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Alumni: what's one memory from Radium Springs Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGHERTY COUNTY·NCES 130183000836
Radium Springs Elementary School
2400 Roxanna Rd, Albany, GA 31705 · (229) 431-3395 · Dougherty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Georgia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
15.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
682 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 71 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
12.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
15.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.9% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.6% | 14.6% |
| 2022-23 | 11.1% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 8.8% | 9.7% |
% 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Radium Springs Elementary School
Radium Springs Elementary School's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Springs Elementary School this school | 682 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Sue Reynolds Elementary School Augusta | 652 | 100.0% | 12.9% |
| Wheeless Road Elementary School Augusta | 649 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| E. C. West Elementary School Fairburn | 678 | 100.0% | 43.9% |
| Oak View Elementary Decatur | 685 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
| Sherwood Acres Elementary School Albany | 630 | 100.0% | 35.3% |
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 Radium Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Dougherty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,147 of 1,208 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,147 of 1,215 ▼ 16 | #14 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #1,173 of 1,215 ▼ 3 | #14 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #398 of 1,183 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #405 of 1,324 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,214 of 1,301 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #1,082 of 1,301 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #198 of 1,312 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.6% | #80 of 386 | N/A |
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
682
+232 (+52%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 682 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 100% (682) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 100% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 100% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 35.5 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 88% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 69% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Radium Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (552 to 682); teachers up 21% (35.5 to 43).
About Radium Springs Elementary School
Radium Springs Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Albany, Georgia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 682 students enrolled.
Radium Springs Elementary School is one of 22 schools in Dougherty County, which enrolls 13,241 students in total.
The student body at Radium Springs Elementary School is 84% Black. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 71% of Dougherty County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1 at Radium Springs Elementary School, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Dougherty County average 98%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Radium Springs Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Radium Springs Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.0% is 10.7 points below the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Dougherty County, the median household income is $49,044, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. In all, Dougherty County has 22 public schools and roughly 13,241 students.
The closest public school to Radium Springs Elementary School is Radium Springs Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Radium Springs Elementary School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21 the school reported 450 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 682. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.9:1 to 15.9:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dougherty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,091
Census ACS
Median income
$49,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dougherty County
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
Other schools in Albany
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Radium Springs Middle School1.0 mi · 747
- Morningside Elementary School1.3 mi · 331
- Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School2.2 mi · 537
- International Studies Elementary Charter School2.4 mi · 470
- Lamar Reese School of the Arts2.7 mi · 368
- Dougherty Comprehensive High School2.9 mi · 1,191
Frequently asked questions
About Radium Springs Elementary SchoolHow large is Radium Springs Elementary School?
Radium Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Radium Springs Elementary School serve?
Radium Springs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Radium Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Radium Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Radium Springs Elementary School?
Radium Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Radium Springs Elementary School in?
Radium Springs Elementary School is part of Dougherty County.
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