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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 31070

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

Schools

737

Students

Top rankedDooly County Middle School474^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Dooly County Middle School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 31070, serving the Pinehurst area of Georgia, is home to two public schools in the Dooly County School District: Dooly County Elementary School (grades PK-5) and Dooly County Middle School (grades 6-8), together serving about 737 students in a high-poverty community where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

While both schools rank in the bottom percentiles statewide, Dooly County Middle School is the relative bright spot, showing three consecutive years of ranking improvement (from the 9th to the 18th percentile). Its 7th grade math proficiency of 27% is the highest math score in the zip code, and math scores more than doubled in both 6th and 8th grades year-over-year. However, the middle school struggles with chronic absenteeism at 26.3%—well above the state average of 17.7%—and spends a remarkable $22,006 per student, 53% more than the elementary school, yet proficiency gaps of 15-28 points below state averages persist. In contrast, Dooly County Elementary School shows more stability, with chronic absenteeism exactly at the state average (17.7%) and a notable strength in 4th grade math at 26.8% proficiency—more than double its 3rd grade performance. The elementary school's per-student spending is $14,368.

Performance within the elementary school is volatile, as 4th grade math dramatically outperforms both 3rd and 5th grades, suggesting individual student cohorts vary significantly. The middle school's 8th grade social studies dropped sharply from 26.9% to 15.9% proficiency, reversing its previous status as the school's strongest subject. With no high school in the zip code, students must leave the area for grades 9-12, which may contribute to middle school disengagement. Despite high spending and 100% poverty rates, achievement gaps of 15-38 points below state averages remain across nearly all subjects, indicating that additional resources alone have not closed the gap—though the middle school's recent math gains suggest some interventions may be taking hold.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dooly County Middle School	Public	6-8	11949 US Highway 41	Pinehurst	31070	Dooly County	Dooly County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 645-3421	229	20	11.4	58.5%	17 (7.4%)	146 (63.8%)	58 (25.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	18.6	474^th of 578 public middle schools	18.0%		16.6	497^th of 585 public middle schools	15.0%	23				18.5	27.0	18.3		12.2	15.9	$21,770	$3,666	$18,104
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	58.3%	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			$14,132	$2,876	$11,256

Cities Near Zip Code 31070

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pinehurst	0.67 mi	2	343^rd
Vienna	6.59 mi	2	348^th
Montezuma	16.52 mi	2	339^th
Cordele	16.52 mi	6	340^th
Hawkinsville	17 mi	5	314^th

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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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