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Gray Elementary School

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Gray Elementary School ranks 380 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Gray Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 511 students in grades PK-5 in Gray, Georgia. It is part of the Jones County School District, which is ranked 48 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gray Elementary School has shown strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher percentages of students proficient or better in Milestones Assessments for mathematics across grades 3-5 compared to the Jones County and Georgia averages. The school has also seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating over the past several years, climbing from 706th out of 1,234 Georgia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 380th out of 1,238 schools in 2024-2025.

Gray Elementary School's success is further highlighted by its proximity to other high-performing elementary schools in the Jones County district, such as Dames Ferry Elementary and Turner Woods Elementary. In contrast, the nearby Bibb County elementary schools, such as Williams Elementary and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance.

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: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Georgia median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Jones County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Georgia avg42%

380^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Jones County

48^th of 206Jones 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
2025	65.7	380 of 1238	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	438 of 1248	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	354 of 1242	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	477 of 1244	61.7%	★★★☆☆
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%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics54%+9 vs state

Science51%+7 vs state

English Language Arts42%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	65.7	380^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.3%		61.7	438^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.9%	58	34.1	50.0	42.9	51.2	64.9	44.4	50.8	$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%)	80.4	230^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.4%		74.7	286^th of 1248 public elementary schools	77.1%	56	55.1	52.2	52.4	67.9	66.4	46.4	60.7	$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%)	73.3	292^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	76.4%		79.8	234^th of 1248 public elementary schools	81.3%	58	49.1	50.6	43.9	53.8	62.4	47.6	57.3	$15,093	$1,087	$14,007
Mattie Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Mattie Wells Dr	Macon	31217	Jones 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%)	36.4	731^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%		31.3	822^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	34.1%	91	36.6	29.8	32.4	29.7	36.2	26.5	38.2	$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%)	17.3	1043^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.8%		16.9	1064^th of 1248 public elementary schools	14.7%	21	13.2	17.4	17.6	15.4	25.6	20.0	37.8	$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%)	40.4	678^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.2%		34.8	780^th of 1248 public elementary schools	37.5%	102	28.7	27.8	38.1	36.8	31.9	42.9	42.9	$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%)	14.8	1097^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.4%		9	1206^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.4%	109	18.9	12.0	20.7	32.4	9.1	6.1	29.3	$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%)	33.8	779^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.1%		35.4	766^th of 1248 public elementary schools	38.6%	13	23.9	30.2	33.8	35.8	34.0	32.5	32.9	$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%)	8.9	1201^st of 1238 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.2	1238^th of 1248 public elementary schools	0.8%	37	5.7	7.0	16.7	15.1	14.0	13.0	22.2	$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%)	21.7	979^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.9%		15.6	1092^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	12.5%	113	19.1	13.0	27.6	36.2	17.4	24.1	29.3	$18,597	$2,915	$15,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Elementary School

Is Gray Elementary School a good school?

Gray Elementary School ranks 380^th of 1238 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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