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Brighten Academy

Q: Is Brighten Academy a good school?

Brighten Academy ranks 600 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Brighten Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school in Douglasville, Georgia, serving 814 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Douglas County School District, which is ranked 109 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brighten Academy consistently outperforms the Douglas County and Georgia state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Brighten Academy's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 51.7%, compared to 35.3% for Douglas County and 39.8% for the state. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, ranking in the top half of Georgia elementary schools. Brighten Academy also serves a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.11% to 54.75% in recent years, indicating it serves a more economically diverse population.

While Brighten Academy outperforms the district and state, some nearby schools, such as Beulah Elementary and Bright Star Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. This suggests that the Douglasville area may have a concentration of high-performing public schools. However, Brighten Academy has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.2 to 18.1 in recent years, compared to nearby schools like Beulah Elementary (13.1) and Arbor Station Elementary (15.4), which may be a factor to consider when evaluating the school's ability to provide individualized attention and support to its students.

812

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,490

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5897 Prestley Mill Rd
Douglasville, GA 30135

(770) 615-3680

District: Douglas County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.4%

White:

10.8%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

Georgia avg41%

Elementary school

600^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

210^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Douglas County

109^th of 206Douglas 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	600 of 1238	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	535 of 1248	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	564 of 1242	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	468 of 1244	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	647 of 1214	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	461 of 1234	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	287 of 1209	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	337 of 1205	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	285 of 1233	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.6	298 of 1240	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	69.0	418 of 1231	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	82.2	141 of 1225	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	166 of 1201	86.2%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	406 of 1212	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.3	241 of 1183	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	227 of 1133	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	105 of 1134	90.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	210 of 584	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	197 of 588	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	162 of 577	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	130 of 567	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	159 of 542	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	113 of 559	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	67 of 543	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	69 of 539	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	99 of 545	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.5	87 of 537	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	72 of 521	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	140 of 527	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	73 of 508	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	110 of 504	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	80 of 494	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	88 of 466	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	69 of 462	85.1%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Mathematics38%-6 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Social Studies36%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Good just get rid of the politics and favoritism give all kids a fair change Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Brighten Academy has gone downhill since the expansion and move to the new building. This past year, top administrators called the school a "business". Those words had never been used before to describe the mission of the school. After the second death threat in my daughters 4th and 5th grades, respectively, we removed her and our younger son to the school we are districted for. After 5 years at the school we had had enough. Test scores are down. Violence is way up. Class sizes are NOT as stated on here, but more along the lines of 24-30 per class and they still keep adding new students every month. It's so sad to see how far this once good school has fallen. Close Quote

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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)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brighten Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5897 Prestley Mill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	Yes	No	No	No	(770) 615-3680	812	48	17.0	34.9%	88 (10.8%)	588 (72.4%)	70 (8.6%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.0%)	47.5	600^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.5%		52.5	535^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.1%	65	33.0	44.4	43.1	42.7	49.4	51.7	36.4	48.5	40.2	22.9	33.3	44.8	27.5	48.3	35.6	$10,490		$10,490
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8266 Connally Dr	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3800	433	28	15.7	91.5%	24 (5.5%)	255 (58.9%)	116 (26.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.4%)	29	855^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.9%		16.7	1071^st of 1248 public elementary schools	14.2%	216	23.2	29.3	36.5				25.0	27.0	27.1				32.9			$15,333	$1,907	$13,426
Burnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8277 Connally Dr	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3500	380	28	13.5	92.6%	18 (4.7%)	270 (71.1%)	74 (19.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	13.6	1120^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.7	1122^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	10.1%	2	12.9	27.9	22.7				11.1	19.7	16.7				13.6			$16,333	$2,206	$14,127
Zest Preparatory Academy School	Public, Charter	K-5	3130 Golf Ridge Blv	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	State Specialty Schools II- Zest Preparatory Academy School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 462-9051	209	14	14.9	42.6%	0 (0.0%)	179 (85.6%)	17 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	32.2	804^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%					(n/a)	45.5	19.0					24.2	4.8								$14,202	$644	$13,559
Arbor Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9999 Parkway S	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-3000	544	37	14.9	74.8%	66 (12.1%)	298 (54.8%)	123 (22.6%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	38.5	706^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.0%		40.7	687^th of 1248 public elementary schools	45.0%	19	26.2	31.0	36.0				40.2	45.0	30.3				31.5			$13,339	$563	$12,776
Mount Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2356 Fairburn Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4200	425	28	15.1	83.8%	34 (8.0%)	266 (62.6%)	93 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	27.9	875^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.3%		36.9	742^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	40.5%	133	20.8	35.3	30.0				37.7	29.4	17.5				27.5			$14,177	$613	$13,563
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 S Burnt Hickory Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3300	428	34	12.5	83.9%	64 (15.0%)	130 (30.4%)	197 (46.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (6.5%)	48.6	584^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.8%		33.4	794^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.4%	210	34.2	42.9	41.3				32.9	44.0	38.1				41.3			$15,833	$647	$15,187
Bright Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 John West Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3400	481	31	15.5	85.4%	39 (8.1%)	328 (68.2%)	76 (15.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	47.9	594^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.3	675^th of 1248 public elementary schools	45.9%	81	29.7	24.7	43.0				44.0	42.5	41.8				46.8			$14,718	$1,679	$13,039
North Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1630 Dorris Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-4800	537	38	14.3	88.3%	15 (2.8%)	376 (70.0%)	99 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	27	888^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.3%		29.7	861^st of 1248 public elementary schools	31.0%	27	20.9	31.3	33.7				26.4	33.7	24.2				26.3			$14,663	$2,129	$12,534
Chapel Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4433 Coursey Lake Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-3600	620	40	15.6	69.2%	53 (8.5%)	432 (69.7%)	85 (13.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	34.1	773^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.8	760^th of 1248 public elementary schools	39.1%	13	28.6	40.6	26.8				34.8	34.0	25.2				34.1			$11,469	$505	$10,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Brighten Academy

What is the racial makeup of Brighten Academy?

Students at Brighten Academy are 72% African American, 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Brighten Academy a good school?

Brighten Academy ranks 600^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Brighten Academy in?

Douglas County

How many students attend Brighten Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Brighten Academy.

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