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Pulaski County Elementary School

Q: Is Pulaski County Elementary School a good school?

Pulaski County Elementary School ranks 800 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pulaski County Elementary School in Hawkinsville, GA, serves approximately 644 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Pulaski County district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has maintained a steady 2-star rating in recent years, with its statewide rank hovering around the 35th to 47th percentile. The most notable bright spot is in 3rd-grade mathematics, where proficiency improved from 38.1% in 2022-2023 to 50.5% in 2024-2025—a gain that pushed the school above the state average. However, math proficiency declines as students advance, dropping to 38.1% in 4th grade and 34.6% in 5th grade in the most recent testing cycle. Science remains the biggest concern, with only 27% of 5th graders proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 44.2%. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, falling from 28.8% to 21.6% over three years, though it remains above the state average of 17.7% and well above nearby high-performing schools like Bleckley County Elementary School (6.3%) and Kings Chapel Elementary School (8.5%).

Compared to nearby schools, Pulaski County Elementary sits in the middle of the pack. Bleckley County Elementary School, just 12.66 miles away, ranks in the 86th percentile with 5th-grade math proficiency more than double Pulaski County's rate—despite serving a similarly high-poverty population. Conversely, Dooly County Elementary School ranks in the 5th percentile, significantly below Pulaski County. Notably, Pulaski County spends about $13,578 per student—more than Bleckley County's $11,511—yet achieves far lower outcomes, suggesting that resource allocation, rather than spending levels, may be key. The school's improvement in attendance and early-grade math gains offer hope, but the pattern of declining proficiency in later grades and the persistent science gap indicate that sustaining academic growth through elementary school remains a challenge. English Language Arts scores from the most recent cycle will be released in December.

644

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,578

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Red Devil Drive
Hawkinsville, GA 31036

(478) 783-7275

District: Pulaski County

Students who attend Pulaski County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pulaski County Middle School
High:	Hawkinsville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

African American:

41.1%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2021) to 35th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Georgia avg47%

800^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^th of 202Pulaski 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	32.3	800 of 1222	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	655 of 1238	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	681 of 1236	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	679 of 1223	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	605 of 1220	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	579 of 1214	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	725 of 1234	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	834 of 1209	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	744 of 1205	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.1	927 of 1233	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.4	756 of 1240	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.6	780 of 1231	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	657 of 1225	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.4	826 of 1201	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.9	942 of 1212	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	953 of 1183	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.5	887 of 1133	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	780 of 1134	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.0	721 of 1125	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	729 of 1101	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	660 of 829	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	711 of 892	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	612 of 879	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	644 of 870	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.0	389 of 876	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	854 of 1189	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	635 of 1224	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	600 of 1223	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	549 of 1212	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	540 of 1206	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	678 of 1186	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	667 of 1225	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	754 of 1220	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	849 of 1210	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	685 of 1209	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	407 of 565	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	378 of 487	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	590 of 703	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	519 of 769	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	487 of 772	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	472 of 775	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	482 of 779	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-10 vs state

Science27%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, November 3, 2018

Horrible. Four years ag when my son started in pre-k the school system seemed to want parent interaction with the school. Now it wants the appearance of parent teacher interaction while they continue to play politics. If a parent asks questions there referred to websites where they see what there child/children are learning but never given upfront answers as to what is going on. Unless your downright rude with teachers and administrators you’ll be dismissed and treated indifferent. Not a good place for families who don’t have roots in the town. Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, November 2, 2018

Pulaski Elementary School is the perfect place to send your black children if you don't mind them being called racial slurs and intentionally misdiagnosed with learning disorders when they're actually gifted. Most of the teachers are not concerned with academically challenging the students because they use printouts that are found online as teaching/testing tools. The WHITE teachers are allowed to do and say whatever they want because they know their actions has NO consequence hence the racial slurs on a regular basis. The current principal, the white one, is a foul-mouth, uncouth racist who tries to hide is ineptitude by bullying everyone. So again, this is the school where you should enroll your black children if you want them to know what it's like attending school in the Jim Crow era in 2018. Close Quote

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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
Pulaski County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Red Devil Drive	Hawkinsville	31036	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 783-7275	644	44	14.8	100.0%	285 (44.3%)	265 (41.1%)	48 (7.5%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	32.3	800^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.5%		42.2	655^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.1%	145	40.2	38.1	34.6	27.0	$13,578	$2,448	$11,130
Bleckley County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	242 East Dykes St	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-2280	689	42	16.2	100.0%	462 (67.1%)	160 (23.2%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.7%)								(n/a)					$13,648	$1,321	$12,328
Bleckley County Elementary School	Public	3-5	470 Ga Highway 26 E	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-3600	579	41	14.1	92.7%	421 (72.7%)	119 (20.6%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	85.8	173^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.5	210^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.0%	37	61.6	65.2	70.0	67.2	$11,511	$1,012	$10,499
Kings Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	460 Arena Rd	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 988-6273	690	44	15.5	43.6%	502 (72.8%)	110 (15.9%)	39 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	77.5	247^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.8%		82.6	206^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.4%	41	60.4	64.7	51.2	59.6	$12,869	$443	$12,426
Dodge County Elementary School	Public	3-5	167 Orphans Cemetery Road	Eastman	30123	Bartow County	Dodge County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 374-6690	535	50	10.7	100.0%	274 (51.2%)	186 (34.8%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	41.6	655^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.4%		36	738^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.4%	83	33.5	43.5	41.2	41.2	$14,419	$1,412	$13,007
Matt Arthur Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	150 Talton Road	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 217-1376	521	35	14.8	44.3%	256 (49.1%)	159 (30.5%)	52 (10.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)								(n/a)					$14,029	$621	$13,407
Dooly County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11949 US Highway 41	Pinehurst	31070	Dooly County	Dooly County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 645-3421	508	34	15.1	100.0%	57 (11.2%)	331 (65.2%)	101 (19.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	9.9	1159^th of 1222 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.7	1168^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	10.5	26.8	12.5	20.5	$14,368	$2,885	$11,483
Tucker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Tucker Rd	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 988-6278	486	37	13.0	94.9%	220 (45.3%)	193 (39.7%)	36 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	49.2	553^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	54.7%		47.7	596^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.9%	43	49.3	45.6	41.3	38.7	$14,393	$770	$13,624
Morningside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1206 Morningside Dr	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 988-6261	488	37	13.1	100.0%	106 (21.7%)	320 (65.6%)	22 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	54.8	503^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	58.8%		53.9	515^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.4%	12	43.7	44.7	47.4	50.0	$15,460	$1,011	$14,449
Matthew Arthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Ga Highway 127	Kathleen	31047	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 988-6170	450	30	15.2	36.4%	239 (53.1%)	125 (27.8%)	36 (8.0%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	90	126^th of 1222 public elementary schools	89.7%		93.8	86^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.1%	40	62.7	74.4	72.6	76.2	$14,997	$506	$14,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Pulaski County Elementary School

How many students attend Pulaski County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Pulaski County Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pulaski County Elementary School?

Students at Pulaski County Elementary School are 44% White, 41% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Pulaski County Elementary School a good school?

Pulaski County Elementary School ranks 800^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pulaski County Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pulaski County Middle School
High : Hawkinsville High School

What district is Pulaski County Elementary School in?

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