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Irwin County Elementary School

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Irwin County Elementary School ranks 668 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Irwin County Elementary School in Ocilla, GA, serves approximately 760 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the Irwin County district, which ranks in the 61st percentile statewide.

Irwin County Elementary currently ranks in the 45th percentile statewide, a drop from its 65th percentile position five years ago. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. One of the most notable concerns is chronic absenteeism, which rose to 20.4% this year—above the state average of 17.7% and up from 16.2% the prior year. This is especially striking because the school achieved an impressively low rate of just 9.3% in 2021-2022, showing that improvement is possible. In math, 5th grade proficiency has declined to 27.6%, which is 16.5 points below the state average of 44.1%. By contrast, 3rd grade math rebounded to 45.9%, revealing a pattern where performance drops as students advance through grade levels. Science is a relative bright spot, with 5th grade proficiency at 39.3%—close to the state average—and the school has exceeded state averages in this subject in recent years. Special education outcomes are a critical concern, with students in this subgroup ranking in the 4th percentile statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Irwin County sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms Charles Spencer Elementary (31st percentile), Matt Wilson Elementary (27th percentile), and Northside Elementary (33rd percentile), but trails Len Lastinger Elementary (83rd percentile), Ambrose Elementary (65th percentile), and G.O. Bailey Elementary (58th percentile). The contrast with Len Lastinger is instructive: both schools serve 100% free/reduced lunch populations, yet Len Lastinger achieves dramatically higher math proficiency (78.5% in 4th grade vs. 42.7% at Irwin County). This shows that high poverty doesn't have to limit outcomes. Irwin County spends $13,639 per student—slightly below most nearby schools—and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The school's own history of low absenteeism and strong science results suggests a foundation to build on, but addressing the special education gap, reversing 5th grade math declines, and tackling rising absenteeism should be top priorities.

760

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,639

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

521 Lax Hwy
Ocilla, GA 31774

(229) 468-9476

District: Irwin County

Students who attend Irwin County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Irwin County Middle School
High:	Irwin County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

34.2%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Georgia avg47%

668^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 202Irwin County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	668 of 1222	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	680 of 1238	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	712 of 1236	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	597 of 1223	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	485 of 1220	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	430 of 1214	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	623 of 1234	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	629 of 1209	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.7	546 of 1205	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.0	685 of 1233	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	676 of 1240	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	769 of 1231	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.7	644 of 1225	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.0	613 of 1201	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	529 of 1212	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	513 of 1183	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.5	574 of 1133	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.4	396 of 1134	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.1	488 of 1125	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.7	437 of 1101	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	553 of 829	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	617 of 892	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	715 of 879	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	623 of 870	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	399 of 876	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	603 of 1189	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	719 of 1224	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	754 of 1223	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	645 of 1212	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	431 of 1206	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	750 of 1186	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	647 of 1225	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	655 of 1220	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	550 of 1210	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	542 of 1209	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	447 of 466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.4	306 of 565	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	269 of 487	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	208 of 455	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	530 of 703	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	531 of 769	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	561 of 772	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	496 of 775	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	426 of 779	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science39%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-9 vs state

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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
Irwin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 Lax Hwy	Ocilla	31774	Irwin County	Irwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 468-9476	760	52	14.6	100.0%	429 (56.4%)	260 (34.2%)	34 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	40.1	668^th of 1222 public elementary schools	45.3%		40.2	680^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.1%	12	45.9	42.7	27.6	39.3	$13,639	$1,248	$12,391
Ben Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	328 Lobinger Ave	Fitzgerald	31750	Ben Hill County	Ben Hill County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 409-5586	552	44	12.5	100.0%	250 (45.3%)	221 (40.0%)	63 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	30.7	827^th of 1222 public elementary schools	32.3%		36.3	736^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.5%	91	42.2	38.9	33.0	20.6	$14,383	$1,410	$12,973
Ben Hill County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	221 Jc Hunter Rd	Fitzgerald	31750	Ben Hill County	Ben Hill County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 409-5592	815	48	17.0	100.0%	306 (37.5%)	380 (46.6%)	87 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)								(n/a)					$15,605	$1,656	$13,949
Ambrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3753 Vickers Xing	Ambrose	31512	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 359-5500	391	28	13.8	100.0%	211 (54.0%)	50 (12.8%)	113 (28.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	60.2	430^th of 1222 public elementary schools	64.8%		41.3	669^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.0%	239	52.5	54.3	37.7	52.4	$14,676	$1,415	$13,261
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Irwin County Elementary School

What district is Irwin County Elementary School in?

Irwin County

How many students attend Irwin County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Irwin County Elementary School.

Is Irwin County Elementary School a good school?

Irwin County Elementary School ranks 668^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Irwin County Elementary School?

Students at Irwin County Elementary School are 56% White, 34% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Irwin County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Irwin County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Irwin County Middle School
High : Irwin County High School

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