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Len Lastinger Elementary School

Q: Is Len Lastinger Elementary School a good school?

Len Lastinger Elementary School ranks 211 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Len Lastinger Elementary School in Tifton, GA, serves 448 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Tift County school district, and it has become one of the region's most impressive turnaround stories—climbing from the 15th percentile statewide in 2013-2014 to the 83rd percentile today, earning a 4-star rating.

The school's strongest academic area is mathematics, where proficiency rates dramatically exceed district and state averages. In the most recent testing cycle, 4th graders posted a 78.5% math proficiency rate—a 28-point advantage over both the district and state averages. Third and 5th graders also shine, with proficiency rates of 61.2% and 55.3% respectively, far outpacing their peers. This consistency across grade levels is a hallmark of the school, which exceeded state averages in every subject and grade tested. Science performance has also improved significantly, jumping from 36.7% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 55.4% in 2025-2026. Notably, the school achieves these results while serving a student population where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it ranks in the top 12% statewide for African American student performance—a strong indicator of equitable outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, Len Lastinger is the clear academic leader in the district. Its state ranking of 211th far exceeds G.O. Bailey Elementary (ranked 510th), and the gaps are even more striking against immediate neighbors. For example, Len Lastinger outperforms Northside Elementary by 44 points in 4th grade math and Matt Wilson Elementary by nearly 49 points in the same subject. The school also achieves these results efficiently, spending $14,139 per student—less than several nearby schools that rank far lower. While chronic absenteeism (22.7%) remains higher than the state average, it hasn't hindered the school's remarkable, sustained academic growth, making Len Lastinger a model for what's possible in South Georgia.

448

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,139

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 Lake Dr
Tifton, GA 31794

(229) 387-2420

District: Tift County

Students who attend Len Lastinger Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eighth Street Middle School
High:	Tift County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

African American:

31.7%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 68 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg43%

Georgia avg47%

211^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Tift County

98^th of 202Tift 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	81.4	211 of 1222	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	335 of 1238	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	449 of 1236	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	484 of 1223	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	470 of 1220	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	330 of 1214	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	487 of 1234	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.1	724 of 1233	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.9	633 of 1240	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.7	1041 of 1231	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	951 of 1225	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.8	599 of 1201	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	378 of 1212	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.7	482 of 1183	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	268 of 1133	76.3%	★★★★☆
2008	41.9	742 of 1134	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.0	337 of 1125	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	53.7	588 of 1101	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	96 of 829	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	272 of 892	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	463 of 879	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	450 of 870	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	457 of 876	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	327 of 1189	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	370 of 1224	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	535 of 1223	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	438 of 1212	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	436 of 1206	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	135 of 1186	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	313 of 1225	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	364 of 1220	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	530 of 1210	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	520 of 1209	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	185 of 703	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	295 of 769	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	336 of 772	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	412 of 775	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	418 of 779	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)89th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

Science55%+11 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
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 1222 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	600^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.5	651^st of 1238 public elementary schools	47.4%	51	55.7	43.4	40.0	29.5	$12,275	$681	$11,594
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	822^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	32.7%		30.5	827^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.2%	5	46.4	34.3	25.5	29.4	$15,449	$1,304	$14,145
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	894^th of 1222 public elementary schools	26.8%		36.4	734^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.7%	160	37.9	29.7	30.1	27.0	$15,205	$1,141	$14,064
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	511^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	508^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.0%	3	35.7	43.4	61.1	47.3	$13,894	$915	$12,979
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	489^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.0%		29.1	852^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.2%	363	53.3	38.6	46.3	56.1	$15,241	$1,204	$14,038
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	845^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.9%		13.4	1124^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.2%	279	24.1	32.7	25.7	51.3	$15,272	$1,303	$13,969
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%)	48.5	565^th of 1222 public elementary schools	53.8%		45.6	620^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.9%	55	57.9	43.6	40.0	36.7	$16,761	$1,318	$15,442
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 1222 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
Turner County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Hudson Ave	Ashburn	31714	Turner County	Turner County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 567-2461	564	39	14.5	100.0%	134 (23.8%)	368 (65.2%)	25 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	15.5	1073^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.6	1172^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	5.3%	99	16.7	22.4	21.7	31.8	$16,558	$3,394	$13,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Len Lastinger Elementary School

Is Len Lastinger Elementary School a good school?

Len Lastinger Elementary School ranks 211^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Len Lastinger Elementary School in?

Tift County

What is the racial makeup of Len Lastinger Elementary School?

Students at Len Lastinger Elementary School are 44% White, 32% African American, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Len Lastinger Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Len Lastinger Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eighth Street Middle School
High : Tift County High School

How many students attend Len Lastinger Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Len Lastinger Elementary School.

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