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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIFT COUNTY·NCES 130498001686
Len Lastinger Elementary School
1210 Lake Dr, Tifton, GA 31794 · (229) 387-2420 · Tift County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
448 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
57.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 55.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 47.9% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 46.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Len Lastinger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Tift County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #375 of 1,208 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #286 of 1,215 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #389 of 1,215 | #1 of 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #231 of 1,183 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #977 of 1,324 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #833 of 1,301 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #207 of 1,301 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #407 of 1,312 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #236 of 854 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
448
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 100% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 31.8 | 14.2:1 | 84% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 30.8 | 15.1:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 96% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 95% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 70% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 65% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 40 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Len Lastinger Elementary School.
About Len Lastinger Elementary School
Len Lastinger Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Tifton, Georgia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 448 students. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
Len Lastinger Elementary School is a school in Tift County. The district has 11 schools and 7,471 students.
No group is above 50% at Len Lastinger Elementary School; the largest is White, at 44%. It is also 32% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Tift County's residents are about 57% White, 12 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Len Lastinger Elementary School scores 67%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Tift County is close, at 97%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Len Lastinger Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.4%, against a prediction of 25.7%.
In Tift County, home to about 41,438 people, the median household earns about $53,255 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tift County number 11, with about 7,471 students.
Of the public schools around it, Len Lastinger Elementary School is closest to Eighth Street Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Len Lastinger Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Len Lastinger Elementary School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 448, from 477 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Len Lastinger Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tift County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,438
Census ACS
Median income
$53,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tift County
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Charles Spencer Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in Tifton
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Charles Spencer Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Eighth Street Middle School0.7 mi · 883
- Northeast Middle School1.3 mi · 733
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary School1.4 mi · 785
- Northside Elementary School1.5 mi · 405
- Matt Wilson Elementary School1.9 mi · 398
- G. O. Bailey Elementary School2.3 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Len Lastinger Elementary School?
Len Lastinger Elementary School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Len Lastinger Elementary School serve?
Len Lastinger Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Len Lastinger Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Len Lastinger Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Len Lastinger Elementary School?
At Len Lastinger Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 17% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Len Lastinger Elementary School public or private?
Len Lastinger Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tift County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.