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G. O. Bailey Elementary School

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G. O. Bailey Elementary School ranks 510 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

G. O. Bailey Elementary School in Tifton, GA, serves approximately 531 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Tift County school district, and it currently holds a 3-star rating with a statewide rank of 510th out of 1,219 elementary schools.

The most striking strength at G. O. Bailey is its 5th grade mathematics performance. In the most recent school year, 61.1% of 5th graders scored proficient or above in math—nearly 20 percentage points higher than the district average (41.4%) and 17 points above the state average (44.1%). This is the highest 5th grade math proficiency among all comparable schools in the district, surpassing even the highly rated Len Lastinger Elementary (55.3%). The school also excels in 5th grade science, with 47.3% proficiency, beating both district (39.6%) and state (44.2%) averages. What makes this even more impressive is the school's growth pattern: while 3rd grade math proficiency (35.7%) lags behind the district (46.9%) and state (48.3%), students make remarkable gains by 5th grade—a trend that has held for multiple years and suggests a particularly effective upper-elementary instructional model.

Compared to nearby schools, G. O. Bailey is the second-highest performing elementary in the district by overall ranking, trailing only Len Lastinger. It clearly outperforms Charles Spencer Elementary, located just over a mile away, which shows significantly lower proficiency across nearly all subjects. The school also demonstrates efficient use of resources, spending $13,894 per student—less than several district peers like Northside Elementary ($15,449) and J. T. Reddick Elementary ($15,241)—while achieving better outcomes. One area for attention is chronic absenteeism: at 22.2%, the rate is below the district average (24.0%) but above the state average (17.7%). Given the school's strong academic trajectory in upper grades, improving attendance could unlock even greater success.

531

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,894

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1430 Newton Dr
Tifton, GA 31794

(229) 387-2415

District: Tift County

Students who attend G. O. Bailey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Tift County High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.6%

African American:

30.5%

White:

30.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2014 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Georgia avg47%

510^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Tift County

97^th of 201Tift 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	54.1	510 of 1219	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	508 of 1238	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	372 of 1236	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	452 of 1223	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	448 of 1220	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	514 of 1214	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	530 of 1234	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.4	537 of 1233	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.2	614 of 1240	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.8	240 of 1231	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	66.9	449 of 1225	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	456 of 1201	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	512 of 1212	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	498 of 1183	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.2	371 of 1133	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.1	692 of 1134	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	514 of 1125	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.4	779 of 1101	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	392 of 828	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	390 of 892	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	146 of 879	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.7	436 of 870	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	356 of 876	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	403 of 1186	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	429 of 1224	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	445 of 1223	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	470 of 1212	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	444 of 1206	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	207 of 503	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	230 of 583	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	103 of 565	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	65 of 535	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	117 of 516	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	565 of 1183	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	581 of 1225	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	309 of 1220	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	438 of 1210	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	443 of 1209	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	382 of 700	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	374 of 769	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	385 of 772	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	398 of 775	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	367 of 779	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)66th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile~ school

African American (2026)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science47%+3 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

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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	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
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	510^th of 1219 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	508^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.0%	2	35.7	43.4	61.1	47.3	$13,894	$915	$12,979
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	843^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	30.8%		13.4	1124^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.2%	281	24.1	32.7	25.7	51.3	$15,272	$1,303	$13,969
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	820^th of 1219 public elementary schools	32.7%		30.5	827^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.2%	7	46.4	34.3	25.5	29.4	$15,449	$1,304	$14,145
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	488^th of 1219 public elementary schools	60.0%		29.1	852^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.2%	364	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	892^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	26.8%		36.4	734^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.7%	158	37.9	29.7	30.1	27.0	$15,205	$1,141	$14,064
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 1219 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
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1464 Carpenter Rd S	Tifton	31793	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2410	785	49	15.9	100.0%	340 (43.3%)	299 (38.1%)	95 (12.1%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	46.4	599^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.5	651^st of 1238 public elementary schools	47.4%	52	55.7	43.4	40.0	29.5	$12,275	$681	$11,594
Omega Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 College Ave	Omega	31775	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2418	314	25	12.5	100.0%	115 (36.6%)	44 (14.0%)	148 (47.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	48.4	564^th of 1219 public elementary schools	53.7%		45.6	620^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.9%	56	57.9	43.6	40.0	36.7	$16,761	$1,318	$15,442
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	667^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.3%		40.2	680^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.1%	13	45.9	42.7	27.6	39.3	$13,639	$1,248	$12,391
Norman Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	249 W Weeks St	Norman Park	31771	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 769-3612	581	45	12.9	100.0%	318 (54.7%)	39 (6.7%)	205 (35.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	77.8	243^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	80.1%		63.1	403^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%	160	52.9	74.4	59.8	55.1	$15,089	$1,509	$13,580

Frequently Asked Questions about G. O. Bailey Elementary School

Is G. O. Bailey Elementary School a good school?

G. O. Bailey Elementary School ranks 510^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend G. O. Bailey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended G. O. Bailey Elementary School.

What district is G. O. Bailey Elementary School in?

Tift County

What is the racial makeup of G. O. Bailey Elementary School?

Students at G. O. Bailey Elementary School are 33% Hispanic, 31% African American, 30% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of G. O. Bailey Elementary School attend?

Students who attend G. O. Bailey Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Tift County High School

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