Summary:
Zip code 31714, serving the Ashburn, Georgia area, is home to just one elementary school, Turner County Elementary School, which educates students from Pre-K through 5th grade with a total enrollment of 564 students.
Turner County Elementary School serves a student population where 100% of families participate in the free/reduced lunch program, reflecting significant economic challenges in the area. The school has shown a positive trajectory in its state ranking, improving from the 5th percentile in the 2024-2025 school year to the 12th percentile in 2025-2026, and regaining a 1-star rating after a 0-star year. The most dramatic academic improvement came in 5th grade Science, where proficiency jumped from 10.1% to 31.8%—a 215% relative increase—making it the school's strongest subject. Fifth grade Math also nearly doubled from 11.2% to 21.7% proficiency. However, 3rd grade Math declined from 22.1% to 16.7%, and 4th grade Math saw only a slight gain to 22.4%. All scores remain well below state averages, with gaps typically ranging from 20 to 30 percentage points. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.8% is slightly above the state rate of 17.7% but better than the district's 22.5%.
The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 and spends a substantial $16,558 per student, which is notably higher than typical Georgia schools. Despite these resources, proficiency rates lag significantly behind state averages, suggesting that poverty-related challenges and absenteeism are likely limiting factors. Since Turner County Elementary School is the only elementary school in the Turner County district, its scores exactly mirror district figures. The recent improvements in 5th grade subjects and the overall upward ranking trend offer encouraging signs, but sustained intervention will be necessary to close the substantial achievement gap with the rest of the state.
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