Summary:
Collins, Georgia, is served by a single elementary school, North Tattnall Elementary School, which educates students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Tattnall County district.
North Tattnall Elementary is the only school in the city, and it stands out for its strong upward momentum despite serving a student population where 100% qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school has improved its state ranking dramatically over two years, moving from the 24th percentile (1 star) in 2023-2024 to the 39th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. This progress is most visible in mathematics, where proficiency rates jumped across all grade levels. For example, 5th-grade math proficiency rose from 23.8% to 35.1% in a single year, and the school now outperforms its district in every math grade level. In 5th-grade science, the school also leads the district by a wide margin (38.4% vs. 26.9%). The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 and spends $14,878 per student, which is above many Georgia districts.
Despite these gains, North Tattnall still trails state averages in math by roughly 9 to 13 percentage points, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.9% is higher than both the district (18.3%) and state (17.7%) figures. The school's most recent English Language Arts scores (from 2024-2025) also showed proficiency rates between 22.3% and 31.7%, below state levels. However, the overall trend is encouraging: the school is improving faster than its district peers, and its resource investments appear to be yielding measurable results. For parents, this is a school that faces significant challenges related to poverty but is demonstrating a clear path of improvement, making it a potentially strong choice within Tattnall County.
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