Radium Springs Elementary School

Radium Springs Elementary School operates as an average-sized primary school in Albany, Georgia, part of Dougherty County. Current enrollment sits at 682 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 22 schools in Dougherty County (13,241 students total), Radium Springs Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Radium Springs Elementary School records that nearly all students (84%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Radium Springs Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dougherty County) shows that median household earnings sit near $49,044, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Dougherty County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,241 students), of which Radium Springs Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Radium Springs Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Radium Springs Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 21.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Radium Springs Elementary School has edged up 24%, going from 552 students in 2018 to 682 in 2025.

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