Best Public Schools in Zip Code 31794

Summary:

The 31794 zip code area in Tift County, Georgia is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Tift County school district. While the district as a whole is ranked 106 out of 203 in Georgia and has a 2-star rating, some standout schools in the area include Eighth Street Middle School, which ranks 280 out of 588 Georgia middle schools and has a 3-star rating, and G.O. Bailey Elementary School, which ranks 372 out of 1,248 Georgia elementary schools and has a 4-star rating.

Test scores across the schools vary significantly, with Eighth Street Middle School boasting an impressive 86.4% proficiency rate in Algebra I, and G.O. Bailey Elementary and Len Lastinger Elementary also showing strong performance in 4th and 5th grade math and English Language Arts. However, all schools in the area have 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage in the community.

The data also reveals significant differences in per-student spending, ranging from $7,736 at Northeast Middle School to $11,102 at Matt Wilson Elementary, as well as in student-teacher ratios, from 11.7 at Charles Spencer Elementary to 17.2 at Tift County High School. These factors may contribute to the variability in school performance and quality observed in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
G. O. Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 Newton Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2415	564	39	14.4	100.0%	189 (33.5%)	172 (30.5%)	158 (28.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	67.7	372^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	70.2%		59.2	453^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	63.5%	81					43.9	40.3	50.0				48.8	70.1	47.6				50.0			$9,400	$1,025	$8,375
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 Chesnutt Ave	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2425	451	34	13.1	100.0%	114 (25.3%)	188 (41.7%)	115 (25.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.2%)	18.7	1020^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.3%		20.1	1006^th of 1242 public elementary schools	19.0%	14					23.0	13.2	23.5				41.0	30.2	13.2				4.4			$10,253	$956	$9,297
Len Lastinger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Lake Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2420	466	31	15.1	100.0%	204 (43.8%)	158 (33.9%)	78 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	60.5	449^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.0%		57.1	485^th of 1242 public elementary schools	61.0%	36					34.9	31.1	58.3				46.0	57.4	63.3				36.7			$10,653	$1,022	$9,631
J. T. Reddick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2435	321	24	13.6	100.0%	86 (26.8%)	172 (53.6%)	30 (9.3%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	43.5	646^th of 1248 public elementary schools	48.2%		30.2	831^st of 1242 public elementary schools	33.1%	185					25.5	40.0	45.0				25.5	60.0	37.5				25.0			$10,474	$798	$9,676
Charles Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Tifton Eldorado Rd	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2430	393	34	11.7	100.0%	133 (33.8%)	182 (46.3%)	60 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	26.9	894^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.4%		39.3	700^th of 1242 public elementary schools	43.6%	194					15.7	26.4	31.9				23.5	43.4	31.9				19.1			$10,955	$990	$9,965
Matt Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 17th St W	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2440	414	31	13.3	100.0%	123 (29.7%)	195 (47.1%)	74 (17.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	47.9	586^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.0%		38	722^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	41.9%	136					42.4	45.3	35.6				49.2	58.5	27.1				13.6			$11,102	$1,036	$10,065
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	3021 Fulwood Rd	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2450	703	55	12.6	100.0%	224 (31.9%)	296 (42.1%)	156 (22.2%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	38.3	352^nd of 588 public middle schools	40.1%		32.7	389^th of 577 public middle schools	32.6%	37		82.9						36.1	28.7	33.8				23.8	25.5	35.5		26.1	24.4	$7,736	$558	$7,178
Tift County High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Devil Way	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2475	2,273	132	17.2	100.0%	913 (40.2%)	805 (35.4%)	479 (21.1%)	30 (1.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (1.8%)	32.8	280^th of 458 public high schools	38.9%		32.4	274^th of 442 public high schools	38.0%	6	28.9	27.6	35.4	30.0																$8,433	$702	$7,731
Eighth Street Middle School	Public	6-8	700 8th St W	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2445	958	66	14.5	100.0%	429 (44.8%)	307 (32.0%)	169 (17.6%)	19 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.5%)	49	280^th of 588 public middle schools	52.4%		51	257^th of 577 public middle schools	55.5%	23		86.4						25.8	35.5	39.3				27.8	36.2	38.5		36.3	35.8	$8,658	$618	$8,040

Cities Near Zip Code 31794

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tifton	0.45 mi	11	222^nd
Omega	9.78 mi	1	233^rd
Norman Park	17.04 mi	2	209^th
Ocilla	17.86 mi	3	179^th
Ashburn	18.71 mi	3	330^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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