% | 42.4% | 79.4% |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 48.9% | 41.1%−1.1 | 36.6%+0.6 | 40.2%−2.2 | 83.3%+3.9 |
| Male | 51.1% | 43.3%+1.1 | 35.5%−0.5 | 44.3%+1.9 | 75.7%−3.7 |
| Race / Ethnicity | |||||
| Black or African American | 21.5% | 24.4%−17.8 | 27.7%−8.3 | 42.3%−0.1 | — |
| Hispanic | 10.9% | 38.4%−3.8 | 27.6%−8.4 | 34.1%−8.3 | — |
| Two or More Races | 6.1% | 33.6%−8.6 | 40.9%+4.9 | — | — |
| White | 60.5% | 49.7%+7.5 | 40.2%+4.2 | 44.5%+2.1 | 86.3%+6.9 |
| Student Groups | |||||
| Students with Disabilities | 19.4% | 19.7%−22.5 | 14.9%−21.1 | 16.1%−26.3 | — |
| Students without Disabilities | 80.6% | 47.7%+5.5 | 41.0%+5.0 | 47.2%+4.8 | 79.4%+0.0 |
| Limited English Proficient | 3.8% | 20.0%−22.2 | — | 6.7%(n=15) | — |
| Not Limited English Proficient | 96.2% | 43.2%+1.0 | 37.0%+1.0 | 44.0%+1.6 | 80.6%+1.2 |
| Non-Migrant | 97.6% | 42.4%+0.2 | 36.5%+0.5 | 42.4%+0.0 | 78.7%−0.7 |
What stands out
Findings for 2025–26
Generated directly from the published results — every statement below can be checked against the dashboard above.
Social Studies gained 13.7 points
42.4% of students scored Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26, up from 28.7% in 2024–25.
Biology has moved in one direction for 4 straight years
61.9% → 60.1% → 55.7% → 47.8% across 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 (−14.1 pts overall).
The Students with Disabilities gap in US History narrowed by 17.9 points
Students with Disabilities sat 44.3 points behind Students without Disabilities in 2024–25, and 26.4 points behind them in 2025–26.
Grade 8 Social Studies gained 13.7 points
42.4% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26, up from 28.7% in 2024–25.
Algebra: C&C is 15.7 points below the state
Wayne County reported 32.4% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26; Georgia reported 48.1%.
Algebra: C&C is 14.6 points below the First District average
32.4% here vs. 47.0% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26.
Source: Georgia Milestones district aggregates published by the Governor's Office of Student Achievement. “Proficient or Distinguished” combines the top two of Georgia's four achievement levels and is the measure used for grade-level readiness. Cells marked “—” were withheld by the state because the group was too small to report without identifying individual students; they are excluded from averages rather than treated as zero. Where a student group is small, its size is shown beside the percentage and no comparison is drawn — a single student can move such a figure by tens of points, so it should not be read as a trend.
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