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Mitchell County Elementary School

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Mitchell County Elementary School ranks 785 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Mitchell County Elementary School in Baconton, GA, serves 276 students in grades 3-5 as part of the Mitchell County district, where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown remarkable, steady improvement over the past several years, climbing from the 7th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 36th percentile in 2025-2026—a jump that earned it 2 stars after previously holding 0 stars. This upward trajectory stands out when compared to nearby schools in the Dougherty County district, such as Radium Springs Elementary School and West Town Elementary School, which have remained stuck in the bottom 15% of schools statewide over the same period.

One of the school's standout strengths is its 4th grade mathematics performance. In the most recent testing cycle, 4th grade math proficiency reached 52.9%—above the state average of 50.1% and the highest among all nearby comparison schools. This is especially notable because 3rd grade math proficiency was just 19.1%, suggesting either a strong cohort effect or effective instructional gains during the 4th grade year. The school also shows promise in science, with 5th grade proficiency jumping from 9.3% in 2022-2023 to 36% in 2025-2026, approaching the state average of 44.2%. However, there is a significant gender gap: female students rank in the 54th percentile statewide, while male students rank in just the 19th percentile—a 35-point disparity that suggests targeted support for boys could yield meaningful gains.

Mitchell County Elementary spends generously on its students—$19,590 per student—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Chronic absenteeism sits at 20.6%, below the district average of 22.1% but above the state rate of 17.7%. Notably, the two higher-performing nearby schools, International Studies Elementary Charter School and Lamar Reese School of the Arts, both have dramatically lower absenteeism rates (6.4% and 4.8%, respectively), suggesting that improving attendance could be a key lever for further growth. While 3rd grade math dipped this year, the school's overall trajectory—and the strong 4th grade results—indicate that students who remain at the school can achieve at or above state averages.

276

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,590

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15815 Ga Highway 93
Baconton, GA 31716

(229) 321-7004

District: Mitchell County

Students who attend Mitchell County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mitchell County Middle School
High:	Mitchell County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.4%

White:

8.7%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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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 — 10th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

785^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 201Mitchell 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	32.8	785 of 1219	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	872 of 1238	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	897 of 1236	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1025 of 1223	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1139 of 1220	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1050 of 1214	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1153 of 1234	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1090 of 1209	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	1196 of 1205	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	1109 of 1233	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	1115 of 1240	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.6	939 of 1231	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.2	910 of 1225	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.2	799 of 1201	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.8	605 of 1212	50.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	367 of 828	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	445 of 892	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	472 of 879	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	553 of 870	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	733 of 876	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	546 of 1186	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	804 of 1224	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	821 of 1223	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1040 of 1212	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1093 of 1206	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	953 of 1183	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	904 of 1225	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	928 of 1220	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	978 of 1210	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1149 of 1209	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	400 of 565	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science36%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 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
Mitchell County Elementary School	Public	3-5	15815 Ga Highway 93	Baconton	31716	Mitchell County	Mitchell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 321-7004	276	26	10.6	86.2%	24 (8.7%)	233 (84.4%)	17 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32.8	785^th of 1219 public elementary schools	35.6%		28.1	872^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	29.6%	87	19.1	52.9	30.7	36.0	$19,590	$2,332	$17,258
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
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
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
Mitchell County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	50 Griffin Rd	Camilla	31730	Mitchell County	Mitchell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 321-7003	343	32	10.8	84.3%	24 (7.0%)	284 (82.8%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)								(n/a)					$19,496	$2,628	$16,868
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
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
Baker County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Ga Hwy 37 SW	Newton	39870	Baker County	Baker County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(229) 734-5274	138	11	12.2	100.0%	39 (28.3%)	77 (55.8%)	15 (10.9%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	14.5	1087^th of 1219 public elementary schools	10.8%					(n/a)	42.1	9.5	9.1	18.2	$16,897	$1,289	$15,607
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
Doerun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Mathis Ave	Doerun	31744	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 782-5276	252	23	11.0	100.0%	116 (46.0%)	75 (29.8%)	48 (19.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	32.6	790^th of 1219 public elementary schools	35.2%		25.7	914^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.2%	124	29.7	38.5	38.4	33.3	$16,619	$1,309	$15,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell County Elementary School

What district is Mitchell County Elementary School in?

Mitchell County

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell County Elementary School?

Students at Mitchell County Elementary School are 84% African American, 9% White, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Mitchell County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Mitchell County Elementary School.

Is Mitchell County Elementary School a good school?

Mitchell County Elementary School ranks 785^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mitchell County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mitchell County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mitchell County Middle School
High : Mitchell County High School

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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