Dames Ferry Elementary School
545 Ga Hwy 18 West
Gray GA, 31032, Jones County
Phone: 478-986-2023
Ranking: (452 out of 1,747, top 26%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Jones County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 639 | 658 | 694 | 725 | 869 | 915 | 882 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 45 | 7.0% | 58 | 8.8% | 55 | 7.9% | 51 | 7.0% | 63 | 7.2% | 63 | 6.9% | 59 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten: | 96 | 15.0% | 86 | 13.1% | 89 | 12.8% | 101 | 13.9% | 124 | 14.3% | 116 | 12.7% | 140 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 95 | 14.9% | 96 | 14.6% | 104 | 15.0% | 104 | 14.3% | 117 | 13.5% | 147 | 16.1% | 147 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 15.0% | 103 | 15.7% | 101 | 14.6% | 100 | 13.8% | 138 | 15.9% | 158 | 17.3% | 127 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 15.8% | 104 | 15.8% | 105 | 15.1% | 110 | 15.2% | 142 | 16.3% | 125 | 13.7% | 151 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 16.7% | 102 | 15.5% | 115 | 16.6% | 136 | 18.8% | 131 | 15.1% | 156 | 17.0% | 140 | 15.9% |
Grade 5: | 99 | 15.5% | 109 | 16.6% | 125 | 18.0% | 123 | 17.0% | 154 | 17.7% | 150 | 16.4% | 118 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 327 | 51.2% | 331 | 50.3% | 370 | 53.3% | 378 | 52.1% | 442 | 50.9% | 443 | 48.4% | 427 | 48.4% |
Female: | 312 | 48.8% | 327 | 49.7% | 324 | 46.7% | 347 | 47.9% | 427 | 49.1% | 440 | 48.1% | 438 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% |
Black: | 108 | 16.9% | 102 | 15.5% | 118 | 17.0% | 119 | 16.4% | 125 | 14.4% | 132 | 14.4% | 141 | 16.0% |
White: | 493 | 77.2% | 517 | 78.6% | 540 | 77.8% | 572 | 78.9% | 704 | 81.0% | 742 | 81.1% | 715 | 81.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 3.1% | 22 | 3.3% | 23 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.0% | 20 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 214 | 33.5% | 230 | 35.0% | 256 | 36.9% | 209 | 28.8% | 241 | 27.7% | 232 | 25.4% | 220 | 24.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 7.8% | 50 | 7.6% | 45 | 6.5% | 42 | 5.8% | 59 | 6.8% | 61 | 6.7% | 64 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.23 | 14.95 | 15.77 | 16.37 | 17.01 | 15.90 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CRCT | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.3% | 80% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 82.6% | 82.4% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.6% | 84.4% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 84.5% | 84% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 84.5% | 87% |
2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 92.8% | 90% |
2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 81.8% | 82.3% |
2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.1% | 86.4% |
2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.8% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.6% | 85% |
2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93% | 87% |
2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.1% | 90.1% |
2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.8% | 90.3% |
2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94% | 90.9% |
2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.5% | 93% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.7% | 83% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.6% | 83.7% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.5% | 84.1% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.8% | 86.8% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 90.9% | 85% |
2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.1% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88.9% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 82% | 85.5% |
2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.1% | 87.3% |
2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.2% | 86% |
2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92.1% | 89% |
2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.5% | 91.3% |
2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.2% | 92% |
2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96.2% | 91.9% |
2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.5% | 91% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 84% | 82% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.7% | 85.6% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 92.3% | 87.1% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.6% | 86.6% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 92.8% | 88% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 93.8% | 89.2% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.4% | 91% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 90.9% | 88.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.4% | 91% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 90.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.1% | 70.9% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 80.2% | 77.9% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.5% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.7% | 81.2% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 77.8% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 81.5% | 78.5% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.3% | 82% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.8% | 85.1% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 90% | 87.5% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.8% | 88% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96.1% | 90% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.4% | 90.9% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 90.9% | 90% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94.0% | 92.1% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.4% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.3% | 70.1% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.9% | 74.5% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 85.6% | 79.7% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.4% | 80% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.8% | 80.5% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.2% | 78% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.8% | 78.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91% | 88% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.6% | 88.6% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.6% | 89% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78% | 76.1% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.7% | 79% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 88.2% | 81% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 84% | 81% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 86.0% | 83.4% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.2% | 79% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 89.3% | 84.3% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 89.2% | 86.2% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.7% | 86.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.3% | 87% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 89.5% | 88% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 93% | 90% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 90.6% | 90.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 79% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 71.3% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 79.2% | 74.3% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.2% | 77% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.6% | 81.1% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.4% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 83.1% | 84.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.3% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87.7% | 84.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 91.7% | 87.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.3% | 87.3% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.1% | 89% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91.4% | 87.9% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 91.8% | 90% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.1% | 92.5% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.4% | 88% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.9% | 71.9% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82.9% | 73.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.5% | 77.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 83.3% | 80% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 87.1% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 86% | 81% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 87.1% | 82.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 94.2% | 90% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90.8% | 88.5% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94.4% | 90.2% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.4% | 71.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 73.4% | 74% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.7% | 77.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.5% | 79% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.3% | 81.3% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.4% | 85% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 94% | 87.6% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 95.4% | 89.9% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 94.9% | 91.3% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.2% | 92% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97.1% | 93% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 96.3% | 95% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 99.0% | 93.9% | 94.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.3% | 88% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.6% | 88.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 75.8% | 71.7% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.3% | 79.2% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 89.5% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 90.2% | 86.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.4% | 84% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.8% | 89.5% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.8% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.8% | 85.5% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90.4% | 87.2% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 92.4% | 87.8% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 94.1% | 90% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94.8% | 90.5% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.9% | 91% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 94.1% | 92.9% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.3% | 89% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 83.6% | 66.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79.9% | 71.3% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 85.6% | 76% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 84.6% | 77% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 81.6% | 76.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.9% | 78% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.1% | 79.6% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.4% | 91% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.8% | 88.4% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 88.4% | 89% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 83.4% | 71.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 79.5% | 72% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 80.4% | 71.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.5% | 77% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 86.3% | 80.5% |
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* Dames Ferry Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.