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Lake Park Elementary School

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Lake Park Elementary School ranks 432 nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lake Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Albany, Georgia, serving 512 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dougherty County School District, which is ranked 163 out of 206 districts in the state.

Lake Park Elementary consistently outperforms the Dougherty County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment, with 50% of its 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27.8% for the district and 43% for the state. The school also has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 35% of Georgia elementary schools, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 13.8 to 16.6 students per teacher. However, the school's performance has shown some signs of decline in recent years, and it is still outperformed by nearby Lincoln Elementary Magnet School, which consistently ranks in the top 30% of Georgia elementary schools.

Lake Park Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.98% to 100% in recent years, which is a common trend among schools in the Dougherty County district. Despite these challenges, the school's strong academic performance and low student-teacher ratio suggest that it may have opportunities to further improve and potentially serve as a model for other schools in the district.

494

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,271

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Meadowlark Dr
Albany, GA 31707

(229) 431-3370

District: Dougherty County

Students who attend Lake Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Merry Acres Middle School
High:	Westover High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.6%

White:

20.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dougherty County

✓Above the Georgia median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg28%

Georgia avg42%

432^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Dougherty County

163^rd 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	432 of 1238	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	355 of 1248	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	410 of 1242	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	437 of 1244	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	417 of 1214	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	422 of 1234	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	297 of 1209	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.6	378 of 1205	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.3	213 of 1233	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	200 of 1240	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	77.2	248 of 1231	79.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	223 of 1225	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	203 of 1201	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	209 of 1212	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	242 of 1183	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	149 of 1133	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	87.7	68 of 1134	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	91 of 1125	91.9%	★★★★★
2006	86.7	66 of 1101	94.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science53%+9 vs state

English Language Arts46%+7 vs state

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Lake Park Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Meadowlark Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3370	494	38	13.0	84.6%	101 (20.4%)	339 (68.6%)	17 (3.4%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	60.1	432^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.1%		69.1	355^th of 1248 public elementary schools	71.6%	77	39.0	49.2	50.0	41.5	52.4	32.1	52.6	$17,271	$1,820	$15,450
Sherwood Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 Doncaster Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3397	630	42	14.9	100.0%	30 (4.8%)	535 (84.9%)	42 (6.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	39.7	689^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.5	731^st of 1248 public elementary schools	41.4%	42	19.1	25.3	38.5	34.8	37.9	36.5	51.0	$16,890	$1,802	$15,088
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 14th Ave	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3390	381	22	17.3	100.0%	23 (6.0%)	325 (85.3%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	9.5	1192^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.8	1210^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.0%	18	10.9	20.4	8.9	21.7	24.5	3.6	5.4	$16,821	$2,253	$14,568
West Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1113 University St	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3409	309	25	12.1	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	297 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	14.5	1102^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.0%		18.4	1030^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.5%	72	16.3	23.8	14.3	22.4	31.0	6.1	18.8	$20,265	$2,635	$17,630
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	518 W Society Ave	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(229) 431-3373	404	27	15.0	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	386 (95.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	76.9	258^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.2%		61.2	442^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	64.6%	184	55.6	48.9	50.6	77.8	57.4	41.6	73.0	$16,692	$1,810	$14,882
Alice Coachman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 W Oakridge Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3488	448	30	14.9	100.0%	11 (2.5%)	422 (94.2%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13.2	1129^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.8%		8.5	1215^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.6%	86	9.9	19.7	11.9	15.5	19.7	14.9	31.3	$17,812	$2,379	$15,433
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4529 Gillionville Rd	Albany	31721	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-1209	833	47	17.7	100.0%	22 (2.6%)	765 (91.8%)	23 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	22	973^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.3	990^th of 1248 public elementary schools	20.7%	17	22.0	17.5	31.1	31.1	15.3	23.3	32.0	$14,646	$1,957	$12,690
Robert H Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 E 2nd Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3367	431	32	13.3	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	412 (95.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	25.6	918^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.8%		16.2	1079^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.5%	161	19.4	11.3	19.2	38.7	29.0	23.1	44.2	$18,963	$2,214	$16,749
Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 438-3502	537	33	16.2	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	514 (95.7%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	11.6	1151^st of 1238 public elementary schools	7.0%		9.3	1201^st of 1248 public elementary schools	3.8%	50	10.0	18.5	11.1	15.0	24.6	14.3	23.8	$17,972	$2,677	$15,296
Lamar Reese School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Lily Pond Rd	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3495	368	30	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	361 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	64.6	387^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.7%		38.7	714^th of 1248 public elementary schools	42.8%	327	40.4	40.0	48.0	59.6	42.2	36.0	70.0	$18,233	$2,138	$16,095

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Park Elementary School

What district is Lake Park Elementary School in?

Dougherty County

Is Lake Park Elementary School a good school?

Lake Park Elementary School ranks 432^nd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Park Elementary School?

Students at Lake Park Elementary School are 69% African American, 20% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lake Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Merry Acres Middle School
High : Westover High School

How many students attend Lake Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Lake Park Elementary School.

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