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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGHERTY COUNTY·NCES 130183003342
Robert H Harvey Elementary School
1305 E 2nd Ave, Albany, GA 31705 · (229) 431-3367 · Dougherty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
431 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 | 53 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
9%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
16.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
31.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.7% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.1% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 16.6% |
| 2021-22 | 12.2% | 10.8% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Robert H Harvey Elementary School
Robert H Harvey Elementary School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H Harvey Elementary School this school | 431 | 100.0% | 24.3% |
| R. N. Fickett Elementary School Atlanta | 432 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
| Alice Coachman Elementary School Albany | 448 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Brookview Elementary School East Point | 425 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary Magnet School Albany | 404 | 100.0% | 53.7% |
| William M.Boyd Elementary School Atlanta | 439 | 100.0% | 21.5% |
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 Robert H Harvey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Dougherty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #948 of 1,208 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #838 of 1,215 ▲ 174 | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #1,092 of 1,215 ▲ 26 | #10 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #71 of 1,183 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #1,025 of 1,324 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #623 of 1,301 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #1,286 of 1,301 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #206 of 1,312 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.5% | #32 of 854 | #1 of 10 |
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
431
-111 (-20%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 431 | 32.4 | 13.3:1 | 100% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 28.4 | 16.3:1 | 100% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 33.5 | 13.8:1 | 100% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 100% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 67% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 93% (459) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert H Harvey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (701 to 431); teachers down 12% (37 to 32.4).
About Robert H Harvey Elementary School
Students in Albany, Georgia, attend Robert H Harvey Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 431 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students each.
Robert H Harvey Elementary School is one of 22 schools in Dougherty County, which enrolls 13,241 students in total.
Black students make up 96% of enrollment at Robert H Harvey Elementary School. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Dougherty County's population at about 71%. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Dougherty County.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Robert H Harvey Elementary School scores 24.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Dougherty County show that the median household income is $49,044, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Robert H Harvey Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Albany Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Robert H Harvey Elementary School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 431, a 20% decrease from 542 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.9:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Robert H Harvey Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Albany Middle School0.8 mi · 792
- Turner Elementary School1.4 mi · 412
- South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix1.7 mi · 73
- Dougherty Comprehensive High School1.8 mi · 1,191
- Lincoln Elementary Magnet School2.3 mi · 404
- Morningside Elementary School2.5 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Robert H Harvey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert H Harvey Elementary School?
Robert H Harvey Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Robert H Harvey Elementary School serve?
Robert H Harvey Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert H Harvey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert H Harvey Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Robert H Harvey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Robert H Harvey Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Robert H Harvey Elementary School in?
Robert H Harvey Elementary School is part of Dougherty County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.