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Matt Wilson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

510 17th St W, Tifton, GA 31794 · (229) 387-2440 · Part of Tift County School District

Tifton’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
398
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Matt Wilson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Next stop for Tifton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Tifton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Matt Wilson Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

510 17th St W, Tifton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten54
Grade 166
Grade 256
Grade 366
Grade 459
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
391’20
379’21
414’22
408’23
398’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 54%White 25%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Matt Wilson Elementary School from Tifton families.

Other schools in Tift County School District

The district →
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tifton
B+
785 students16:1
G. O. Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tifton
B+
531 students15:1
Len Lastinger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tifton
A−
448 students14:1
Charles Spencer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tifton
C
428 students14:1
Northside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tifton
B−
405 students12:1
J. T. Reddick Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tifton
B+
339 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Tifton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.