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Lake Park Elementary School

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Lake Park Elementary School ranks 494 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lake Park Elementary School in Albany, GA, serves approximately 494 students in grades PK-5 within the Dougherty County school district, and it stands out as a consistently strong performer in a district facing significant challenges.

Lake Park’s academic results are a clear bright spot. In math, proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders (41.6%, 43.8%, and 50%) all outpace district averages, with 5th grade math exceeding the state average. Science achievement is even more impressive—5th graders hit a 58.4% proficiency rate, far above both the district (39.3%) and state (44.2%). The school also excels at keeping students in class: its chronic absenteeism rate is just 7.9%, compared to 24.4% district-wide and 17.7% statewide. This attendance advantage, maintained for five straight years, is a key factor in the school’s success. When compared to nearby schools, the difference is stark. Sherwood Acres Elementary, less than a mile away, ranks in the 49th percentile with proficiency rates 10-15 points lower, while Northside Elementary and West Town Elementary both sit in the bottom quartile of Georgia schools. Even against district magnets, Lake Park holds its own—it essentially ties Lamar Reese School of the Arts in 5th grade math and beats it by nearly 19 points in 5th grade science.

Lake Park’s stability is remarkable. Over nine years, its statewide ranking has never dropped below the 58th percentile, even as other district schools have swung wildly. The school also serves its students efficiently, spending $17,271 per pupil with a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio. With 84.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Lake Park proves that economic challenges don’t have to limit achievement. While 3rd and 4th grade math still trail state averages, the school’s strong 5th grade results and its success with African American students (ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide) show a model that works. For parents, Lake Park offers a safe, engaged, and academically solid choice in Albany.

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 — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dougherty County

✓Above the Georgia median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg35%

Georgia avg47%

494^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Dougherty County

141^st of 202Dougherty 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
2026	55.4	494 of 1222	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	432 of 1238	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	355 of 1236	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	409 of 1223	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	435 of 1220	64.3%	★★★☆☆
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%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	231 of 829	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	237 of 892	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	160 of 879	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	266 of 870	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	273 of 876	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	503 of 1189	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	520 of 1224	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	375 of 1223	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	420 of 1212	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	417 of 1206	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	464 of 1186	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	370 of 1225	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	323 of 1220	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	377 of 1210	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	444 of 1209	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	256 of 769	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	224 of 772	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	192 of 775	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	165 of 779	78.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)72nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science58%+14 vs state

Mathematics45%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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 (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 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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Park Elementary School

How many students attend Lake Park Elementary School?

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

What district is Lake Park Elementary School in?

Dougherty County

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

Is Lake Park Elementary School a good school?

Lake Park Elementary School ranks 494^th of 1222 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.

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