📍 5866 Dorsett Shoals Rd, Douglasville, Douglas County, 30135
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Douglasville, Douglas County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Douglas County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School enrolls 387 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 26% White and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 155 | 40% |
| White | 101 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 387 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-30, state senate district 30, state house district 67.
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School is one of 35 schools in Douglas County, based in Douglasville, Georgia. The district serves 25,521 students district-wide and employs 1,682 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Dorsett Shoals Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 729 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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