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Tift County High School

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Tift County High School ranks 323 rd of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 29% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Tift County High School in Tifton, GA, is a large public high school serving about 2,207 students in grades 9-12, and it is the sole high school in the Tift County district, which serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged community (90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch).

While the school has seen its overall state ranking decline over the past decade—from the 56th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026—it continues to show real strengths in keeping students on track to graduate. The graduation rate of 88.6% in 2024-2025 actually beats the state average of 87.2%, and the dropout rate of 1.7% is well below the state's 2.4%. This is a notable bright spot, especially given that chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge: nearly 30% of students are chronically absent, compared to about 18% statewide. The school also spends less per student ($10,926) than nearby schools like Irwin County High School ($15,349) and Turner County High School ($21,736), and it has a larger student-teacher ratio (17.4:1) than those schools.

Academically, test scores show mixed results. In 2025-2026, only 23.2% of students were proficient in Algebra I (vs. 48.1% statewide), and 22.1% were proficient in U.S. History (vs. 38.5% statewide), while Biology proficiency (37.1%) was closer to the state average (47.2%). Compared to nearby Irwin County High School, Tift County trails significantly in Algebra I (23.2% vs. 59.2%) and U.S. History (22.1% vs. 45.8%), though it outperforms Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy in Biology (37.1% vs. 29.9%). The most pressing areas for improvement are Algebra I, chronic absenteeism, and support for English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom 6% statewide. Still, the school's strong graduation and dropout rates suggest that many students are finding a path to completion despite these academic hurdles.

2,207

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,926

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Blue Devil Way
Tifton, GA 31794

(229) 387-2475

District: Tift County

Feeder schools for Tift County High School:

Elementary:	Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
	Charles Spencer Elementary School
	G. O. Bailey Elementary School
	J. T. Reddick Elementary School
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	Len Lastinger Elementary School
	Matt Wilson Elementary School
	Northside Elementary School
	Omega Elementary School
Middle:	Eighth Street Middle School
	Northeast Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.0%

African American:

35.5%

Hispanic:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Georgia avg45%

323^rd of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	24.9	323 of 455	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	248 of 451	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	279 of 454	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	277 of 448	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	304 of 431	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	261 of 410	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	266 of 438	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	166 of 428	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.8	196 of 420	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.3	189 of 426	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.2	255 of 435	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	241 of 425	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	268 of 425	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	266 of 396	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	211 of 402	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	219 of 384	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	177 of 372	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	165 of 370	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.5	179 of 358	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.7	151 of 335	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	314 of 376	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	290 of 391	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	310 of 382	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	300 of 384	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	287 of 372	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	163 of 173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	148 of 180	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	64 of 159	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	94 of 141	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	98 of 102	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	315 of 431	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	241 of 438	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	284 of 435	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	263 of 433	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	308 of 430	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	192 of 298	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	184 of 312	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	198 of 315	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	204 of 308	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	257 of 295	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	317 of 436	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	253 of 442	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	266 of 436	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	282 of 436	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	285 of 427	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	128 of 158	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	271 of 338	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.4	178 of 347	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	252 of 344	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	231 of 343	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	165 of 331	50.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	260 of 334	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	161 of 341	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.8	253 of 346	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	233 of 343	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	266 of 339	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)19th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology37%-10 vs state

Algebra I23%-25 vs state

United States History22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tift County High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Devil Way	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2475	2,207	126	17.4	90.3%	861 (39.0%)	783 (35.5%)	452 (20.5%)	40 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.1%)	24.9	323^rd of 455 public high schools	29.0%		37.5	248^th of 451 public high schools	45.0%	75	23.2	37.1	22.1	$10,926	$752	$10,174
Discovery Regional High School	Public	9-12	245 North Robinson Street	Lenox	31637	Cook County	State Specialty Schools I- Discovery Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(229) 546-4094	136	16	8.7		10 (7.4%)	113 (83.1%)	9 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	2.8	454^th of 455 public high schools	0.2%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0	$15,636	$309	$15,328
Irwin County High School	Public	9-12	149 Chieftain Cir	Ocilla	31774	Irwin County	Irwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 468-9421	483	37	13.0		263 (54.5%)	171 (35.4%)	33 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	51.2	161^st of 455 public high schools	64.6%		56	138^th of 451 public high schools	69.4%	23	59.2	38.4	45.8	$15,349	$994	$14,355
Turner County High School	Public	9-12	316 Lamar St	Ashburn	31714	Turner County	Turner County	No	No	No	No	(229) 567-4377	313	31	10.0	100.0%	71 (22.7%)	214 (68.4%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	24.7	324^th of 455 public high schools	28.8%		13.4	398^th of 451 public high schools	11.8%	74	31.8	34.9	6.3	$21,736	$1,171	$20,565
Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	553 Ocilla Hwy	Fitzgerald	31750	Ben Hill County	Ben Hill County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 409-5530	870	55	15.8		345 (39.7%)	375 (43.1%)	117 (13.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.1%)	17.2	374^th of 455 public high schools	17.8%		19.6	359^th of 451 public high schools	20.4%	15	23.6	29.9	12.8	$13,320	$1,251	$12,070

Frequently Asked Questions about Tift County High School

Is Tift County High School a good school?

Tift County High School ranks 323^rd of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Tift County High School?

Tift County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
Elementary : Charles Spencer Elementary School
Elementary : G. O. Bailey Elementary School
Elementary : J. T. Reddick Elementary School
Elementary : Len Lastinger Elementary School
Elementary : Matt Wilson Elementary School
Elementary : Northside Elementary School
Elementary : Omega Elementary School
Middle : Eighth Street Middle School
Middle : Northeast Middle School

What district is Tift County High School in?

Tift County

What is the racial makeup of Tift County High School?

Students at Tift County High School are 39% White, 35% African American, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Tift County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,207 students attended Tift County High School.

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