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Dorothy Hains Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Dorothy Hains Elementary School in Augusta, GA, serves about 479 students in grades PK-5 within the Richmond County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced persistent academic challenges over the past decade, ranking in the bottom 2-13% of Georgia elementary schools, but there are some encouraging signs in early-grade math and a notable strength in reading that parents may want to explore.

In the most recent testing cycle, the school showed meaningful progress in 3rd and 4th grade math, with proficiency rates rising to 16.2% and 16.7% respectively—both improvements from the prior year and among the better results in its immediate cluster. For example, 3rd grade math at Dorothy Hains exceeds Meadowbrook Elementary (7.9%), Wheeless Road Elementary (11.9%), and Richmond Hill Elementary (13.9%). However, 5th grade math dipped to 10.8%, and 5th grade science fell to 12.3%, well below the district (20%) and state (44.2%) averages. The school’s strongest subject has been English Language Arts, where 2024-2025 data showed 20.6% proficiency in 3rd grade—actually exceeding the district average of 18.4%—with consistent performance across grades.

Chronic absenteeism remains a challenge at 33.2%, though this is better than several nearby schools like Wilkinson Gardens Elementary (41.6%), Bayvale Elementary (37.2%), and Jenkins-White Elementary (39.1%). The school spends $14,960 per student—less than most nearby schools with similar demographics—and maintains a 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio. While Dorothy Hains sits in the middle tier among its eight neighboring elementary schools, it trails Gracewood Elementary, which posts stronger results across most subjects. The school’s decade-long pattern of low rankings suggests deep-rooted challenges, but the improving early-grade math and solid literacy performance offer a foundation for future growth.

479

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,960

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1820 Windsor Spring Rd
Augusta, GA 30906

(706) 796-4918

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Dorothy Hains Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Butler High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.6%

White:

7.5%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg22%

Georgia avg47%

1,193^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 29Elementary Schools in the Richmond County

179^th of 201Richmond 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	6.3	1193 of 1219	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	1144 of 1238	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1164 of 1236	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1171 of 1223	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1097 of 1220	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1080 of 1214	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1090 of 1234	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1046 of 1209	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	1053 of 1205	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1179 of 1233	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	1125 of 1240	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	1135 of 1231	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	1194 of 1225	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	1129 of 1201	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	1181 of 1212	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	980 of 1183	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	905 of 1133	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	1006 of 1134	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	1062 of 1125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	1032 of 1101	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	796 of 828	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	810 of 892	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	806 of 879	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	806 of 870	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	731 of 876	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	1173 of 1186	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1164 of 1224	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1172 of 1223	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1187 of 1212	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1151 of 1206	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1145 of 1183	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	1063 of 1225	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1109 of 1220	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1113 of 1210	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1013 of 1209	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics14%-33 vs state

Science12%-32 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Windsor Spring Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4918	479	34	14.2	100.0%	36 (7.5%)	386 (80.6%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	6.3	1193^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	2.1%		12	1144^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.6%	49	16.2	16.7	10.8		12.3	$14,960	$1,768	$13,192
Richmond Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2160 Mura Drive	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 796-4944	765	50	15.3	100.0%	42 (5.5%)	639 (83.5%)	49 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	5.2	1205^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)	13.9	13.2	9.3		12.4	$13,932	$1,722	$12,210
Wheeless Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Wheeless Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4985	649	42	15.4	100.0%	24 (3.7%)	558 (86.0%)	42 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	4.7	1208^th of 1219 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.2	1233^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	0.4%	25	11.9	17.6	6.5		8.7	$13,329	$1,607	$11,722
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Kratha Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7219	472	36	12.9	100.0%	6 (1.3%)	427 (90.5%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	7.7	1177^th of 1219 public elementary schools	3.4%		6.6	1220^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.5%	43	15.7	13.1	22.9		8.5	$15,640	$1,435	$14,205
Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3046 Acorn Road	Augusta	30815	Richmond County	State Specialty Schools II- Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 434-8085	47	7	6.7		12 (25.5%)	27 (57.4%)	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	26.8	883^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	27.6%					(n/a)	50.0	37.6		15.0	13.4	$18,985	$2,361	$16,624
Jenkins-White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 15th Ave	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7320	336	27	12.6	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	311 (92.6%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	10.4	1152^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.4	1142^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	7.8%	10	37.0	13.3	14.0		4.6	$16,788	$2,194	$14,594
Gracewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4969	393	30	13.0	100.0%	81 (20.6%)	258 (65.6%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.4%)	11.8	1126^th of 1219 public elementary schools	7.6%		19.1	1011^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%	115	19.7	20.8	16.1		25.0	$16,443	$1,481	$14,963
Glenn Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2838 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4942	370	28	13.0	100.0%	12 (3.2%)	298 (80.5%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	5	1206^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.1%		6	1228^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.8%	22	18.5	1.7	13.6		6.8	$16,811	$1,612	$15,199
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Goldfinch Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4915	447	34	13.2	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	392 (87.7%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	9.3	1160^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.9	1184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.4%	24	7.9	8.4	20.0		26.0	$16,266	$1,954	$14,312
Bayvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3309 Milledgeville Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7255	389	30	12.8	100.0%	29 (7.5%)	222 (57.1%)	126 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	6.4	1191^st of 1219 public elementary schools	2.3%		11	1162^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.1%	29	19.6	20.8	7.7		2.6	$16,458	$1,907	$14,551

Frequently Asked Questions about Dorothy Hains Elementary School

Is Dorothy Hains Elementary School a good school?

Dorothy Hains Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dorothy Hains Elementary School?

Students at Dorothy Hains Elementary School are 81% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Dorothy Hains Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Dorothy Hains Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dorothy Hains Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dorothy Hains Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Butler High School

What district is Dorothy Hains Elementary School in?

Richmond County

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