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Bleckley County Elementary School

Q: Is Bleckley County Elementary School a good school?

Bleckley County Elementary School ranks 173 rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Bleckley County Elementary School in Cochran, GA, serves 579 students in grades 3-5 and is part of the Bleckley County district, which ranks in the 70th percentile statewide. The school has earned a 4-star rating and currently ranks in the 86th percentile of Georgia elementary schools—a remarkable 20-percentage-point climb over the past several years.

What truly sets this school apart is its combination of strong academics and exceptional attendance. In math, proficiency rates range from 61.6% in 3rd grade to 70% in 5th grade—well above state averages, with 5th graders outperforming the state by nearly 26 points. Science is another standout: 67.2% of 5th graders are proficient, compared to 44.2% statewide. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism at just 6.3%, far below the state average of 17.7%. When you compare it to nearby schools, the results are striking. For example, 5th grade math proficiency at Dodge County Elementary School is 41.2%, and at Jeffersonville Elementary it’s just 15.3%—versus 70% here. Even against schools in the larger Houston County district, Bleckley holds its own, beating Kings Chapel Elementary School in both math and science.

Perhaps most impressive is that this success comes while serving a student population where 92.75% qualify for free or reduced lunch—a much higher rate than nearby Houston County schools—and with lower per-student spending ($11,511) than many comparable schools. The school also shows consistent performance across all student subgroups, with rankings ranging from the 76th to 86th percentile, indicating equitable outcomes. While the sharp increase in economic need is worth monitoring, Bleckley County Elementary has proven to be a model of rural academic excellence, delivering strong results efficiently and consistently.

579

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,511

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 Ga Highway 26 E
Cochran, GA 31014

(478) 934-3600

District: Bleckley County

Students who attend Bleckley County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bleckley Middle School
High:	Bleckley County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

African American:

20.6%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Georgia avg47%

173^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 202Bleckley County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	173 of 1222	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	210 of 1238	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	233 of 1236	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	252 of 1223	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	239 of 1220	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	292 of 1214	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	419 of 1234	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	314 of 1209	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	301 of 1205	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	287 of 1233	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	237 of 1240	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.1	140 of 1231	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	260 of 1225	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	176 of 1201	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	205 of 1212	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.4	149 of 1183	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.9	176 of 1133	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	121 of 1134	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.6	118 of 1125	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	83.4	116 of 1101	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	189 of 829	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	267 of 892	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	327 of 879	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	396 of 870	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	458 of 876	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	181 of 1189	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	212 of 1224	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	244 of 1223	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	236 of 1212	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	230 of 1206	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	168 of 1186	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	204 of 1225	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	222 of 1220	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	278 of 1210	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	254 of 1209	79.0%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	110 of 466	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	81 of 565	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	98 of 487	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	112 of 455	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	94 of 415	77.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	169 of 703	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	228 of 769	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	240 of 772	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	216 of 775	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	218 of 779	72.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

African American (2026)77th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-10 vs school

Migrant (2023)39th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science67%+23 vs state

Mathematics66%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bleckley County Elementary School	Public	3-5	470 Ga Highway 26 E	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-3600	579	41	14.1	92.7%	421 (72.7%)	119 (20.6%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	85.8	173^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.5	210^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.0%	37	61.6	65.2	70.0	67.2	$11,511	$1,012	$10,499
Bleckley County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	242 East Dykes St	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-2280	689	42	16.2	100.0%	462 (67.1%)	160 (23.2%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.7%)								(n/a)					$13,648	$1,321	$12,328
Pulaski County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Red Devil Drive	Hawkinsville	31036	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 783-7275	644	44	14.8	100.0%	285 (44.3%)	265 (41.1%)	48 (7.5%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	32.3	800^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.5%		42.2	655^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.1%	145	40.2	38.1	34.6	27.0	$13,578	$2,448	$11,130
Dodge County Elementary School	Public	3-5	167 Orphans Cemetery Road	Eastman	30123	Bartow County	Dodge County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 374-6690	535	50	10.7	100.0%	274 (51.2%)	186 (34.8%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	41.6	655^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.4%		36	738^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.4%	83	33.5	43.5	41.2	41.2	$14,419	$1,412	$13,007
Bonaire Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	535 Thompson Mill Rd	Bonaire	31005	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 922-2194	564	40	14.2	43.8%	298 (52.8%)	136 (24.1%)	73 (12.9%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)								(n/a)					$14,580	$686	$13,893
Northwest Laurens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 US Highway 80 W	Dudley	31022	Laurens County	Laurens County	No	No	No	No	(478) 676-3475	889	63	14.0	79.4%	551 (62.0%)	227 (25.5%)	39 (4.4%)	30 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	83.7	190^th of 1222 public elementary schools	84.5%		88.6	143^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	88.4%	47	70.8	77.8	67.1	47.9	$14,192	$483	$13,709
Bonaire Elementary School	Public	3-5	101 Elm St	Bonaire	31005	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 929-7826	547	35	15.7	38.9%	315 (57.6%)	116 (21.2%)	51 (9.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.2%)	93.1	95^th of 1222 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.1	118^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.5%	23	73.4	84.3	70.1	68.0	$12,634	$406	$12,229
Dodge County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1118 McRae Hwy	Eastman	31023	Dodge County	Dodge County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 374-6691	668	52	12.7	100.0%	342 (51.2%)	228 (34.1%)	45 (6.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.6%)								(n/a)					$15,386	$1,385	$14,001
Matt Arthur Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	150 Talton Road	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 217-1376	521	35	14.8	44.3%	256 (49.1%)	159 (30.5%)	52 (10.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)								(n/a)					$14,029	$621	$13,407
Kings Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	460 Arena Rd	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 988-6273	690	44	15.5	43.6%	502 (72.8%)	110 (15.9%)	39 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	77.5	247^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.8%		82.6	206^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.4%	41	60.4	64.7	51.2	59.6	$12,869	$443	$12,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Bleckley County Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bleckley County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bleckley County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bleckley Middle School
High : Bleckley County High School

What is the racial makeup of Bleckley County Elementary School?

Students at Bleckley County Elementary School are 73% White, 21% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bleckley County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Bleckley County Elementary School.

What district is Bleckley County Elementary School in?

Bleckley County

Is Bleckley County Elementary School a good school?

Bleckley County Elementary School ranks 173^rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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