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Turner Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2001 Leonard Ave, Albany, GA 31705 · (229) 431-3406 · Part of Dougherty School District

Albany’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Georgia school districts

Students
412
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Turner Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Albany kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Albany kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Turner Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

2001 Leonard Ave, Albany

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten50
Grade 180
Grade 269
Grade 369
Grade 446
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
390’20
410’21
451’22
467’23
412’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 87%Hispanic 7%White 3%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Turner Elementary School from Albany families.

Other schools in Dougherty School District

The district →
Live Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C
833 students18:1
Radium Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
D
682 students16:1
Sherwood Acres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C−
630 students15:1
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
D−
537 students16:1
Lake Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
B+
494 students13:1
International Studies Elementary Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C
470 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Albany’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.