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Does Turner Woods Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY·NCES 130315004018
Turner Woods Elementary School
144 Willie L Fluellen Dr, Gray, GA 31032 · (478) 986-2222 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
207 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 | 59 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
37%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
53.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
60.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 63.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.6% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.3% | 57.3% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Turner Woods Elementary School
Turner Woods Elementary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Woods Elementary School this school | 590 | 35.1% | 56.2% |
| Eastside Elementary School Senoia | 602 | 33.9% | 56.3% |
| Dames Ferry Elementary School Gray | 613 | 39.8% | 56.1% |
| Mulberry Creek Elementary School Cataula | 529 | 35.5% | 55.2% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School Ellerslie | 635 | 36.7% | 60.6% |
| Providence Elementary School Temple | 557 | 42.0% | 54.2% |
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 Turner Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #245 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #242 of 1,215 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #224 of 1,215 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #494 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #628 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,032 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #996 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #1,150 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #683 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
590
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 590 | 40.1 | 14.7:1 | 35% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 39.3 | 15.2:1 | 58% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 39.4 | 15.6:1 | 49% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 52% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 38.2 | 16.4:1 | 46% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 43% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 40% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turner Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (626 to 590); teachers up 5% (38.2 to 40.1).
About Turner Woods Elementary School
Turner Woods Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gray, Georgia. The school's 590 students are in pre-K through 5.
Jones County has 7 schools; together they serve 5,004 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Turner Woods Elementary School are White. Other groups include 15% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Turner Woods Elementary School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Turner Woods Elementary School counts 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Turner Woods Elementary School is -3.0 points: 56.2% actual, 59.2% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Jones County, the median household income is $75,500, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Jones County has 7 public schools and roughly 5,004 students.
Nearest public school: Gray Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Turner Woods Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Turner Woods Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 606 in 2020-21 to 590 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (15.9:1).
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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
- Mattie Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Gray Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Clifton Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 482 students
Other schools in Gray
- Jones County High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
- Dames Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Gray Station Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Gray Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Gray Elementary School1.6 mi · 512
- Gray Station Middle School1.9 mi · 609
- Jones County High School2.1 mi · 1,614
- Dames Ferry Elementary School6.3 mi · 613
- Mattie Wells Elementary School7.3 mi · 584
- Clifton Ridge Middle School9.1 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Turner Woods Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Turner Woods Elementary School?
Turner Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-05.
Is Turner Woods Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Turner Woods Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Turner Woods Elementary School have?
Turner Woods Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Turner Woods Elementary School?
Student demographics at Turner Woods Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Turner Woods Elementary School?
Turner Woods 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.