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Matt Wilson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
510 17th St W
Tifton, GA 31794
Phone
(229) 387-2440
District
Tift County
County
TIFT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.9% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Matt Wilson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
42%
40%
39%
40%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
41%
24%
36%
37%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
39%
36%
41%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 44 10.6%
Kindergarten 53 12.8%
Grade 1 80 19.3%
Grade 2 60 14.5%
Grade 3 53 12.8%
Grade 4 66 15.9%
Grade 5 58 14.0%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.9% 39.4% 37.7%
Black 49.0% 38.0% 38.1%
Hispanic 18.6% 20.9% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 41,247 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 158.1 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.9% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,328 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 12.7% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.7% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.2% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.2% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 10.3% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,591 $58,155,000 62.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $647 $4,957,000 5.3%
Staff $613 $4,693,000 5.0%
General Administration $72 $555,000 0.6%
School Administration $806 $6,174,000 6.6%
Operation $686 $5,255,000 5.6%
Transportation $289 $2,214,000 2.4%
Other $126 $969,000 1.0%
Total Support $3,239 $24,817,000 26.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,409 $10,793,000 11.5%
Total Expenditures $12,239 $93,765,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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