30 Douglas County Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in Douglas County have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Holly Springs Elementary School and Chapel Hill Middle School as the highest elementary and middle schools in the state among those in Douglas County, according to the new list. Holly Springs Elementary was ranked No. 104 in the state for elementary schools, while Chapel Hill Middle was ranked No. 91 in the state for middle schools.

Here’s a look at how other schools in Douglas County ranked compared with others in the state and Douglas County School System:

Elementary Schools

• Holly Springs Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 104
  • District ranking: No. 1
• Mirror Lake Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 256
  • District ranking: No. 2
• Winston Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 267
  • District ranking: No. 3
• Beulah Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 370
  • District ranking: No. 4
• Mason Creek Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 417
  • District ranking: No. 5
• Chapel Hill Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 437
  • District ranking: No. 6
• Annette Winn Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 457
  • District ranking: No. 7
• Bill Arp Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 460
  • District ranking: No. 8
• South Douglas Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 469
  • District ranking: No. 9
• Lithia Springs Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 565
  • District ranking: No. 10
• Brighten Academy
  • State ranking: No. 572
  • District ranking: No. 11
• Dorsett Shoals Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 646
  • District ranking: No. 12
• Eastside Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 704
  • District ranking: No. 13
• Arbor Station Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 705
  • District ranking: No. 14
• Factory Shoals Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 712
  • District ranking: No. 15
• Bright Star Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 759
  • District ranking: No. 16-21
• Burnett Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 920
  • District ranking: No. 16-21
• Mount Carmel Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 860
  • District ranking: No. 16-21
• New Manchester Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 765
  • District ranking: No. 16-21
• North Douglas Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 838
  • District ranking: No. 16-21
• Sweetwater Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 779
  • District ranking: No. 16-21

Middle Schools

• Chapel Hill Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 91
  • District ranking: No. 1
• Brighten Academy
  • State ranking: No. 124
  • District ranking: No. 2
• Mason Creek Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 126
  • District ranking: No. 3
• Fairplay Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 157
  • District ranking: No. 4
• Factory Shoals Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 207
  • District ranking: No. 5
• Yeager Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 220
  • District ranking: No. 6
• Chestnut Log Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 312
  • District ranking: No. 7-9
• Stewart Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 305
  • District ranking: No. 7-9
• Turner Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 275
  • District ranking: No. 7-9

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.

See also: Georgia Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News