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Washington Park Elementary School

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Washington Park Elementary School ranks 611 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Washington Park Elementary School in Monticello, GA, serves 581 students in grades 3-5 within the Jasper County district, and it has climbed to the 50th percentile statewide—its highest ranking in a decade—after years of steady improvement.

This is a school on a clear upward trajectory. Just a few years ago, Washington Park ranked in the 29th percentile; today it holds a 3-star rating, up from 2 stars in each of the previous four years. That progress is especially notable given that nearly 99% of students now qualify for free or reduced lunch, a sharp increase from 59.75% just two years ago. The school’s 5th grade science proficiency (45.9%) now exceeds the state average (44.2%), and its 4th and 5th grade math scores (43.9% and 42%) are close to state averages. Perhaps most striking is the school’s chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.4%—roughly half the district rate (15.5%) and well below the state average (17.7%). Nearby schools like Rocky Plains Elementary (19.0%) and Heard-Mixon Elementary (18.3%) struggle with much higher absenteeism, even though they serve similar student populations.

Washington Park also stands out for doing more with less. It spends $13,821 per student, notably less than Mansfield Elementary ($18,933) or Heard-Mixon Elementary ($17,182), yet it outperforms both in key subjects. The school’s consistent attendance and efficient use of resources appear to be driving its gains. While overall results are improving, the school shows some variation by grade and subject—4th grade math has been a particular strength—and the school continues to focus on ensuring all student groups benefit equally from its progress. For families, this is a school that is clearly moving in the right direction, even as it supports a growing number of students facing economic challenges.

581

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,821

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 Ga Highway 212 W
Monticello, GA 31064

(706) 468-6284

District: Jasper County

Students who attend Washington Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jasper County Middle School
High:	Jasper County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.3%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Georgia avg47%

611^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 202Jasper 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	45.5	611 of 1222	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.0	776 of 1238	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	675 of 1236	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	753 of 1223	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	677 of 1220	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	682 of 1214	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	786 of 1234	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	864 of 1209	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.6	817 of 1205	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	873 of 1233	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.2	726 of 1240	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.9	864 of 1231	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	876 of 1225	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.7	885 of 1201	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.7	702 of 1212	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.7	540 of 1183	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.7	569 of 1133	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	767 of 1134	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.1	655 of 1125	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.5	557 of 1101	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	484 of 829	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	612 of 892	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	498 of 879	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	639 of 870	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	550 of 876	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	576 of 1189	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.3	753 of 1224	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	732 of 1223	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	774 of 1212	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	693 of 1206	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	333 of 504	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	361 of 583	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	321 of 565	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	340 of 535	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.6	94 of 516	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	616 of 1186	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	779 of 1225	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	614 of 1220	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	684 of 1210	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	663 of 1209	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	272 of 466	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	362 of 565	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	415 of 487	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	324 of 455	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	566 of 703	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	715 of 769	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	675 of 772	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	701 of 775	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	679 of 779	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science46%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-7 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

This is a school ran by a principal who cares about her personal agenda and how she looks in the eyes of others. The kids education is not put first. If you look at the rankings of this school you will see. This school is ran In the "good ole boy" mentality. This school a d half of its employees are fake and the children are suffering. The ones who care and stand up for the kids are the ones who suffer and or let go from their positions. This school and county school leaders must be 're evaluated and replaced with ones who loves kids when no one is watching. Close Quote

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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
Washington Park Elementary School	Public	3-5	721 Ga Highway 212 W	Monticello	31064	Jasper County	Jasper County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 468-6284	581	47	12.3	99.0%	414 (71.3%)	75 (12.9%)	60 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	45.5	611^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.0%		34	776^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.3%	165	35.4	43.9	42.0	45.9	$13,821	$752	$13,070
Jasper County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	495 Ga Highway 212 W	Monticello	31064	Jasper County	Jasper County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 468-4968	660	53	12.4	100.0%	461 (69.8%)	97 (14.7%)	72 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)								(n/a)					$14,786	$541	$14,245
Heard-Mixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14110 Highway 36	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2980	434	33	13.3	98.2%	133 (30.6%)	215 (49.5%)	64 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	22.8	954^th of 1222 public elementary schools	21.9%		21.7	980^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.8%	26	28.9	15.0	27.1	36.5	$17,182	$1,249	$15,933
Rocky Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Highway 162 S	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-4987	576	43	13.5	100.0%	189 (32.8%)	272 (47.2%)	67 (11.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.9%)	13.3	1109^th of 1222 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.6	1080^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.8%	29	21.3	29.6	19.8	18.7	$16,341	$930	$15,411
Stark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Stark Rd	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 775-9470	678	46	14.6	100.0%	425 (62.7%)	181 (26.7%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.0%)	49.7	545^th of 1222 public elementary schools	55.4%		39.3	699^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.5%	154	59.1	41.5	37.8	38.8	$13,598	$1,117	$12,481
Mansfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 E Third Ave	Mansfield	30055	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2948	384	32	11.8	76.8%	294 (76.6%)	47 (12.2%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	53.5	516^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.8%		68.4	343^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	72.3%	173	73.0	55.8	30.0	30.0	$18,933	$807	$18,126
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 Brownlee Rd	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 775-9480	503	38	13.3	100.0%	217 (43.1%)	189 (37.6%)	47 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	18.4	1022^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	16.4%		25.5	922^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	25.5%	100	36.3	23.1	23.1	20.5	$14,466	$1,094	$13,372
East Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2286 Dixie Rd	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2973	537	37	14.3	91.6%	204 (38.0%)	232 (43.2%)	64 (11.9%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	45.8	606^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.4%		46	615^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.3%	9	42.7	38.3	43.6	43.6	$16,498	$866	$15,632
Putnam County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	162 Old Glenwood Springs Rd	Eatonton	31024	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 485-5141	784	65	12.1	100.0%	309 (39.4%)	292 (37.2%)	132 (16.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.5%)								(n/a)					$17,474	$2,316	$15,158
Rock Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Stroud Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 957-6851	654	49	13.3	50.9%	301 (46.0%)	205 (31.3%)	79 (12.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	39	683^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	44.1%		49.6	570^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.0%	113	38.2	44.8	36.7	34.8	$13,862	$406	$13,456

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Park Elementary School

How many students attend Washington Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Washington Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Park Elementary School?

Students at Washington Park Elementary School are 71% White, 13% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Washington Park Elementary School a good school?

Washington Park Elementary School ranks 611^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jasper County Middle School
High : Jasper County High School

What district is Washington Park Elementary School in?

Jasper County

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