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Gray Elementary School

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Gray Elementary School ranks 551 st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Gray Elementary School in Gray, GA, serves about 512 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Jones County district, which ranks in the top third of Georgia districts. The school has shown a generally positive trajectory over the years, moving from the 43rd percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to a peak of the 71st percentile in 2022-2023, and currently sits at the 55th percentile. One of the school's standout strengths is its chronic absenteeism rate of just 13.7%—far better than the district average of 23.1% and the state average of 17.7%. This is a remarkable improvement from 23.1% just three years ago, suggesting the school has implemented effective attendance initiatives that could serve as a model for others in the district.

Academically, Gray Elementary shines brightest in 4th grade math, where proficiency has consistently exceeded both district and state averages. In 2024-2025, 64.9% of 4th graders met proficiency—a nearly 16-point advantage over the state average. The school also has a strong history in 5th grade science, with a three-year average of 51.3% exceeding the state's 43.2%, though the most recent year dipped below the state average. Within Jones County, Gray sits in a middle position among four elementary schools: Turner Woods Elementary School (74th percentile) and Dames Ferry Elementary School (71st percentile) rank higher, while Mattie Wells Elementary School (23rd percentile) lags. Notably, Gray's 4th grade math proficiency actually exceeds Dames Ferry's in the most recent year.

Gray Elementary also demonstrates impressive spending efficiency. At $15,878 per student, it spends less than most Bibb County schools—for example, Williams Elementary School spends $19,630 per student (23.6% more) yet ranks in the 10th percentile statewide compared to Gray's 55th. The school is navigating a period of transition, with the percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch dropping from 66.4% to 49.4% over two years. While proficiency in some subjects has softened during this shift, the school's stable overall ranking suggests resilience. One area to watch is the 5th grade math dip—proficiency drops 18.5 points from 4th to 5th grade—a pattern seen across several schools in the district, possibly reflecting more rigorous standards in the transition year.

512

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,878

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

365 Ga Highway 18 E
Gray, GA 31032

(478) 986-6295

District: Jones County

Students who attend Gray Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gray Station Middle School
High:	Jones County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

African American:

30.5%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Jones County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

Georgia avg47%

551^st of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Jones County

69^th of 202Jones 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	49.3	551 of 1222	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	380 of 1238	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	438 of 1236	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	353 of 1223	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	475 of 1220	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	492 of 1214	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	706 of 1234	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	671 of 1209	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.9	482 of 1205	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	442 of 1233	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.2	341 of 1240	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	348 of 1231	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.8	451 of 1225	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	381 of 1201	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	379 of 1212	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.5	291 of 1183	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.8	395 of 1133	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	444 of 1134	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.9	382 of 1125	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.7	410 of 1101	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	436 of 829	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	314 of 892	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	385 of 879	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	301 of 870	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	421 of 876	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	577 of 1189	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.4	304 of 1224	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	342 of 1223	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	272 of 1212	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	453 of 1206	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	545 of 1186	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	460 of 1225	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	524 of 1220	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	459 of 1210	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	501 of 1209	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	105 of 565	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	499 of 703	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.7	370 of 769	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	416 of 772	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	369 of 775	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	443 of 779	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science37%-7 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
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	551^st of 1222 public elementary schools	54.9%		65.7	380^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.3%	171	41.9	57.0	38.5	37.1	$15,878	$987	$14,891
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	319^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.9%		80.4	230^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.4%	89	71.8	51.8	45.5	56.2	$14,283	$804	$13,479
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%)	67.4	351^st of 1222 public elementary schools	71.3%		73.3	292^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	76.4%	59	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	946^th of 1222 public elementary schools	22.6%		36.4	731^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%	215	34.6	39.1	20.4	23.6	$15,112	$999	$14,113
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Shurling Dr	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2100	675	42	16.0	79.4%	18 (2.7%)	621 (92.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	30.8	823^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	32.7%		17.3	1043^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.8%	220	21.8	32.6	29.2	49.4	$14,717	$1,992	$12,725
Burdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	972 Fort Hill St	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2937	433	34	12.9	76.9%	2 (0.5%)	384 (88.7%)	30 (6.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	36.8	722^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	40.9%		40.4	678^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.2%	44	41.6	40.2	30.9	36.8	$17,626	$2,396	$15,230
Rosa Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2976 Crestline Dr	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3563	583	41	14.2	63.8%	78 (13.4%)	417 (71.5%)	56 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	14	1100^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.8	1097^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.4%	3	30.6	25.7	13.3	21.1	$16,811	$2,514	$14,297
Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Newport Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3150	484	32	15.3	64.9%	39 (8.1%)	370 (76.4%)	36 (7.4%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	36.4	727^th of 1222 public elementary schools	40.5%		33.8	779^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.1%	52	43.5	40.0	30.4	34.0	$15,376	$2,003	$13,373
Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Pursley St	Macon	31201	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3660	294	25	11.7	84.7%	7 (2.4%)	264 (89.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	13.9	1101^st of 1222 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.9	1201^st of 1238 public elementary schools	3.0%	100	17.0	42.3	8.5	4.3	$19,630	$2,815	$16,816
Bernd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 Ocmulgee East Blvd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2730	356	29	12.4	71.9%	30 (8.4%)	301 (84.6%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	25	909^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.7	979^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.9%	70	22.2	38.5	33.4	28.9	$18,597	$2,915	$15,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Elementary School

Is Gray Elementary School a good school?

Gray Elementary School ranks 551^st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Gray Elementary School in?

Jones County

What schools do graduates of Gray Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gray Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gray Station Middle School
High : Jones County High School

What is the racial makeup of Gray Elementary School?

Students at Gray Elementary School are 60% White, 30% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gray Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Gray Elementary School.

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