The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Social studies. The lowest is 31% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on North Dodge Elementary School
North Dodge Elementary School is closed and no longer serves students. The school operated as a regular public elementary school serving middle grades in Eastman, Georgia, within the Dodge County district.
The most recent academic data available comes from the 2022-23 school year, before closure. On Georgia Milestones end-of-grade assessments in grades three through eight, the school showed proficiency rates below the state midpoint across tested subjects. In mathematics, roughly four in ten students scored at proficient or above levels. In English language arts, the rate was lower, with about three in ten students meeting that threshold. In science, proficiency was similar to ELA. A social studies result from an earlier state assessment (2013-14) showed much stronger performance, though that assessment and its standards differ from the current Georgia Milestones measure and the data is not directly comparable.
Enrollment, demographic composition, free-and-reduced-price-lunch rates, and other student population characteristics for the school were not available. District-level changes or initiatives in Dodge County Schools that might have shaped school operations or student support were not found in recent public reporting, so no parent-relevant shifts in district direction appear in the record.
Eastman itself is a small county seat in rural central Georgia, a working community built on manufacturing, agriculture, and public-sector employment. The town is modest in size and car-dependent, with civic life concentrated downtown around the courthouse, library, parks, and restored Magnolia Theatre. A substantial new residential subdivision near North Dodge Elementary's location on the city's north side is in development, expected to bring significant family growth over the next several years. The broader Eastman economy is diversifying toward aerospace and aviation services centered at the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport, supported by Middle Georgia State University's aviation program and companies like Arconic and Valence Surface Technologies. Manufacturing remains the largest employment sector for residents, alongside education, health care, and public institutions including Dodge State Prison and a Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice facility.
Because the school is no longer operating, families in the area now attend other Dodge County schools. The closure means the building no longer plays a role in serving North Eastman students or the developing neighborhoods around it.
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