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J. T. Reddick Elementary School

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J. T. Reddick Elementary School ranks 488 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

J. T. Reddick Elementary School in Tifton, GA, serves 339 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Tift County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is in the middle of a remarkable turnaround. After ranking in the 31st percentile in 2024-2025, J. T. Reddick jumped to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026—a gain of 364 places that earned the school its first 3-star rating since 2020-2021. The most striking improvement came in 5th grade science, where proficiency soared from 26% to 56.1% in a single year. That figure now tops the district average (39.6%), the state average (44.2%), and even nearby Len Lastinger Elementary (55.4%). The school also shows notable strength with its African American students, ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide for that group—better than its overall ranking. In math, 3rd grade (53.3%) and 5th grade (46.3%) both beat district and state averages, though 4th grade math (38.6%) lags behind both, suggesting a possible transition challenge worth watching.

Compared to nearby schools, J. T. Reddick is moving in the opposite direction of some peers. Matt Wilson Elementary, just 0.73 miles away, has slipped from the 53rd to the 27th percentile, while Charles Spencer Elementary remains in the 31st percentile. The main challenge ahead is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 26.2%—above the district rate of 24.0% and well above the state's 17.7%. Per-student spending has risen steadily to $15,241, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.4. If the school can reduce absences, its recent academic gains suggest even more room for growth. English Language Arts scores from the latest testing cycle will be released in December, which will help show whether the school's momentum extends across all subjects.

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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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: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2019 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tift County

✓Above the Georgia median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Georgia avg47%

488^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	488 of 1219	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.1	852 of 1238	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	645 of 1236	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	824 of 1223	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	648 of 1220	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	477 of 1214	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	582 of 1234	52.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	232 of 828	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	30.3	630 of 892	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.7	323 of 879	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.2	790 of 870	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	667 of 876	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	465 of 1186	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.7	868 of 1224	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	561 of 1223	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	724 of 1212	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	631 of 1206	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	521 of 1183	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.0	818 of 1225	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	746 of 1220	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	882 of 1210	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	647 of 1209	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	675 of 769	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	596 of 772	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	570 of 775	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	373 of 779	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%-3 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

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.

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

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

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

J. T. Reddick Elementary School ranks 488^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

Tift County

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