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Turner Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1055^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Turner Elementary School in Albany, GA, serves 412 students in grades PK-5 within the Dougherty County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 15% of Georgia elementary schools, though it has shown recent signs of improvement—moving from a 0-star rating to a 1-star rating and climbing from the 9th to the 13th percentile statewide between 2023-2024 and 2025-2026.

The most pressing challenge at Turner is chronic absenteeism. At 29.5% in 2025-2026, the rate is 5.1 points higher than the district average (24.4%) and 11.8 points higher than the state average (17.7%). While this represents an improvement from 34.9% the prior year, it remains a persistent issue. The contrast with nearby schools is striking: Lincoln Elementary Magnet School reports 0% chronic absenteeism, Lamar Reese School of the Arts sits at 4.8%, and International Studies Elementary Charter School at 6.4%—all achieving significantly higher test scores despite serving similar high-poverty populations. This suggests attendance is a critical lever for improvement.

Despite the challenges, Turner shows promising momentum. Fifth-grade math proficiency more than doubled from 7.5% to 20.9% in one year, and 5th-grade science proficiency jumped from 26.9% to 39.5%—now essentially matching the district average (39.3%) and coming within 4.7 points of the state average. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $19,228 per pupil with a favorable 11.6:1 student-teacher ratio, the lowest among comparable district schools. While math scores in 3rd and 4th grades still trail state averages significantly, the upward trajectory in 5th grade—combined with declining absenteeism—suggests that when students attend regularly, they can achieve at levels comparable to peers across Georgia.

412

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,228

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Leonard Ave
Albany, GA 31705

(229) 431-3406

District: Dougherty County

Students who attend Turner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Albany Middle School
High:	Dougherty Comprehensive High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.4%

Hispanic:

7.3%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg35%

Georgia avg47%

1,055^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Dougherty County

140^th of 201Dougherty 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	16.3	1055 of 1219	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	1048 of 1238	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1131 of 1236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1177 of 1223	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1133 of 1220	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1073 of 1214	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1185 of 1234	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1108 of 1209	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	1190 of 1205	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	1205 of 1233	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	1227 of 1240	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	1103 of 1231	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	1098 of 1225	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	1157 of 1201	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	1131 of 1212	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	1136 of 1183	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.8	1071 of 1133	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.1	1089 of 1134	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	1025 of 1125	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1052 of 1101	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	599 of 828	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	647 of 892	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	738 of 879	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	797 of 870	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	742 of 876	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	1020 of 1186	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	1051 of 1224	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1153 of 1223	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1166 of 1212	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1116 of 1206	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	1029 of 1183	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	1026 of 1225	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1072 of 1220	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1139 of 1210	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1111 of 1209	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	431 of 487	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science39%-5 vs state

Mathematics17%-30 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	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
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	1055^th of 1219 public elementary schools	13.5%		17	1048^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.3%	7	15.4	15.9	20.9	39.5	$19,228	$2,267	$16,960
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	644^th of 1219 public elementary schools	47.2%		25.6	918^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.8%	274	50.9	49.1	26.7	34.0	$18,963	$2,214	$16,749
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%)	55.2	495^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.4%		36.4	732^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	40.9%	237	41.0	62.1	43.0	41.7	$17,253	$1,909	$15,344
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	1197^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.7	1187^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.1%	10	14.4	16.2	7.6	15.3	$15,766	$2,064	$13,703
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%)	81.8	203^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	83.3%		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
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%)	24.1	931^st of 1219 public elementary schools	23.6%		9.5	1192^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	3.7%	261	25.5	34.7	20.9	37.5	$16,821	$2,253	$14,568
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	945^th of 1219 public elementary schools	22.5%		11.6	1151^st of 1238 public elementary schools	7.0%	206	32.9	19.3	15.1	44.6	$17,972	$2,677	$15,296
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	979^th of 1219 public elementary schools	19.7%		13.2	1129^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.8%	150	18.6	22.4	17.3	39.1	$17,812	$2,379	$15,433
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	331^st of 1219 public elementary schools	72.8%		64.6	387^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.7%	56	53.7	74.2	51.2	39.5	$18,233	$2,138	$16,095
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	1105^th of 1219 public elementary schools	9.4%		14.5	1102^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.0%	3	21.1	13.8	19.1	30.9	$20,265	$2,635	$17,630

Frequently Asked Questions about Turner Elementary School

What district is Turner Elementary School in?

Dougherty County

What is the racial makeup of Turner Elementary School?

Students at Turner Elementary School are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Turner Elementary School a good school?

Turner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Turner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Turner Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Turner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Turner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albany Middle School
High : Dougherty Comprehensive High School

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