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Dougherty County Schools
Dougherty County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Dougherty County (Albany). SchoolGrade grades 22 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dougherty County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dougherty County
21 of 22 schools in Dougherty County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 5F: 13
Best schools in Dougherty County
Statewide rankings: all 436 high schools in Georgia · all 452 middle schools in Georgia · all 1219 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Robert A Cross Middle Magnet (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Lake Park Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Lincoln Elementary Magnet School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D International Studies Elementary Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Westover High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D- Live Oak Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Turner Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Sherwood Acres Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Lamar Reese School Of The Arts (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- F Radium Springs Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Dougherty County
High schools (3)
- F Dougherty Comprehensive High School, Albany
- F Monroe High School, Albany
- D Westover High School, Albany
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- F Albany Middle School, Albany
- F Martin Luther King JR Elementary School, Albany
- F Merry Acres Middle School, Albany
- F Radium Springs Middle School, Albany
- B Robert A Cross Middle Magnet, Albany
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- F Alice Coachman Elementary School, Albany
- D International Studies Elementary Charter School, Albany
- C+ Lake Park Elementary School, Albany
- C- Lincoln Elementary Magnet School, Albany
- D- Live Oak Elementary School, Albany
- F Morningside Elementary School, Albany
- F Northside Elementary School, Albany
- F Radium Springs Elementary School, Albany
- F Robert H Harvey Elementary School, Albany
- D- Sherwood Acres Elementary School, Albany
- D- Turner Elementary School, Albany
- F West Town Elementary School, Albany
Other schools and academies (2)
Where Dougherty County schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Albany (22)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Dougherty County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,059 students with 929 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,112 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1301830
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lee County (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Mitchell County (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Worth County (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Terrell County (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Calhoun County (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Pelham City (3 schools, 28 mi)
- Colquitt County (13 schools, 35 mi)
- Sumter County (5 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Dougherty County
How many schools are in Dougherty County?
SchoolGrade grades 22 public schools in Dougherty County, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dougherty County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Albany.
How good are the schools in Dougherty County?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 12.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 11.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dougherty County?
13,059 students were enrolled in Dougherty County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dougherty County?
Dougherty County is in Georgia, based in Dougherty County, with its district office in Albany. Its boundary covers about 329 sq mi.