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Elementary Schools in Jones County

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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

DistrictJones County68^th of 201 Georgia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

2,299

Students

Top rankedTurner Woods Elementary School318^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

Jones County is home to four elementary schools—Dames Ferry Elementary School, Turner Woods Elementary School, Mattie Wells Elementary School, and Gray Elementary School—serving grades PK-5 with enrollments between 512 and 613 students. The district ranks 68th out of 201 Georgia districts with a 3-star rating, though it trails state averages in mathematics across all grade levels.

Turner Woods Elementary School is the clear standout, ranking 318th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools (4 stars) and leading the district in nearly every metric. Its 3rd grade math proficiency (71.8%) is 23.5 points above the district average, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism (11.9%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (35.08%)—all while spending the least per student ($14,283). At the other end, Mattie Wells Elementary School is the district's biggest concern, ranking 944th (1 star) with only 20.4% of 5th graders proficient in math—less than half the district rate—and the highest chronic absenteeism (19.2%) and poverty rate (53.6%). Dames Ferry Elementary School posts the strongest 5th grade scores (61% math, 66.2% science) despite a steady ranking decline over three years, while Gray Elementary School spends the most per student ($15,878) yet performs mid-pack, suggesting resources alone don't drive outcomes.

The 5th grade gap is striking: Dames Ferry outperforms Mattie Wells by 40.6 points in math and 42.6 points in science. Chronic absenteeism district-wide (23.1%) is well above the state's 17.7%, though all four elementary schools fall below that district figure. Notably, all schools saw ranking declines in 2025-2026, and the upcoming December release of English Language Arts scores will be essential to see if math and science patterns extend to literacy—especially since 2024-2025 ELA data showed Turner Woods leading all grades while Mattie Wells lagged significantly.

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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
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%)	49.3	550^th of 1219 public elementary schools	54.9%		65.7	380^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.3%	170	41.9	57.0	38.5	37.1	$15,878	$987	$14,891
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%)	67.3	350^th of 1219 public elementary schools	71.3%		73.3	292^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	76.4%	58	43.5	51.4	61.0	66.2	$15,093	$1,087	$14,007
Mattie Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Mattie Wells Dr	Macon	31217	Bibb 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%)	23.4	944^th of 1219 public elementary schools	22.6%		36.4	731^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%	213	34.6	39.1	20.4	23.6	$15,112	$999	$14,113
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%)	70.5	318^th of 1219 public elementary schools	73.9%		80.4	230^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.4%	88	71.8	51.8	45.5	56.2	$14,283	$804	$13,479

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bibb County	9.93 mi	44	164^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	11.57 mi	32
State Specialty Schools II- Academy For Classical Education	12.61 mi	1
State Schools	13.29 mi	3
State Specialty Schools II- Cirrus Charter Academy	14.32 mi	1	200^th

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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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