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Best Public Schools in Albany, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

12,910

Students

5-star school

Top rankedRobert A. Cross Middle Magnet4^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Robert H Harvey Elementary School up 273 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Turner Elementary School 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 21 schools serving students in Albany, Georgia, within the Dougherty County district, include 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools, enrolling roughly 12,420 students in a district that ranks in the 30th percentile statewide.

If you're looking at school options in Albany, the standout is Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet, which ranks 4th out of 578 middle schools in Georgia (99th percentile) and posts proficiency rates 50-60 percentage points above district averages, including a perfect 100% in Algebra I. The other middle schools lag far behind, with Radium Springs Middle School in the 4th percentile and Albany Middle School and Merry Acres Middle School also in the bottom quartile. At the elementary level, Lincoln Elementary Magnet School is the rising star, climbing to the 83rd percentile with a perfect 0.0% chronic absenteeism rate, while Lake Park Elementary School remains a consistent 3-star performer with the highest 5th grade science proficiency among elementary schools. Among high schools, Westover High School is the clear leader with a 95.1% graduation rate, outperforming Dougherty Comprehensive High School and Monroe High School by 10-20 percentage points on most tests.

Chronic absenteeism is the district's biggest challenge, averaging 24.4% versus the state's 17.7%, and it tracks closely with performance—schools like Lamar Reese School of the Arts (4.8% absenteeism) and International Studies Elementary Charter School (6.4%) perform better, while Dougherty Comprehensive High School (49.3%) and Radium Springs Middle School (37.4%) struggle. Several elementary schools are improving dramatically—Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, and Alice Coachman Elementary School all jumped from the bottom 5th percentile to the 20th-24th percentile in two years. Notably, higher spending doesn't guarantee results—West Town Elementary School spends the most per student ($20,265) yet ranks in the 9th percentile, while Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet achieves top-tier results with below-average spending.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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
Monroe High School	Public	9-12	900 Lippitt Dr	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3316	1,189	67	17.7	100.0%	22 (1.9%)	1,110 (93.4%)	38 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	12.9	403^rd of 457 public high schools	11.8%		19	363^rd of 451 public high schools	19.5%	40	12.4	20.9	19.0										$14,564	$2,161	$12,403
Dougherty Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pearce Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3310	1,191	78	15.2	100.0%	20 (1.7%)	1,073 (90.1%)	78 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.3%)	14.2	396^th of 457 public high schools	13.3%		14	394^th of 451 public high schools	12.6%	2	20.8	19.0	19.0										$15,775	$2,058	$13,717
Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Cordell Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3325	792	51	15.5	100.0%	31 (3.9%)	712 (89.9%)	38 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	27.1	417^th of 578 public middle schools	27.9%		21.6	461^st of 585 public middle schools	21.2%	44							11.8	14.9	36.7		29.9	16.9	$14,652	$2,150	$12,502
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%)	13.4	1108^th of 1222 public elementary schools	9.3%		14.5	1102^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.0%	6				21.1	13.8	19.1				30.9			$20,265	$2,635	$17,630
Radium Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Roxanna Rd	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3395	682	43	15.8	100.0%	30 (4.4%)	570 (83.6%)	51 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	6.1	1200^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.7	1187^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.1%	13				14.4	16.2	7.6				15.3			$15,766	$2,064	$13,703
International Studies Elementary Charter School	Public	PK, KG-5	2237 Cutts Dr	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3384	470	36	13.0	96.4%	18 (3.8%)	336 (71.5%)	110 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	55.3	496^th of 1222 public elementary schools	59.4%		36.4	732^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	40.9%	236				41.0	62.1	43.0				41.7			$17,253	$1,909	$15,344
Westover High School	Public	9-12	2600 Partridge Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3320	1,234	70	17.6	88.5%	38 (3.1%)	1,117 (90.5%)	40 (3.2%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.1%)	25.6	318^th of 457 public high schools	30.4%		32.3	285^th of 451 public high schools	36.8%	33	36.8	28.2	25.6										$14,488	$1,928	$12,560
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%)	45	618^th of 1222 public elementary schools	49.4%		39.7	689^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.3%	71				37.3	34.4	46.9				49.4			$16,890	$1,802	$15,088
Merry Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Florence Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3338	807	59	13.6	100.0%	16 (2.0%)	750 (92.9%)	20 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	17.5	482^nd of 578 public middle schools	16.6%		20.4	465^th of 585 public middle schools	20.5%	17							20.2	17.6	17.8		17.0	12.2	$15,601	$2,061	$13,540
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%)	55.4	494^th of 1222 public elementary schools	59.6%		60.1	432^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.1%	62				41.6	43.8	50.0				58.4			$17,271	$1,820	$15,450
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Leonard Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3406	412	35	11.6	100.0%	11 (2.7%)	360 (87.4%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	16.3	1058^th of 1222 public elementary schools	13.4%		17	1048^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.3%	10				15.4	15.9	20.9				39.5			$19,228	$2,267	$16,960
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%)	24.2	933^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	23.6%		9.5	1192^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	3.7%	259				25.5	34.7	20.9				37.5			$16,821	$2,253	$14,568
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%)	69.3	332^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	72.8%		64.6	387^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.7%	55				53.7	74.2	51.2				39.5			$18,233	$2,138	$16,095
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%)	20.6	980^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.8%		13.2	1129^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.8%	149				18.6	22.4	17.3				39.1			$17,812	$2,379	$15,433
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%)	23.4	947^th of 1222 public elementary schools	22.5%		11.6	1151^st of 1238 public elementary schools	7.0%	204				32.9	19.3	15.1				44.6			$17,972	$2,677	$15,296
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	324 Lockett Station Rd	Albany	31721	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(229) 431-3362	478	35	13.5	96.0%	13 (2.7%)	413 (86.4%)	27 (5.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	97.9	4^th of 578 public middle schools	99.3%		98.1	11^th of 585 public middle schools	98.1%	7	100.0						86.2	78.9	77.8		66.5	79.2	$16,307	$1,731	$14,575
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%)	30.6	828^th of 1222 public elementary schools	32.2%		22	973^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	21.4%	145				42.1	27.4	28.1				38.0			$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%)	42.7	645^th of 1222 public elementary schools	47.2%		25.6	918^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.8%	273				50.9	49.1	26.7				34.0			$18,963	$2,214	$16,749
Radium Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 Radium Springs Rd	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3346	747	53	13.9	100.0%	14 (1.9%)	682 (91.3%)	37 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	8.4	555^th of 578 public middle schools	4.0%		8.3	566^th of 585 public middle schools	3.2%	11							9.3	9.4	7.5		8.0	6.8	$16,504	$2,330	$14,174
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%)	81.9	203^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	83.4%		76.9	258^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.2%	55				73.0	72.1	43.4				65.2			$16,692	$1,810	$14,882
South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix	Public	6-12	1800 Massey Drive	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	No	(229) 431-1218	73	6	13.2	100.0%	2 (2.7%)	69 (94.5%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0								4.5		0.0	0.0

Cities Near Albany

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Leesburg	10.09 mi	8	50^th
Baconton	13.53 mi	2	189^th
Sylvester	19.08 mi	5	222^nd
Dawson	19.51 mi	4	350^th
Newton	20.98 mi	4	326^th

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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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