Robert H Harvey Elementary School

Robert H Harvey Elementary School is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Albany, Georgia, run under Dougherty County, with 431 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Robert H Harvey Elementary School sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.

Dougherty County runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 13,241 students. Robert H Harvey Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Robert H Harvey Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Other groups include 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dougherty County as a whole is about 71% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Robert H Harvey Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Dougherty County shows median household income runs about $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 Robert H Harvey Elementary School is one.

Albany Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert H Harvey Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 23.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert H Harvey Elementary School has contracted 39%, going from 701 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.