North Douglas Elementary School, Douglasville GA

Original Research by School Decision on North Douglas Elementary School

North Douglas Elementary is a school serving a demographic and economic profile very different from many suburban schools its size. The student body is predominantly African American, with a substantial Hispanic enrollment and very small numbers of white and Asian students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the families served. The enrollment is stable at a mid-range size for an elementary school, spread across pre-K through fifth grade, with the largest cohorts in kindergarten through second grade.

The academic results are a straightforward area of concern. On state end-of-grade assessments administered in 2024-25, proficiency rates across grades three through five fell well below what families would typically expect. In mathematics, third-graders reached proficiency at a low rate, with fourth-graders performing somewhat better but fifth-graders returning to an even lower rate. English language arts showed a similar pattern: third grade at a very low proficiency rate, fourth grade at a modest gain, fifth grade slightly higher. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only grade tested in that subject, was low. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency measure placed it below the midpoint among the three districts in Douglas County. The school's data shows no multi-year trend to reference; only the current year is available, so there is no way to know whether performance is stable, improving, or declining from prior years. A parent seeking to understand where the school stands academically may want to look into this further with the school itself, asking about reading and math intervention structures, teacher supports, and any planned adjustments to instruction.

Douglasville is a mixed-use suburban city about twenty miles west of Atlanta, the county seat of Douglas County, with a preserved downtown core of 19th-century architecture and commerce mixed with large auto-oriented retail corridors and residential subdivisions ranging from historic in-town homes to newer wooded neighborhoods. North Douglas Elementary sits on Dorris Road in the broader Douglasville area. The community has been on a clear growth trajectory, with active new-home construction by major builders and significant recent investment in data centers and advanced manufacturing. The local economy is anchored by WellStar Douglas Hospital, the school system itself, Walmart, Kroger, and Amazon, with emerging job growth in healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. Housing values in the school's zip code remain modest relative to the broader metro area; rental costs also reflect a fairly affordable market for the region, though property values have softened slightly in the past year.

Douglas County as a school system has continued a long pattern of voter support for capital improvement bonds, with ESPLOST VII approved in November 2024 funding a major replacement of Lithia Springs High School. The district has also reduced its millage rate in consecutive years, though rising property assessments mean the average homeowner still faces higher school property tax bills. For families at North Douglas Elementary, the immediate academic reality is that the school's proficiency numbers are notably low and merit direct conversation with school leadership about how the school is addressing foundational reading and math skills in the early elementary grades, where strong groundwork is critical for later success.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 35% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 41% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 36% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 28% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 36% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 40% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 41% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-868%

School 68% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

This schoolDouglas County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income27%Higher-income40%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income55%28 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income26%Higher-income40%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income35%Higher-income40%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income25%Higher-income46%21 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income32%Higher-income40%8 pp gap