Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Best Public Schools in Tift County, 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.

At a glance

Schools

7,471

Students

Top rankedLen Lastinger Elementary School211^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

▲

Biggest riser

J. T. Reddick Elementary School up 363 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Northeast Middle School 12.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

See the top-ranked Georgia schools →

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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
G. O. Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 Newton Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2415	531	35	15.1	100.0%	160 (30.1%)	162 (30.5%)	173 (32.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	54.1	511^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	508^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.0%	3				35.7	43.4	61.1				47.3			$13,894	$915	$12,979
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1464 Carpenter Rd S	Tifton	31793	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2410	785	49	15.9	100.0%	340 (43.3%)	299 (38.1%)	95 (12.1%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	46.4	600^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.5	651^st of 1238 public elementary schools	47.4%	51				55.7	43.4	40.0				29.5			$12,275	$681	$11,594
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 Chesnutt Ave	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2425	405	33	12.4	100.0%	94 (23.2%)	166 (41.0%)	115 (28.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	30.9	822^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	32.7%		30.5	827^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.2%	5				46.4	34.3	25.5				29.4			$15,449	$1,304	$14,145
Len Lastinger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Lake Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2420	448	32	14.0	100.0%	198 (44.2%)	142 (31.7%)	74 (16.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	81.4	211^th of 1222 public elementary schools	82.7%		69.1	335^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.9%	124				61.2	78.5	55.3				55.4			$14,139	$960	$13,179
J. T. Reddick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2435	339	24	14.4	100.0%	79 (23.3%)	181 (53.4%)	35 (10.3%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.8%)	55.7	489^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.0%		29.1	852^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.2%	363				53.3	38.6	46.3				56.1			$15,241	$1,204	$14,038
Charles Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Tifton Eldorado Rd	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2430	428	32	13.5	100.0%	143 (33.4%)	179 (41.8%)	77 (18.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	29.5	845^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.9%		13.4	1124^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.2%	279				24.1	32.7	25.7				51.3			$15,272	$1,303	$13,969
Matt Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 17th St W	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2440	398	29	13.7	100.0%	99 (24.9%)	216 (54.3%)	59 (14.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	25.9	894^th of 1222 public elementary schools	26.8%		36.4	734^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.7%	160				37.9	29.7	30.1				27.0			$15,205	$1,141	$14,064
Omega Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 College Ave	Omega	31775	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2418	314	25	12.5	100.0%	115 (36.6%)	44 (14.0%)	148 (47.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	48.5	565^th of 1222 public elementary schools	53.8%		45.6	620^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.9%	55				57.9	43.6	40.0				36.7			$16,761	$1,318	$15,442
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	3021 Fulwood Rd	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2450	733	60	12.3	100.0%	263 (35.9%)	275 (37.5%)	155 (21.1%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	46.8	284^th of 578 public middle schools	50.9%		39.1	345^th of 585 public middle schools	41.0%	61	94.6						32.0	27.1	36.5		34.1	40.5	$12,703	$690	$12,013
Tift County High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Devil Way	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2475	2,207	126	17.4	90.3%	861 (39.0%)	783 (35.5%)	452 (20.5%)	40 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.1%)	25	324^th of 457 public high schools	29.1%		37.5	248^th of 451 public high schools	45.0%	76	23.2	37.1	22.1										$10,926	$752	$10,174
Eighth Street Middle School	Public	6-8	700 8th St W	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2445	883	64	13.9	100.0%	385 (43.6%)	296 (33.5%)	163 (18.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	61.7	196^th of 578 public middle schools	66.1%		54.3	240^th of 585 public middle schools	59.0%	44	100.0						38.5	39.0	49.6		34.8	48.8	$12,674	$890	$11,783

SchoolDigger rankings lists for Georgia:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.