Summary:
Zip code 31744 in Doerun, GA is served by a single school, Doerun Elementary School, a small PK-5 school with 252 students in the Colquitt County district.
Doerun Elementary is a high-poverty rural school where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet it offers a favorable 11:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $16,619 per student. The school has shown a strong upward trajectory in state rankings, climbing from the 17th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 35th percentile in 2025-2026, and improving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating. The most encouraging news is in mathematics, where 4th grade proficiency jumped from 20.9% to 38.5% and 5th grade from 26.2% to 38.4% year-over-year—gains that outpaced both district and state improvements. However, 3rd grade math dipped slightly to 29.7%, and 5th grade science fell from 40.5% to 33.3%, even as the district improved. English Language Arts results from 2024-2025 show the school trailing the state by 10-19 points across grades, with 4th grade ELA at just 18.6% proficiency.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern, affecting 18.9% of students compared to 15.1% for the district and 17.7% statewide. Despite high per-student spending and small class sizes, proficiency rates remain below district and state averages in nearly every subject, suggesting that economic disadvantage and attendance issues may be limiting outcomes. Still, the consistent improvement in rankings and the significant math gains in upper grades indicate that recent instructional efforts are producing measurable results. For parents, this is a school with genuine momentum, though it faces persistent achievement gaps—particularly in ELA and science—that will require continued focus on early literacy and attendance to fully close.
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