Best Public Schools in Zip Code 31744

Summary:

The 31744 zip code in Georgia has only one public elementary school, Doerun Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 247 students. The school is part of the Colquitt County school district, which is ranked 113 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Doerun Elementary School's performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 928 out of 1,242 Georgia elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,031 out of 1,248 in 2023-2024, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessment are generally lower than the Colquitt County and Georgia averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with the 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate at 21.7% compared to 28.8% for Colquitt County and 38.4% for Georgia.

The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 96.76% in 2022-2023, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1. These factors suggest that Doerun Elementary School is facing significant challenges in providing its students with the necessary academic support and resources to achieve proficiency, and may need to implement significant improvements to its educational program and outcomes to better serve its highly economically disadvantaged student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Doerun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Mathis Ave	Doerun	31744	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 782-5276	258	23	11.0	100.0%	119 (46.1%)	62 (24.0%)	54 (20.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	18.3	1031^st of 1248 public elementary schools	17.4%		24.6	928^th of 1242 public elementary schools	25.3%	103	21.7	24.4	29.5	22.2	22.0	15.9	18.2	$9,173	$707	$8,466

Cities Near Zip Code 31744

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Doerun	0.9 mi	1	331^st
Funston	8.31 mi	1	267^th
Moultrie	8.34 mi	8	240^th
Norman Park	12.21 mi	2	138^th
Hartsfield	13.15 mi	1	54^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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