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Mattie Wells Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

946^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Mattie Wells Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves approximately 584 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Jones County school district. The school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the years, reaching a recent peak at the 46th percentile in 2022-2023 before declining to its current 23rd percentile—a step back from the progress it had made since 2018-2019.

Math and science scores reveal areas where the school is working to catch up to its neighbors. In 2025-2026, only 20.4% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to 61% at Dames Ferry Elementary School and 45.5% at Turner Woods Elementary School. Fifth-grade science tells a similar story, with just 23.6% of students proficient versus a 46% district average. On a more positive note, 3rd grade math has improved from 29.7% to 34.6% proficiency, suggesting early intervention may be gaining traction. The school also shows a relative strength in special education, where students rank in the 44th percentile statewide—better than the school's overall ranking.

Chronic absenteeism stands at 19.2%, which is better than the district average of 23.1% but higher than the state average and above the rates at nearby Jones County elementary schools (all below 15%). With a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 and per-student spending of $15,112—comparable to higher-performing peers—the school has resources in place. The combination of rising absenteeism and persistent 5th grade struggles suggests that focusing on attendance and strengthening upper-grade instruction could be key priorities. The school's success with special education students and early-grade math provides a foundation to build on as it works to reverse recent trends.

584

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,112

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Mattie Wells Dr
Macon, GA 31217

(478) 742-5959

District: Jones County

Students who attend Mattie Wells Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clifton Ridge Middle School
High:	Jones County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

African American:

44.2%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg46%

Georgia avg47%

946^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	23.4	946 of 1222	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	731 of 1238	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	819 of 1236	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	667 of 1223	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	744 of 1220	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	707 of 1214	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	876 of 1234	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	830 of 1209	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.3	884 of 1205	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.1	760 of 1233	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.3	741 of 1240	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.5	783 of 1231	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	832 of 1225	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	829 of 1201	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.9	635 of 1212	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	574 of 829	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	457 of 892	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	492 of 879	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	402 of 870	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	404 of 876	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	1022 of 1189	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	789 of 1224	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	766 of 1223	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	619 of 1212	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	815 of 1206	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	809 of 1186	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	692 of 1225	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	841 of 1220	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	707 of 1210	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	654 of 1209	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	259 of 466	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	243 of 565	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	307 of 487	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	351 of 455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	289 of 415	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	671 of 703	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	674 of 769	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	719 of 772	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	587 of 775	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	685 of 779	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

Science24%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
Alexander II Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 College St	Macon	31201	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(478) 779-2679	465	35	13.4	56.6%	46 (9.9%)	386 (83.0%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	53	524^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.1%		76.8	259^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.1%	265	54.7	47.7	44.9	34.8	$15,641	$1,820	$13,821
Vineville Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2260 Vineville Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3226	479	34	14.0	56.8%	76 (15.9%)	351 (73.3%)	27 (5.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	41.9	653^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.2	656^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.0%	3	35.8	44.8	30.3	48.5	$15,802	$1,485	$14,317
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mattie Wells Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mattie Wells Elementary School?

Students at Mattie Wells Elementary School are 46% White, 44% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Mattie Wells Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mattie Wells Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clifton Ridge Middle School
High : Jones County High School

Is Mattie Wells Elementary School a good school?

Mattie Wells Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Mattie Wells Elementary School in?

Jones County

How many students attend Mattie Wells Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Mattie Wells Elementary School.

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