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Best Public Schools in Jones County, GA

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Schools

5,004

Students

Top rankedTurner Woods Elementary School230^th of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mattie Wells Elementary School up 91 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clifton Ridge Middle School 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History 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
Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Ga Highway 18 E	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-6295	512	37	14.0	49.4%	309 (60.4%)	156 (30.5%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	65.7	380^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.3%		61.7	438^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.9%	58					34.1	50.0	42.9				51.2	64.9	44.4				50.8			$15,878	$987	$14,891
Jones County High School	Public	9-12	339 Railroad St	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-5444	1,614	99	16.3	37.7%	1,010 (62.6%)	481 (29.8%)	46 (2.9%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	47.2	183^rd of 452 public high schools	59.5%		57.6	145^th of 458 public high schools	68.3%	38	31.1	45.7	49.0	37.2																$12,099	$697	$11,402
Dames Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Ga Highway 18 W	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-2023	613	40	15.3	39.8%	479 (78.1%)	82 (13.4%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	73.3	292^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	76.4%		79.8	234^th of 1248 public elementary schools	81.3%	58					49.1	50.6	43.9				53.8	62.4	47.6				57.3			$15,093	$1,087	$14,007
Clifton Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	169 Dusty Ln	Macon	31211	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 743-5182	482	40	12.0	45.2%	272 (56.4%)	169 (35.1%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	43.4	310^th of 584 public middle schools	46.9%		57.4	224^th of 588 public middle schools	61.9%	86		77.3						32.3	41.0	28.0				22.8	33.3	33.5		34.5	37.8	$14,641	$1,156	$13,485
Mattie Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Mattie Wells Dr	Macon	31217	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 742-5959	584	41	14.4	53.6%	267 (45.7%)	258 (44.2%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.2%)	36.4	731^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%		31.3	822^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	34.1%	91					36.6	29.8	32.4				29.7	36.2	26.5				38.2			$15,112	$999	$14,113
Gray Station Middle School	Public	6-8	324 Ga Highway 18 E	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-2090	609	46	13.1	36.8%	447 (73.4%)	112 (18.4%)	21 (3.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	76.9	119^th of 584 public middle schools	79.6%		71.8	141^st of 588 public middle schools	76.0%	22		97.0						44.7	55.4	51.0				38.5	50.2	66.0		47.0	53.3	$13,109	$713	$12,396
Turner Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	144 Willie L Fluellen Dr	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-2222	590	40	14.7	35.1%	461 (78.1%)	86 (14.6%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	80.4	230^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.4%		74.7	286^th of 1248 public elementary schools	77.1%	56					55.1	52.2	52.4				67.9	66.4	46.4				60.7			$14,283	$804	$13,479

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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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