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Dames Ferry Elementary School

Regular School · Gray, GA

Dames Ferry Elementary School is a regular school school in Gray, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 613 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
613
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 479 78%
Black or African American 82 13%
Two or more races 28 5%
Hispanic/Latino 20 3%
Asian 3 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 613 315M / 298F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 40.0% +3.6pp 36.4% 291
Reading Proficiency 38.0% -1.4pp 39.4% 293
Science Proficiency 50-54% — 101

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.16 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
57 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
59
9.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 613 100%

Contact & Location

545 Ga Highway 18 W

Gray, GA 31032

Phone: (478)986-2023

http://dfes.jones.k12.ga.us

District

Jones County

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,621

District enrollment: 5,157

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

130315002272

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD