Best Public Schools in Zip Code 31019

Summary:

The 31019 zip code area is home to a single high school, West Laurens High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. This school has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of Georgia high schools over the past 3 school years, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a 4-year graduation rate of 85.4% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, West Laurens High School outperformed the Laurens County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessments for Algebra I, Biology, and United States History in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance in American Literature and Composition was slightly below the county and state averages. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.4, the school serves a diverse student population, with 44.24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite its strong academic performance, West Laurens High School faces some challenges, including a slightly higher student-teacher ratio compared to the national average and a lower per-student spending of $8,320 for the 2018-2019 school year, which is below the national average of $12,612 per student. However, the school's ability to provide a quality education to a diverse student population, as evidenced by its high performance and 4-star rating, suggests that it is a strong and well-performing school within the Laurens County school district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Laurens High School	Public	9-12	3692 Ga Highway 257	Dexter	31019	Laurens County	Laurens County	No	No	No	No	(478) 875-1000	1,262	78	16.1	70.3%	806 (63.9%)	335 (26.5%)	67 (5.3%)	21 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	66.4	97^th of 452 public high schools	78.5%		62.5	120^th of 458 public high schools	73.8%	23	47.4	46.9	49.5	60.5	$12,324	$635	$11,689

Cities Near Zip Code 31019

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dexter	2.73 mi	1	48^th
Rentz	5.7 mi	1	75^th
Dudley	6.74 mi	1	16^th
Cadwell	7.02 mi	1
Dublin	7.27 mi	9	232^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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