Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGHERTY COUNTY·NCES 130183000834
West Town Elementary School
1113 University St, Albany, GA 31707 · (229) 431-3409 · Dougherty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
309 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
8%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
19.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.6pp since 2021
Math
19.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.3% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 13.2% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.7% | 13.1% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 West Town Elementary School
West Town Elementary School's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Town Elementary School this school | 309 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Randolph County Elementary School Cuthbert | 294 | 100.0% | 26.2% |
| Finch Elementary Atlanta | 291 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Barack and Michelle Obama Academy Atlanta | 297 | 100.0% | 27.2% |
| Cascade Elementary School Atlanta | 314 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Kindezi Old 4th Ward Atlanta | 321 | 96.9% | 18.6% |
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 West Town Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Dougherty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,064 of 1,208 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,077 of 1,215 ▲ 37 | #10 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,032 of 1,215 ▼ 52 | #7 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #241 of 1,183 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #1,235 of 1,324 | #14 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #308 of 1,301 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #1,294 of 1,301 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #197 of 1,312 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #79 of 854 | #3 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
309
-104 (-25%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 309 | 25.4 | 12.2:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 25.9 | 11.3:1 | 100% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 25.4 | 13.3:1 | 100% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 31.5 | 14.3:1 | 64% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 93% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 84% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 29 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Town Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (450 to 309); teachers down 19% (31.5 to 25.4).
About West Town Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Albany, Georgia, West Town Elementary School is part of Dougherty County. It enrolls 309 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 49% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Dougherty County counts 13,241 students in its 22 schools, and West Town Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 96% of students at West Town Elementary School are Black. County-wide, 71% of Dougherty County residents are Black. The diversity index for West Town Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at West Town Elementary School totals 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 100% of students (309) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dougherty County is similar, at 98%.
West Town Elementary School scores 19.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dougherty County show that median household income comes to about $49,044, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dougherty County counts 22 public schools with about 13,241 students.
Of the public schools around it, West Town Elementary School is closest to Alice Coachman Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.3%; West Town Elementary School's is 19.6%, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, West Town Elementary School enrolled 413 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 309. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.2:1.
The discussion board for West Town 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.
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
- Alice Coachman Elementary School1.0 mi · 448
- Merry Acres Middle School1.9 mi · 807
- Monroe High School2.0 mi · 1,189
- Westover High School2.1 mi · 1,234
- Lake Park Elementary School2.3 mi · 494
- Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet2.8 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About West Town Elementary SchoolHow large is West Town Elementary School?
West Town Elementary School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
Is West Town Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Town Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does West Town Elementary School have?
West Town Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is West Town Elementary School?
West Town Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees West Town Elementary School?
West Town Elementary School is overseen by Dougherty County in Dougherty County.
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