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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 31061

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At a glance

Schools

2,253

Students

Top rankedMidway Hills Academy957^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Midway Hills Academy up 97 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 31061 in Milledgeville, Georgia, is served by four elementary schools within the Baldwin County district, split into two primary schools (grades PK-2) and two academy schools (grades 3-5), with a combined enrollment of 2,253 students.

For parents, the standout school in this area is Lakeview Academy, which holds the highest state ranking among the four schools and is the only one to have ever earned a 2-star rating. It also posts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (13.8%) and the lowest poverty rate (86.78% free/reduced lunch). In contrast, Midway Hills Academy is the most academically challenged, ranking in the bottom 21% of Georgia elementary schools, despite receiving the highest per-student funding ($15,569) and serving a student body where 100% qualify for free/reduced lunch. Interestingly, Midway Hills Academy showed dramatic year-over-year improvement in 5th-grade math (from 13% to 26.9% proficiency) and science (from 10.7% to 24.3%), though scores remain well below state averages. Midway Hills Primary has the highest chronic absenteeism (19.8%) and a 95.02% poverty rate, while Lakeview Primary operates with the highest student-teacher ratio (20.9:1) despite serving the youngest students.

Across all tested grades and subjects, both academy schools trail state proficiency averages by 15-25 percentage points, with math proficiency rates roughly half the state's. The district itself ranks 177th out of 201 Georgia districts with a 1-star rating. A notable resource disparity exists: Lakeview Primary's student-teacher ratio is 68% higher than Lakeview Academy's, even though younger students typically benefit most from smaller classes. The strong correlation between economic disadvantage and absenteeism is evident, as the school with the highest poverty rate also has the highest chronic absenteeism. While Lakeview Academy showed a concerning ranking decline this year (from 762nd to 991st), it remains the relative bright spot in a district facing systemic challenges rooted in concentrated poverty and academic gaps that appear to begin in the earliest grades.

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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
Midway Hills Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	375 Blandy Rd NW	Milledgeville	31061	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 457-2495	482	36	13.5	95.0%	135 (28.0%)	298 (61.8%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)								(n/a)					$14,897	$1,964	$12,933
Midway Hills Academy	Public	3-5	101 Carl Vinson Rd SE	Milledgeville	31061	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 457-2440	392	30	13.0	100.0%	99 (25.3%)	243 (62.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.7%)	22	957^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.5%		16.7	1054^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.9%	97	31.5	32.8	26.9	24.3	$15,569	$1,647	$13,921
Lakeview Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	372 Blandy Rd NW	Milledgeville	31061	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 457-3301	804	38	20.9	83.7%	180 (22.4%)	504 (62.7%)	55 (6.8%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)								(n/a)					$15,231	$1,452	$13,779
Lakeview Academy	Public	3-5	220 N Abc Dr	Milledgeville	31061	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 457-2967	575	46	12.4	86.8%	125 (21.7%)	367 (63.8%)	46 (8.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	20	991^st of 1219 public elementary schools	18.7%		34.5	762^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	38.4%	229	25.2	30.2	26.2	27.7	$13,670	$1,404	$12,266

Cities Near Zip Code 31061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milledgeville	0.41 mi	8	330^th
Gray	15.92 mi	6	93^rd
Eatonton	17.92 mi	5	163^rd
Mc Intyre	18.02 mi	2	309^th
Irwinton	18.98 mi	2	332^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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