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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186000062
South Douglas Elementary School
8299 Highway 166, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 651-4500 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
254 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
57.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
60.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 57.8% |
| 2022-23 | 55.7% | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 58.3% | 57.3% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 South Douglas Elementary School
South Douglas Elementary School's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Douglas Elementary School this school | 544 | 46.7% | 59.2% |
| Matt Arthur Primary School Perry | 521 | 44.3% | N/A |
| Bonaire Primary School Bonaire | 564 | 43.8% | N/A |
| Wright Elementary School Moultrie | 554 | 50.5% | 57.1% |
| Poplar Road Elementary School Sharpsburg | 656 | 48.2% | 39.9% |
| Matilda Harris Elementary School Kingsland | 662 | 46.4% | 62.0% |
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 South Douglas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #203 of 1,208 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #246 of 1,215 ▲ 44 | #1 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #165 of 1,215 ▲ 36 | #1 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #676 of 1,183 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #757 of 1,324 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,208 of 1,301 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #340 of 1,301 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #1,066 of 1,312 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #819 of 854 | #16 of 17 |
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
544
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 544 | 34.5 | 15.8:1 | 47% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 32.3 | 17.1:1 | 49% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 34.3 | 15.2:1 | 31% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 26% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 24% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 25% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 19% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Douglas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (552 to 544); teachers up 8% (32 to 34.5).
About South Douglas Elementary School
The public elementary school South Douglas Elementary School is located in Douglasville, Georgia. Its enrollment is 544 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
South Douglas Elementary School is in Douglas County, a district with 25,521 students across 35 schools.
The share of White students at South Douglas Elementary School is 52%, a majority. Other students are 27% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That is higher than the 33% White share among all Douglas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Based on 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, South Douglas Elementary School has a ratio of 15.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Douglas County is 71%.
South Douglas Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Georgia public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For South Douglas Elementary School, the prediction is 53.2% and the result is 59.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Douglas County show that the median household earns about $82,984 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Douglas County has 37 public schools with about 26,121 students, including South Douglas Elementary School.
South Douglas Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Fairplay Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, South Douglas Elementary School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
South Douglas Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 525 to 544.
The discussion board for South Douglas Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 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
- Fairplay Middle School0.2 mi · 523
- Bill Arp Elementary School5.5 mi · 645
- Alexander High School5.8 mi · 1,830
- Dorsett Shoals Elementary School6.5 mi · 404
- Mason Creek Elementary School6.8 mi · 513
- Mason Creek Middle School6.9 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About South Douglas Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Douglas Elementary School?
South Douglas Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Douglas Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Douglas Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Douglas Elementary School have?
South Douglas Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Douglas Elementary School?
At South Douglas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is South Douglas Elementary School public or private?
South Douglas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.