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Matt Wilson Elementary School

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Matt Wilson Elementary School ranks 734 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Matt Wilson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tifton, Georgia, serving 408 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tift County School District, which is ranked 115 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Matt Wilson Elementary has consistently underperformed academically. The school's proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science have been significantly lower than the Tift County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, ranging from 586 to 734 out of 1,200-1,250 schools over the past several years, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger.

One notable factor is the school's 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population. This is significantly higher than the rates at the nearby Worth County Primary School, Irwin County Elementary School, and Norman Park Elementary School, which range from 76% to 94%. While the higher per-student spending at Matt Wilson Elementary suggests a commitment to supporting the students, the school's academic performance remains below average compared to its peers within the Tift County School District.

398

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,205

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 17th St W
Tifton, GA 31794

(229) 387-2440

District: Tift County

Students who attend Matt Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.3%

White:

24.9%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

Georgia avg42%

734^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	36.4	734 of 1238	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	586 of 1248	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	722 of 1242	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	721 of 1244	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	608 of 1214	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	738 of 1234	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	730 of 1209	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	662 of 1205	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	808 of 1233	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	680 of 1240	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.4	826 of 1231	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	686 of 1225	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.2	640 of 1201	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	731 of 1212	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	646 of 1183	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	696 of 1133	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.8	787 of 1134	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	764 of 1125	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.5	794 of 1101	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

English Language Arts29%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Matt Wilson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Matt Wilson Elementary School?

Students at Matt Wilson Elementary School are 54% African American, 25% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Matt Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Matt Wilson Elementary School.

Is Matt Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Matt Wilson Elementary School ranks 734^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Matt Wilson Elementary School in?

Tift County

What schools do graduates of Matt Wilson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Matt Wilson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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