📍 545 Ga Highway 18 W, Gray, Jones County, 31032
Dames Ferry Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gray, Jones County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jones County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dames Ferry Elementary School enrolls 584 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 15% Black or African American and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 470 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 584 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dames Ferry Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-80, state senate district 25, state house district 129.
Dames Ferry Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Jones County, based in Gray, Georgia. The district serves 5,004 students district-wide and employs 364 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 584 students, Dames Ferry Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 715 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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