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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY·NCES 130315002503
Mattie Wells Elementary School
101 Mattie Wells Dr, Macon, GA 31217 · (478) 742-5959 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
313 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
33.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.2pp since 2021
Math
31.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 29.1% |
| 2022-23 | 30.4% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 31.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mattie Wells Elementary School
Mattie Wells Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattie Wells Elementary School this school | 584 | 53.6% | 31.6% |
| Heard Elementary School Macon | 596 | 55.2% | 38.2% |
| Burgess-Peterson Elementary School Atlanta | 580 | 48.4% | 63.1% |
| Rock Spring Elementary McDonough | 654 | 50.9% | 38.3% |
| Glanton-Hindsman Elementary Villa Rica | 691 | 50.7% | 40.5% |
| McGarity Elementary School Hiram | 572 | 58.0% | 36.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mattie Wells Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #760 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #827 of 1,215 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #637 of 1,215 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #502 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #644 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #960 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #521 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #1,009 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #349 of 854 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
584
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 584 | 40.5 | 14.4:1 | 54% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 86% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 43.3 | 13.8:1 | 67% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 73% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 47.8 | 14.5:1 | 74% (510) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 77% (584) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 63% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mattie Wells Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (692 to 584); teachers down 15% (47.8 to 40.5).
About Mattie Wells Elementary School
Mattie Wells Elementary School serves students in Macon, Georgia, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 584 students are in pre-K through 5.
Jones County is the local district for Mattie Wells Elementary School. It runs 7 schools with 5,004 students.
Enrollment at Mattie Wells Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 46%. After that, the student body is 44% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Jones County is about 70% White. Mattie Wells Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Mattie Wells Elementary School, 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 54% of enrollment. Among public schools in Jones County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
Mattie Wells Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mattie Wells Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Georgia on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.6% against a predicted 49.6%.
Jones County has about 28,673 residents, and median household income is about $75,500, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jones County number 7 and enroll about 5,004.
The nearest public school is Clifton Ridge Middle School, at about 2.9 miles. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mattie Wells Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mattie Wells Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 593 in 2020-21 to 584 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
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Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,673
Census ACS
Median income
$75,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
5,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County
- Jones County High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
- Dames Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Gray Station Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Turner Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Gray Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Clifton Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 482 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Clifton Ridge Middle School2.9 mi · 482
- Macon Regional Youth Detention Center4.3 mi · 18
- Macon Youth Development Campus4.3 mi · 36
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School4.4 mi · 675
- Burdell Elementary School5.2 mi · 433
- Northeast High School5.3 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Mattie Wells Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mattie Wells Elementary School?
Mattie Wells Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mattie Wells Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mattie Wells Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mattie Wells Elementary School have?
Mattie Wells Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mattie Wells Elementary School?
At Mattie Wells Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 4% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mattie Wells Elementary School?
Mattie Wells Elementary School is overseen by Jones County in Jones County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.