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Robert H Harvey Elementary School

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Robert H Harvey Elementary School ranks 644 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Robert H Harvey Elementary School in Albany, GA, serves 431 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Dougherty County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has become a standout story of sustained improvement, climbing from the 8th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 47th percentile in 2025-2026—a 39-point jump that represents the largest gain among nearby schools. The school now holds a 2-star rating, a dramatic turnaround from its previous 0-star status, and has improved its ranking every single year for five consecutive years.

One of the school's most impressive achievements is in early-grade mathematics. In the most recent testing cycle, 3rd grade math proficiency reached 50.9% and 4th grade reached 49.1%—both well above the district averages of 36.3% and 35.5%, and at or near state averages. The 4th grade improvement is particularly striking, jumping nearly 40 percentage points over three years. This performance outpaces several nearby schools, including Turner Elementary School (15.9% in 4th grade math) and Radium Springs Elementary School, despite Harvey serving a higher-poverty population. The school also excels with its African American students, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide for this subgroup—a 4-star performance that rivals the overall scores at Lincoln Elementary Magnet School, the area's top performer.

Perhaps the most remarkable success story is the school's dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 39.0% in 2021-2022 to just 10.1% in 2025-2026—a 74% drop. This rate is now less than half the district average (24.4%) and below the state average (17.7%). While 5th grade math (26.7%) and science (34%) still lag behind district averages, the school's investment in staffing (a 13.3 student-teacher ratio) and targeted interventions are clearly paying off. With continued momentum, Robert H Harvey Elementary is proving that high-poverty schools can achieve meaningful, lasting academic gains.

431

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,963

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1305 E 2nd Ave
Albany, GA 31705

(229) 431-3367

District: Dougherty County

Students who attend Robert H Harvey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Albany Middle School
High:	Dougherty Comprehensive High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

White:

0.7%

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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.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 10 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

Georgia avg47%

644^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 46 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	42.7	644 of 1219	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	918 of 1238	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1073 of 1236	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1059 of 1223	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1131 of 1220	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1153 of 1214	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1176 of 1234	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1176 of 1209	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	1195 of 1205	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	1221 of 1233	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	1209 of 1240	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.2	1085 of 1231	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	1090 of 1225	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	1084 of 1201	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1086 of 1212	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	1155 of 1183	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	55.3	561 of 1133	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.9	861 of 1134	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	1018 of 1125	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	190 of 828	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	41.2	484 of 892	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	658 of 879	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	620 of 870	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	732 of 876	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	606 of 1186	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	901 of 1224	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1104 of 1223	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1131 of 1212	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1155 of 1206	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	659 of 1183	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	890 of 1225	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1006 of 1220	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	924 of 1210	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1070 of 1209	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

Science34%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	617^th of 1219 public elementary schools	49.4%		39.7	689^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.3%	72	37.3	34.4	46.9	49.4	$16,890	$1,802	$15,088
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert H Harvey Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Robert H Harvey Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Robert H Harvey Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albany Middle School
High : Dougherty Comprehensive High School

Is Robert H Harvey Elementary School a good school?

Robert H Harvey Elementary School ranks 644^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Robert H Harvey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Robert H Harvey Elementary School.

What district is Robert H Harvey Elementary School in?

Dougherty County

What is the racial makeup of Robert H Harvey Elementary School?

Students at Robert H Harvey Elementary School are 96% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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