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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402003439
Connie Dugan Elementary School
1362 Winn Rd, Douglasville, GA 30134 · (770) 949-5261 · Paulding County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
417 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.0pp since 2021
Math
43.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 36.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.5% | 41.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 45.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Connie Dugan Elementary School
Connie Dugan Elementary School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Dugan Elementary School this school | 647 | 64.5% | 34.7% |
| Northside Elementary School Dallas | 626 | 58.5% | 36.4% |
| Clubview Elementary School Columbus | 566 | 65.7% | 43.9% |
| David A. Perdue Elementary School Warner Robins | 617 | 63.4% | 51.2% |
| Timothy Elementary School Athens | 565 | 68.3% | 51.3% |
| White Oak Elementary School Newnan | 712 | 60.5% | 43.4% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Connie Dugan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Paulding County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #675 of 1,208 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #543 of 1,215 ▲ 148 | #11 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #646 of 1,215 ▲ 30 | #13 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #244 of 1,183 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #491 of 1,324 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #444 of 1,301 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #211 of 1,301 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #891 of 1,312 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #493 of 854 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
647
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 647 | 51 | 12.7:1 | 64% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 53.1 | 12.4:1 | 65% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 49.9 | 13.3:1 | 55% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 50% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 47% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 46% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 817 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 36% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connie Dugan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (727 to 647); teachers up 4% (49 to 51).
About Connie Dugan Elementary School
Connie Dugan Elementary School sits in Douglasville, Georgia, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment is 647 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Paulding County has 31,426 students in 34 schools, and Connie Dugan Elementary School is one of those schools.
Enrollment at Connie Dugan Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 38% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Paulding County's population at about 63%. Connie Dugan Elementary School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Paulding County is 13 points.
allk12 grades Connie Dugan Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.0% for Connie Dugan Elementary School. The school posts 34.7%, 9.3 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Paulding County show that median household income is about $98,031, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Connie Dugan Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Paulding County, which together enroll about 31,426 students.
The nearest public school is South Paulding High School, at about 0.1 miles. Connie Dugan Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Connie Dugan Elementary School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Connie Dugan Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 624 to 647.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Nearby schools
- South Paulding High School0.1 mi · 1,881
- Irma C. Austin Middle School1.4 mi · 782
- South Paulding Middle School3.0 mi · 507
- North Douglas Elementary School3.4 mi · 537
- Nebo Elementary School3.6 mi · 874
- New Georgia Elementary School3.9 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Connie Dugan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Connie Dugan Elementary School?
Connie Dugan Elementary School enrolls approximately 647 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Connie Dugan Elementary School serve?
Connie Dugan Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Connie Dugan Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Connie Dugan Elementary School.
How diverse is Connie Dugan Elementary School?
Connie Dugan Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 15% Hispanic, 38% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Connie Dugan Elementary School?
Connie Dugan Elementary School is overseen by Paulding County in Paulding County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.