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Best Public Schools in Washington County, GA

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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.

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Schools

2,661

Students

Top rankedRidge Road Elementary School553^rd of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Ridge Road Elementary School up 370 spots statewide this year

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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)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (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	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridge Road Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	285 Ridge Rd.	Sandersville	31082	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 552-6047	588	49	12.0	95.1%	133 (22.6%)	399 (67.9%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)								(n/a)														$14,836	$1,947	$12,889
Washington County High School	Public	9-12	420 Riddleville Rd	Sandersville	31082	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(478) 552-2324	905	54	16.6	67.0%	219 (24.2%)	636 (70.3%)	20 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	18.9	364^th of 455 public high schools	20.0%		18.8	364^th of 451 public high schools	19.3%		22.0	27.8	19.8											$12,734	$306	$12,428
Ridge Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	285 Ridge Rd.	Sandersville	31082	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 552-2245	585	42	14.0	96.9%	151 (25.8%)	397 (67.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	49.1	553^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	54.6%		25.4	923^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	25.4%	370				52.7	51.5	40.8				30.5				$13,362	$1,452	$11,910
T. J. Elder Middle School	Public	6-8	902 Linton Rd	Sandersville	31082	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 552-2007	583	46	12.7	89.7%	134 (23.0%)	408 (70.0%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	20.8	458^th of 578 public middle schools	20.8%		16	504^th of 585 public middle schools	13.8%	46	100.0						10.4	18.7	32.6		15.5	16.4	73.9	$13,889	$1,317	$12,572

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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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