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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 31032

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Top rankedTurner Woods Elementary School318^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 31032 in Gray, Georgia, is served by three elementary schools—Dames Ferry Elementary School, Turner Woods Elementary School, and Gray Elementary School—all part of the Jones County district and serving grades PK through 5 with enrollments between 512 and 613 students.

Turner Woods is the clear academic leader in this cluster, ranking 318th statewide (74th percentile) with a 4-star rating. Its 3rd-grade math proficiency of 71.8% is the single highest score across all three schools and all subjects, outpacing the state average by nearly 24 points. Turner Woods also has the best attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.9%—far below the district's 23.1%. Dames Ferry is the rising star, showing dramatic improvement and posting the strongest 5th-grade results in the group: 61% math proficiency and 66.2% science proficiency, both well above state averages. Its ranking has climbed to the 71st percentile, and it now holds a 4-star rating. Gray Elementary trails its peers, ranking 550th (55th percentile) with a 3-star rating. It serves the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (49.41% free/reduced lunch) and posts the lowest scores in 3rd-grade math (41.9%) and 5th-grade science (37.1%). Notably, Gray also spends the most per student ($15,878) yet achieves the weakest outcomes, highlighting a disconnect between resources and results.

Despite these internal differences, all three schools outperform their district on chronic absenteeism by a wide margin, and in the previous year they collectively exceeded state averages in nearly every subject, including ELA. The data also reveals volatility in 5th-grade math scores year over year—Dames Ferry jumped 13.4 points while Gray dropped 5.9 points—underscoring the importance of looking at multi-year trends. For parents, Turner Woods offers the strongest overall academics and attendance, Dames Ferry provides an excellent upper-elementary experience with a promising trajectory, and Gray Elementary, while challenged, still manages to beat state averages in several areas despite serving a higher-need population.

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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
Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Ga Highway 18 E	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-6295	512	37	14.0	49.4%	309 (60.4%)	156 (30.5%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	49.3	550^th of 1219 public elementary schools	54.9%		65.7	380^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.3%	170	41.9	57.0	38.5	37.1	$15,878	$987	$14,891
Dames Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Ga Highway 18 W	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-2023	613	40	15.3	39.8%	479 (78.1%)	82 (13.4%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	67.3	350^th of 1219 public elementary schools	71.3%		73.3	292^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	76.4%	58	43.5	51.4	61.0	66.2	$15,093	$1,087	$14,007
Turner Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	144 Willie L Fluellen Dr	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-2222	590	40	14.7	35.1%	461 (78.1%)	86 (14.6%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	70.5	318^th of 1219 public elementary schools	73.9%		80.4	230^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.4%	88	71.8	51.8	45.5	56.2	$14,283	$804	$13,479

Cities Near Zip Code 31032

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gray	0.53 mi	6	93^rd
Macon	7.96 mi	51	292^nd
Milledgeville	16.7 mi	8	330^th
Lizella	21.42 mi	1	98^th
Forsyth	21.56 mi	6	60^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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