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Best Public Schools in Wrens, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

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406

Students

Top rankedWrens Elementary School884^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

Wrens, Georgia is served by a single elementary school—Wrens Elementary School—which enrolls 406 students in grades PK through 5 within the Jefferson County School District, a district that ranks in the bottom third of Georgia (146th out of 201 districts).

Wrens Elementary is a high-poverty school where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet it invests $14,960 per student and maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio. The school’s overall state ranking has fluctuated: it earned 1 star (935th of 1,248) in 2023-2024, improved to 2 stars (805th of 1,238) in 2024-2025, then slipped back to 1 star (882nd of 1,219) in 2025-2026. The most dramatic story is in math proficiency. Fourth-grade math soared from 21.1% to 41.2% in one year—now nearly matching the district average (43.3%) and representing the school’s strongest subject. However, fifth-grade math dropped sharply from 41.3% to 25.5%, and third-grade math sits at 26.8%, all well below state averages (48.3%, 50.1%, and 44.1% respectively). Fifth-grade science (32%) is the only subject where the school beats its district (30.2%), though it still trails the state (44.2%).

Chronic absenteeism is a critical concern: 23.5% of students are chronically absent, exceeding both the district (21.9%) and state (17.7%) rates—nearly one in four students missing significant school time. This likely undermines academic progress despite above-average spending and small class sizes. The volatility between grade levels—a 20-point surge in 4th grade math and a 16-point drop in 5th grade math—suggests cohort effects or instructional inconsistencies rather than systemic trends. English Language Arts scores are not included in the current release; the most recent data (2024-2025) showed all grades below state averages, though 5th grade exceeded its district by over 10 points. Wrens Elementary shows pockets of strength, particularly in 4th grade math and science, but addressing attendance and stabilizing performance across grade levels will be essential for sustained improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wrens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Ga Highway 17 N	Wrens	30833	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 547-2063	406	31	13.0	100.0%	107 (26.4%)	247 (60.8%)	32 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	26.8	884^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.7%		32.2	805^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.0%	79	26.8	41.2	25.5	32.0	$14,960	$1,835	$13,125

Cities Near Wrens

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blythe	7.39 mi	1	252^nd
Louisville	10.7 mi	2	289^th
Stapleton	11.06 mi	1	327^th
Hephzibah	11.31 mi	9	323^rd
Harlem	14.24 mi	3	123^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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