Elementary Schools in Douglas County

Summary:

The Douglas County school district in Georgia contains 21 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The district encompasses a diverse range of school performance, with several standout high-achieving schools as well as lower-performing institutions. Key insights reveal significant disparities in academic outcomes, with strong correlations between school resources, student socioeconomic status, and overall student achievement.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in Douglas County are South Douglas Elementary School, Holly Springs Elementary School, and Winston Elementary School. These schools consistently rank in the top 30% of Georgia elementary schools, with students demonstrating exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, schools such as Sweetwater Elementary, Burnett Elementary, and Eastside Elementary struggle with lower performance, ranking in the bottom 20% statewide and posting proficiency rates below 30% in core subjects.

The data reveals a strong correlation between school resources, student socioeconomic status, and academic achievement. Schools with higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios tend to be the top performers, while those with high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch often lag behind. These findings suggest that targeted interventions and equitable resource allocation could be crucial in addressing the significant performance gaps within the Douglas County school district and elevating student outcomes across the board.

District Detail

11490 Veterans Memorial Hwy
Douglasville, GA 30134

(770) 920-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
109^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 25,521

Primary Schools: 21
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
South Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8299 Highway 166	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4500	544	35	15.7	46.7%	281 (51.7%)	147 (27.0%)	50 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.7%)	82.6	207^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.4	216^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.7%	9	40.6	66.3	65.4				64.2	70.4	47.1				65.4			$13,783	$429	$13,355
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
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
Winston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13691 Veterans Memorial Hwy	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4700	297	24	12.3	84.2%	75 (25.3%)	79 (26.6%)	123 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	67	365^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.5%		74.4	291^st of 1248 public elementary schools	76.7%	74	32.6	27.5	59.6				50.0	52.5	52.6				64.9			$18,011	$1,584	$16,427
Annette Winn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10521 Veterans Memorial Hwy	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3100	341	26	13.1	88.3%	23 (6.7%)	151 (44.3%)	141 (41.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.5%)	49.6	569^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.0%		41.7	667^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.6%	98	27.7	25.8	47.9				33.8	45.2	56.3				54.2			$15,578	$663	$14,915
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
Lithia Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6946 Florence Dr	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-4100	500	35	14.2	85.4%	66 (13.2%)	142 (28.4%)	261 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	20 (4.0%)	47.2	605^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.1%		29.3	867^th of 1248 public elementary schools	30.5%	262	31.0	28.7	40.0				35.6	49.4	41.2				45.9			$14,840	$1,679	$13,161
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5866 Dorsett Shoals Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-3700	404	27	14.9	75.2%	97 (24.0%)	168 (41.6%)	106 (26.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	40	681^st of 1238 public elementary schools	45.0%		44.4	633^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	49.3%	48	34.5	34.1	32.0				40.0	39.0	32.0				36.0			$14,730	$652	$14,078
Factory Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2375 Mount Vernon Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3900	697	43	16.2	87.5%	47 (6.7%)	455 (65.3%)	146 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.3%)	29.2	851^st of 1238 public elementary schools	31.3%		24.8	930^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.5%	79	28.3	31.8	29.4				33.3	24.7	28.2				25.9			$15,374	$1,777	$13,597
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
Sweetwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 E County Line Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-4600	473	33	14.5	87.9%	42 (8.9%)	251 (53.1%)	157 (33.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	27.4	884^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.6%		21.7	986^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.0%	102	15.9	22.5	37.5				18.3	36.0	28.1				34.4			$14,994	$1,850	$13,144
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
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
Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4909 W Chapel Hill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4000	473	35	13.7	57.7%	48 (10.1%)	299 (63.2%)	89 (18.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	71.2	316^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.5%		73.1	304^th of 1248 public elementary schools	75.6%	12	38.9	59.5	53.9				43.3	56.0	44.9				68.5			$13,740	$425	$13,315
New Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2242 Old Lower River Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4400	818	50	16.5	74.4%	16 (2.0%)	661 (80.8%)	78 (9.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	45.1	626^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.4%		45.1	627^th of 1248 public elementary schools	49.8%	1	24.7	40.7	39.9				30.7	45.0	37.2				45.9			$12,877	$426	$12,451
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Tyson Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4300	554	31	17.8	67.7%	88 (15.9%)	324 (58.5%)	63 (11.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	49.2	576^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.5%		37.9	726^th of 1248 public elementary schools	41.8%	150	33.3	29.6	47.7				36.4	37.8	44.3				48.9			$14,289	$541	$13,748
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
Bill Arp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6550 Alexander Pkwy	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-3200	645	44	14.6	77.7%	134 (20.8%)	269 (41.7%)	173 (26.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.5%)	30.3	830^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.1	832^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	33.3%	2	23.7	25.5	29.5				24.7	24.5	41.9				36.2			$14,908	$1,396	$13,512
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
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
Mason Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Johnston Rd	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4900	513	41	12.6	67.8%	162 (31.6%)	229 (44.6%)	74 (14.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.2%)	64.4	389^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.6%		37.4	732^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	41.3%	343	29.3	39.7	53.1				31.1	54.8	58.3				64.6			$18,009	$599	$17,410

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carroll County	7.03 mi	26	58^th
Fulton County	8.64 mi	111	47^th
Coweta County	9.11 mi	30	39^th
State Specialty Schools II- Zest Preparatory Academy School	10.07 mi	1	144^th
Paulding County	11.7 mi	34	91^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.