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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Matt Wilson Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIFT COUNTY·NCES 130498001689
Matt Wilson Elementary School
510 17th St W, Tifton, GA 31794 · (229) 387-2440 · Tift County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
398 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
Student demographics
62%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
29.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
35.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 44.5% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 33.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 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 Matt Wilson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Tift County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #653 of 1,208 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #719 of 1,215 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #732 of 1,215 | #5 of 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #727 of 1,183 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #1,098 of 1,324 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #755 of 1,301 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #416 of 1,301 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #410 of 1,312 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #188 of 854 | #4 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
398
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
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 | 398 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 100% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 97% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 95% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 65% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 62% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 46 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matt Wilson Elementary School.
About Matt Wilson Elementary School
Matt Wilson Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Tifton, Georgia. Federal data show 398 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
Matt Wilson Elementary School belongs to Tift County, a district of 11 schools and 7,471 students.
About 54% of the student body at Matt Wilson Elementary School is Black. Smaller groups are 25% White, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 30% of Tift County residents are Black. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Matt Wilson Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Matt Wilson Elementary School totals 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Matt Wilson Elementary School is about 100%. Public schools in Tift County average a similar 97%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Matt Wilson Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.6%.
The county, Tift County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $53,255 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Tift County has 11 public schools with about 7,471 students, including Matt Wilson Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, J. T. Reddick Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Matt Wilson Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment went from 391 in 2020-21 to 398 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
The Matt Wilson Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 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
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- J. T. Reddick Elementary School0.7 mi · 339
- Eighth Street Middle School1.3 mi · 883
- Charles Spencer Elementary School1.5 mi · 428
- Len Lastinger Elementary School1.9 mi · 448
- G. O. Bailey Elementary School2.2 mi · 531
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary School2.3 mi · 785
Frequently asked questions
About Matt Wilson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Matt Wilson Elementary School?
Matt Wilson Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Matt Wilson Elementary School serve?
Matt Wilson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matt Wilson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matt Wilson Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Matt Wilson Elementary School?
Matt Wilson Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 15% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Matt Wilson Elementary School in?
Matt Wilson Elementary School is part of Tift County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.