Connie Dugan Elementary School, Douglasville GA

Original Research by School Decision on Connie Dugan Elementary School

Connie Dugan Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Douglasville, a growing mixed-use suburb roughly twenty miles west of Atlanta in Paulding County. The school sits in a county marked by steady expansion and rising housing values, where school choice and attendance boundaries carry real weight in family decisions about where to buy.

The school enrolls a student body that reflects Paulding County's demographic mix. White and Black students make up the largest shares, with smaller populations of Hispanic and multiracial students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families in the school's attendance zone face economic constraints. Enrollment is moderate for an elementary serving these grades, with the largest cohorts in the upper elementary and early grades, consistent with growth in the broader county.

On state assessments administered in 2025, Connie Dugan's proficiency results fall below midpoint benchmarks across tested subjects. In mathematics, roughly two in five students achieved proficiency in grade three, half achieved proficiency in grade four, and roughly two in five in grade five. English language arts results were similar: about one in three students in grades three through five met proficiency standards. Science proficiency in grade five was near the same range. These are outcomes a parent should examine closely and discuss with the school directly: what supports are in place for students working toward proficiency, what staffing or instructional changes are underway, and what the school's specific priorities are for improving performance in the coming year. A parent may also want to ask the school whether any particular grade-level or demographic groups show different patterns than the school-wide picture.

The school's data does not include participation rates by subgroup, English learner counts, or information about special education enrollment, so a parent with a student in either of those categories would benefit from reaching out to Connie Dugan or the district directly to understand available services and placements.

Douglasville itself has grown substantially over the past decade and continues to attract new residents and investment. The city preserves a historic downtown with shops, civic events, and civic anchors like the museum and cultural center, while surrounding residential areas range from established in-town neighborhoods to new subdivisions built by major regional developers. The Douglas County School District, Connie Dugan's parent district, has invested in facility expansion and boundary realignment to accommodate growth; a new elementary school is opening in 2026 and several schools are receiving renovations or major classroom additions. The district has maintained strong high school graduation rates and Advanced Placement recognition, outcomes that reflect a district-wide academic trajectory. These factors matter for families considering whether to settle in the area, since both school capacity and district performance influence long-term housing and enrollment stability.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 47% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 46% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 43% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 33% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 38% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above 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 535%

School 35% · District 36% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grades 3-882%

School 82% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolPaulding 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 3Lower-income23%Higher-income54%31 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income35%Higher-income30%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income29%11 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income33%Higher-income36%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income69%38 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income52%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income28%Higher-income20%8 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income33%Higher-income44%11 pp gap