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J. T. Reddick Elementary School

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J. T. Reddick Elementary School ranks 852 nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

J. T. Reddick Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Tifton, Georgia, with 344 students. The school is part of the Tift County School District, which is ranked 115 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high spending per student ($10,474 in 2018-2019) and a small student-teacher ratio (around 14:1), J. T. Reddick Elementary consistently underperforms the Tift County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.6% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 27.4% for Tift County and 34.9% for Georgia. The school also has 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Interestingly, J. T. Reddick Elementary is located within a few miles of several higher-performing elementary schools, such as G.O. Bailey Elementary and Matt Wilson Elementary, but still lags behind them academically. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 477 out of 1,214 Georgia elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 852 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend of declining performance.

339

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,241

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

404 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Tifton, GA 31794

(229) 387-2435

District: Tift County

Students who attend J. T. Reddick Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Tift County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.4%

White:

23.3%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2019 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 20% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Georgia avg42%

852^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 22 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Tift County

115^th of 206Tift 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	29.1	852 of 1238	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	646 of 1248	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	831 of 1242	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	655 of 1244	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	477 of 1214	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	582 of 1234	52.8%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

Science26%-18 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 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
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%)	29.1	852^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.2%		43.5	646^th of 1248 public elementary schools	48.2%	206	18.6	25.0	24.0	37.3	40.9	34.0	26.0	$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%)	36.4	734^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.7%		47.9	586^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.0%	148	20.6	30.6	37.5	29.4	37.1	41.1	39.3	$15,205	$1,141	$14,064
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%)	13.4	1124^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.2%		26.9	894^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.4%	230	11.3	13.0	23.1	22.6	13.0	17.3	25.5	$15,272	$1,303	$13,969
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%)	54.4	508^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.0%		67.7	372^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	70.2%	136	26.9	37.5	46.8	34.6	55.6	46.8	49.4	$13,894	$915	$12,979
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%)	30.5	827^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.2%		18.7	1020^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.3%	193	27.6	30.0	26.2	32.9	44.9	19.0	21.4	$15,449	$1,304	$14,145
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%)	69.1	335^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.9%		60.5	449^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.0%	114	52.3	43.9	33.3	63.1	53.4	54.0	52.4	$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%)	42.5	651^st of 1238 public elementary schools	47.4%		48.5	578^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.7%	73	27.7	34.3	31.1	38.5	50.5	31.1	43.7	$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%)	45.6	620^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.9%		47.3	600^th of 1248 public elementary schools	51.9%	20	30.9	36.2	28.6	50.9	51.7	28.6	25.7	$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%)	63.1	403^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%		51.4	551^st of 1248 public elementary schools	55.8%	148	38.1	43.4	33.7	51.2	63.2	50.6	49.4	$15,089	$1,509	$13,580
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%)	40.2	680^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.1%		39	713^th of 1248 public elementary schools	42.9%	33	25.8	32.5	35.8	35.0	41.0	30.0	47.3	$13,639	$1,248	$12,391

Frequently Asked Questions about J. T. Reddick Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of J. T. Reddick Elementary School?

Students at J. T. Reddick Elementary School are 53% African American, 23% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is J. T. Reddick Elementary School in?

Tift County

How many students attend J. T. Reddick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended J. T. Reddick Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of J. T. Reddick Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J. T. Reddick Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Tift County High School

Is J. T. Reddick Elementary School a good school?

J. T. Reddick Elementary School ranks 852^nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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