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Tift County Schools
Tift County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Tift County (Tifton). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tift County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Tift County
11 of 11 schools in Tift County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 5D: 5
Best schools in Tift County
Statewide rankings: all 436 high schools in Georgia · all 452 middle schools in Georgia · all 1219 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Len Lastinger Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Annie Belle Clark Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Matt Wilson Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Omega Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- G O Bailey Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- J T Reddick Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Tift County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Northside Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Charles Spencer Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Eighth Street Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Tift County
High schools (1)
- D+ Tift County High School, Tifton
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D- Eighth Street Middle School, Tifton
- D- Northeast Middle School, Tifton
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- C Annie Belle Clark Elementary School, Tifton
- D Charles Spencer Elementary School, Tifton
- C- G O Bailey Elementary School, Tifton
- C- J T Reddick Elementary School, Tifton
- B- Len Lastinger Elementary School, Tifton
- C Matt Wilson Elementary School, Tifton
- D+ Northside Elementary School, Tifton
- C Omega Elementary School, Omega
Where Tift County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Tift County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,631 students with 529 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,073 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1304980
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Irwin County (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Turner County (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Worth County (5 schools, 20 mi)
- Berrien County (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Cook County (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Colquitt County (13 schools, 23 mi)
- Ben Hill County (5 schools, 28 mi)
- Crisp County (5 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Tift County
How many schools are in Tift County?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Tift County, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tift County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tifton, Omega.
How good are the schools in Tift County?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.5%. 64% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tift County?
7,631 students were enrolled in Tift County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tift County?
Tift County is in Georgia, based in Tift County, with its district office in Tifton. Its boundary covers about 261 sq mi.