Gray Elementary School

Gray Elementary School is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Gray, Georgia, run under Jones County, works with 512 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Jones County, which oversees 7 schools and 5,004 students, Gray Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Gray Elementary School records that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gray Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.8%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of -4.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jones County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,500 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Jones County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,004 students), of which Gray Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gray Station Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gray Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

Gray Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gray Elementary School has edged down 15%, going from 604 students in 2018 to 512 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.