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Northside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary School in Albany, GA, serves 381 students in grades PK-5 within the Dougherty County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This year marks a significant turning point for Northside. After nearly a decade of ranking in the bottom 5% of Georgia elementary schools, the school jumped from the 4th percentile to the 24th percentile statewide—a leap of 261 positions that earned it its first star rating in years. The gains are especially visible in math: 5th grade math proficiency soared from 3.6% to 20.9%, and 4th grade math improved from 24.5% to 34.7%. Science also saw a dramatic boost, with 37.5% of 5th graders now proficient, nearly matching the state average of 44.2%. While these numbers remain below state averages, the upward trend is clear and consistent across grade levels.

One standout strength is the school’s performance with male students, who rank in the 52nd percentile statewide—a 3-star rating—compared to female students, who rank in the 8th percentile. This 44-point gap is one of the largest among nearby schools and highlights an area for focused support. When compared to peers, Northside now outperforms Radium Springs Elementary School in every subject and grade level, despite having a higher chronic absenteeism rate (29.7% vs. 7.1%). It still trails International Studies Elementary Charter School and Lincoln Elementary Magnet School, but the gap is narrowing. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 41.8% to 29.7%, though it remains above the district average of 24.4%. With a student-teacher ratio of 17.3—the highest among comparable schools—Northside’s recent gains suggest instructional improvements are taking hold, but sustaining this momentum will require continued attention to attendance and closing the gender achievement gap.

381

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,821

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 14th Ave
Albany, GA 31701

(229) 431-3390

District: Dougherty County

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Albany Middle School
High:	Dougherty Comprehensive High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.3%

White:

6.0%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

Georgia avg47%

933^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	24.2	933 of 1222	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1192 of 1238	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1199 of 1236	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1188 of 1223	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1209 of 1220	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1166 of 1214	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1164 of 1234	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1145 of 1209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1174 of 1205	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	1201 of 1233	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1211 of 1240	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1063 of 1231	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	1163 of 1225	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	1133 of 1201	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	1134 of 1212	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	1075 of 1183	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	37.9	807 of 1133	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.9	926 of 1134	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	900 of 1125	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	871 of 1101	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	536 of 829	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.4	832 of 892	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	838 of 879	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	835 of 870	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	871 of 876	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1097 of 1189	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	1207 of 1224	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1199 of 1223	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1180 of 1212	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1204 of 1206	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	569 of 1186	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.4	1048 of 1225	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1144 of 1220	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1167 of 1210	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1181 of 1209	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	522 of 565	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)52nd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science38%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary School

How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Northside Elementary School.

Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Northside Elementary School in?

Dougherty County

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Albany Middle School
High : Dougherty Comprehensive High School

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary School?

Students at Northside Elementary School are 85% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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