Matt Wilson Elementary School

Regular School · Tifton, GA

Matt Wilson Elementary School is a regular school school in Tifton, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 398 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

398

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	216	54%
White	99	25%
Hispanic/Latino	59	15%
Two or more races	19	5%
Asian	5	1%
Total enrollment	398	215M / 183F

English Language Learners: 40 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30-34%	36.4%	149
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	39.4%	150
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	58

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)

-0.20 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

46 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

115

28.9% 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.)	398	100%

Contact & Location

510 17th St W

Tifton, GA 31794

Phone: (229)387-2440

District

Tift County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,554

District enrollment: 7,661

Other Schools in District

Annie Belle Clark Elementary School Elementary
Charles Spencer Elementary School Elementary
G. O. Bailey Elementary School Elementary
J. T. Reddick Elementary School Elementary
Len Lastinger Elementary School Elementary
Northside Elementary School Elementary
Omega Elementary School Elementary
Tift County High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31794) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130498001689

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