Dougherty County

Summary:

The Dougherty County school district in Georgia consists of 22 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The data reveals stark performance disparities between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the district, with some schools like Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet and Lincoln Elementary Magnet School consistently ranking among the top in the state, while others like Radium Springs Middle School struggle to meet state standards.

The high schools in the district also show varying graduation rates, ranging from 83.8% at Dougherty Comprehensive High School and Monroe High School to 93.3% at Westover High School. Proficiency rates on state assessments also vary widely, with Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet, Lake Park Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary Magnet standing out with significantly higher proficiency rates than the county and state averages.

Despite the challenges facing the district, the data suggests that specialized programs and school choice options, such as the magnet schools, may be effective strategies for improving outcomes. Addressing the systemic issues, particularly in the high-poverty schools, will be crucial for ensuring all students in the Dougherty County district have access to a high-quality education.

District Detail

200 Pine Avenue
Albany, GA 31701

(229) 431-1285

SchoolDigger Rank:
165^th of 203 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,059

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
International Studies Elementary Charter School	Public	PK, KG-5	2237 Cutts Dr	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3384	437	34	12.8	95.9%	18 (4.1%)	321 (73.5%)	89 (20.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38.5	717^th of 1248 public elementary schools	42.5%		47.4	584^th of 1242 public elementary schools	53.0%	133					31.3	25.7	44.9				29.9	41.9	27.5				39.1			$12,267	$993	$11,274
Westover High School	Public	9-12	2600 Partridge Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3320	1,323	65	20.3	75.7%	38 (2.9%)	1,192 (90.1%)	53 (4.0%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	36.5	257^th of 458 public high schools	43.9%		29.1	288^th of 442 public high schools	34.8%	31	33.9	36.2	38.5	22.7																$9,898	$941	$8,957
Sherwood Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Doncaster Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3397	646	41	15.6	100.0%	32 (5.0%)	544 (84.2%)	40 (6.2%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	37.5	731^st of 1248 public elementary schools	41.4%		29.7	840^th of 1242 public elementary schools	32.4%	109					21.8	28.0	34.0				44.8	37.6	25.2				44.7			$10,439	$1,072	$9,366
Merry Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Florence Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3338	759	50	15.3	100.0%	21 (2.8%)	702 (92.5%)	18 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	19.6	485^th of 588 public middle schools	17.5%		22.7	449^th of 577 public middle schools	22.2%	36								13.8	20.3	23.6				4.4	9.6	24.9		20.5	24.5	$10,438	$1,117	$9,321
Lake Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Meadowlark Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3370	512	37	13.8	59.0%	122 (23.8%)	329 (64.3%)	22 (4.3%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	69.1	355^th of 1248 public elementary schools	71.6%		63.9	410^th of 1242 public elementary schools	67.0%	55					38.5	45.1	64.1				52.3	36.6	62.8				57.7			$9,979	$782	$9,196
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Leonard Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3406	467	35	13.1	100.0%	12 (2.6%)	412 (88.2%)	37 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	12.9	1139^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.7%		9.8	1193^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	3.9%	54					17.4	8.1	16.9				26.1	17.6	11.3				25.4			$11,072	$1,303	$9,769
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 14th Ave	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3390	348	26	13.2	100.0%	21 (6.0%)	313 (89.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	8.8	1210^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.5	1204^th of 1242 public elementary schools	3.1%	6					12.5	11.5	21.4				14.3	11.5	11.9				9.5			$12,097	$1,605	$10,492
Monroe High School	Public	9-12	900 Lippitt Dr	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3316	1,165	65	17.8	100.0%	23 (2.0%)	1,089 (93.5%)	37 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	18	376^th of 458 public high schools	17.9%		11.3	406^th of 442 public high schools	8.1%	30	11.2	21.0	24.6	21.6																$11,396	$1,439	$9,956
Morningside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Sunset Ln	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3387	331	26	12.7	100.0%	5 (1.5%)	293 (88.5%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	20.8	999^th of 1248 public elementary schools	20.0%		12.1	1140^th of 1242 public elementary schools	8.2%	141					10.9	18.2	28.3				34.8	31.8	14.9				26.7			$11,227	$1,390	$9,836
Dougherty Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pearce Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3310	1,186	74	16.0	100.0%	22 (1.9%)	1,071 (90.3%)	74 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	19.4	366^th of 458 public high schools	20.1%		11.9	401^st of 442 public high schools	9.3%	35	16.3	25.1	27.7	12.9																$11,319	$1,335	$9,984
Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Cordell Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3325	819	56	14.6	100.0%	26 (3.2%)	749 (91.5%)	28 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	19.6	482^nd of 588 public middle schools	18.0%		17.9	484^th of 577 public middle schools	16.1%	2								19.3	17.1	16.8				7.9	11.1	24.8		26.8	12.9	$9,534	$1,084	$8,450
West Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1113 University St	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3409	293	26	11.3	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	289 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.4	1030^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.5%		11.5	1148^th of 1242 public elementary schools	7.6%	118					31.9	7.0	27.1				21.3	2.3	22.0				23.7			$10,963	$1,342	$9,621
Alice Coachman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 W Oakridge Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3488	447	31	14.4	100.0%	20 (4.5%)	410 (91.7%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8.5	1215^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.6%		10.5	1173^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	5.6%	42					14.5	7.4	7.3				10.5	14.7	20.0				9.1			$10,594	$1,445	$9,149
Robert H Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 E 2nd Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3367	464	28	16.3	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	454 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	16.2	1079^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.5%		16.7	1070^th of 1242 public elementary schools	13.8%	9					16.7	11.3	19.5				25.0	22.6	16.9				28.6			$10,388	$1,355	$9,033
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	518 W Society Ave	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(229) 431-3373	424	27	15.7	94.6%	4 (0.9%)	406 (95.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	61.2	442^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	64.6%		55	508^th of 1242 public elementary schools	59.1%	66					34.6	41.9	62.5				61.5	40.9	31.3				57.8			$10,582	$823	$9,758
South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix	Public	6-12	1800 Massey Drive	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	No	(229) 431-1218	72	1	72.0	100.0%	1 (1.4%)	68 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	4.1	455^th of 458 public high schools	0.7%					(n/a)		0.0	3.1	0.0				0.0	0.0	11.8				0.0	4.3	5.9		5.9	13.3
Radium Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 Radium Springs Rd	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3346	832	52	16.0	100.0%	19 (2.3%)	763 (91.7%)	35 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	7.9	568^th of 588 public middle schools	3.4%		8.3	559^th of 577 public middle schools	3.1%	9								12.6	7.8	12.8				5.3	3.3	7.4		5.0	8.9	$9,483	$1,186	$8,296
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	324 Lockett Station Rd	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(229) 431-3362	507	34	14.7	83.4%	15 (3.0%)	457 (90.1%)	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	97.8	14^th of 588 public middle schools	97.6%		98	10^th of 577 public middle schools	98.3%	4		100.0						84.2	80.6	75.6				73.9	65.3	84.4		75.6	68.8	$9,521	$659	$8,862
Radium Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Roxanna Rd	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3395	446	31	14.3	100.0%	36 (8.1%)	350 (78.5%)	44 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	11.7	1161^st of 1248 public elementary schools	7.0%		13.1	1118^th of 1242 public elementary schools	10.0%	43					1.7	20.6	14.1				6.7	27.9	9.0				20.5			$10,163	$1,118	$9,045
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4529 Gillionville Rd	Albany	31721	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-1209	780	47	16.5	100.0%	20 (2.6%)	697 (89.4%)	33 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	21.3	990^th of 1248 public elementary schools	20.7%		19.2	1020^th of 1242 public elementary schools	17.9%	30					14.6	15.1	35.5				20.3	32.3	21.8				30.0			$9,863	$1,089	$8,774
Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 438-3502	450	24	18.4	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	428 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	9.3	1201^st of 1248 public elementary schools	3.8%		11.4	1153^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	7.2%	48					15.2	10.7	5.8				8.3	25.5	11.5				11.5			$13,495	$3,333	$10,161
Lamar Reese School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Lily Pond Rd	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3495	351	26	13.5	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	346 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.7	714^th of 1248 public elementary schools	42.8%		34.2	778^th of 1242 public elementary schools	37.4%	64					37.0	39.6	37.3				37.0	18.9	25.5				39.2			$10,180	$1,081	$9,100

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lee County	9.4 mi	8	21^st
Mitchell County	14.31 mi	4	171^st
State Specialty Schools II- Baconton Community Charter Scho	14.34 mi	1
Terrell County	18.75 mi	3	174^th
Worth County	19.51 mi	5	110^th

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