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Morningside Elementary School

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Morningside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Albany, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 321 students. The school is part of the Dougherty County School District, which is ranked 165 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Morningside Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking of 999 out of 1,248 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Morningside Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Dougherty County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 10.9% in 3rd grade to 28.3% in 5th grade, significantly lower than the county and state averages. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also well below the district and state levels. Additionally, Morningside Elementary has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating that all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which likely contributes to the school's academic challenges.

When comparing Morningside Elementary to the other nearby schools in the Dougherty County district, such as West Town Elementary, Northside Elementary, and Robert H. Harvey Elementary, it becomes clear that Morningside is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. The data also shows that the International Studies Elementary Charter School and Lamar Reese School of the Arts, both magnet schools in the Dougherty County district, significantly outperform Morningside Elementary and the other nearby traditional public schools.

331
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 120 Sunset Ln
       Albany, GA  31705

(229) 431-3387

District: Dougherty County


Students who attend Morningside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Radium Springs Middle School
High:    Monroe High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
88.5%
Two or more races:
6.9%
Hispanic:
2.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Georgia average
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school24%
District avg26%
Georgia avg43%
Not ranked this year
Morningside Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
163rd of 206Dougherty County among Georgia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202420.8999 of 124820.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.11140 of 12428.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.91156 of 12447.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.91178 of 12143.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.41195 of 12343.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.91187 of 12091.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.61189 of 12051.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.71186 of 12333.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.31166 of 12406.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.41216 of 12311.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.41200 of 12252.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.61164 of 12013.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.51168 of 12123.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.81144 of 11833.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.51075 of 11335.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.01097 of 11343.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200714.31028 of 11258.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.21055 of 11014.2%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Georgia (2023-2024) ?
Mathematics27%-18 vs state
Science27%-15 vs state
English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

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Students at Morningside Elementary School are 89% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 331 students attended Morningside Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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