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Schools in Damascus

Damascus’s public schools

Early County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Damascus. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
23%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▲ 19% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,482 students on the public path
In brief

Damascus’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Damascus’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Early County Elementary School places highest (better than 31%); Early County High School lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Damascus, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Early County Elementary Schoolin BlakelyC
7–8Early County Middle Schoolin BlakelyC
9–12Early County High Schoolin BlakelyD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Early County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Early County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,482 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$18,864GA $15,800 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 39.6% · 911 students tested
Math17%
State average 37.4% · 904 students tested

Damascus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Damascus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Damascus—Early County

Every school in Damascus

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Damascusin other towns
Early County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Blakely
C
758 students11:1Rate it →
Early County Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Blakely
C
218 students8:1Rate it →
Early County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Blakely
D−
506 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Southwest Georgia Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
430 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Damascus’s schools

Are Damascus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Damascus. Early County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Damascus. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Damascus in?

Early County School District.

Where do Damascus kids go to high school?

Early County High School.

Are there private schools in Damascus?

Yes: Southwest Georgia Academy (grades PK–12, 430 students).

Parents talk

What Damascus families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.