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Peach County Schools
Peach County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Peach County (Fort Valley). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Peach 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 Peach County
6 of 6 schools in Peach County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 3
Best schools in Peach 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.
- C Byron Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Byron Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Kay Road Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Peach County High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Fort Valley Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Hunt Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Peach County
High schools (1)
- D Peach County High School, Fort Valley
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C Byron Middle School, Byron
- D- Fort Valley Middle School, Fort Valley
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C- Byron Elementary School, Byron
- D- Hunt Elementary School, Fort Valley
- C- Kay Road Elementary, Byron
Where Peach County schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Byron (3)
- Fort Valley (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Peach County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,015 students with 275 full-time-equivalent teachers and 582 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1304050
- 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
- Houston County (37 schools, 13 mi)
- Crawford County (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Bibb County (35 schools, 18 mi)
- Macon County (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Taylor County (4 schools, 24 mi)
- Twiggs County (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Dooly County (4 schools, 29 mi)
- Bleckley County (5 schools, 31 mi)
Questions about Peach County
How many schools are in Peach County?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Peach County, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Peach County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Byron, Fort Valley.
How good are the schools in Peach County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.7%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Peach County?
4,015 students were enrolled in Peach County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Peach County?
Peach County is in Georgia, based in Peach County, with its district office in Fort Valley. Its boundary covers about 150 sq mi.