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Colbert Elementary School

Q: Is Colbert Elementary School a good school?

Colbert Elementary School ranks 445 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Colbert Elementary School in Colbert, GA, serves 443 students in grades K-5 within the Madison County School District, holding a 3-star rating and ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

One of the school's standout strengths is attendance. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.0%, Colbert Elementary significantly outperforms both the district average (18.2%) and the state average (17.7%). This consistent pattern over the past five years—often running 8-13 percentage points below district figures—provides a strong foundation for learning. The school also shines in 5th grade science, where 63.1% of students are proficient, beating the state average by nearly 19 points and even slightly edging out Ila Elementary, the district's top-ranked school. Additionally, Colbert's special education students rank in the 69th percentile statewide, and the school maintains a favorable 10.2:1 student-teacher ratio, meaning smaller class sizes than most Madison County peers.

In math, performance is mixed but shows promise in upper grades. While 3rd grade math proficiency (36.5%) trails district and state averages, 4th grade math (55.7%) exceeds both. The school also delivers strong value for its spending—at $16,845 per student, it achieves far better outcomes than several Clarke County schools that spend significantly more. For example, Colbert's 5th grade science proficiency is more than triple that of Gaines Elementary and Howard B. Stroud Elementary. Notably, the school has seen a sharp rise in economic disadvantage—free/reduced lunch eligibility jumped from 57.9% to 87.6% in recent years—yet academic performance has remained relatively stable. While there is a gender gap (female students rank in the 70th percentile vs. 56th for males), Colbert Elementary continues to demonstrate that consistent attendance and effective instruction can yield solid results despite growing challenges.

443

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,845

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Colbert School Rd
Colbert, GA 30628

(706) 788-2341

District: Madison County

Students who attend Colbert Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Madison County Middle School
High:	Madison County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

20.5%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Madison County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Georgia avg47%

445^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Madison County

49^th of 201Madison 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	58.5	445 of 1219	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	397 of 1238	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	445 of 1236	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	238 of 1223	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	386 of 1220	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	490 of 1214	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	317 of 1234	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	304 of 1209	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	320 of 1205	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	64.7	383 of 1233	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.1	411 of 1240	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	521 of 1231	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	658 of 1225	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	600 of 1201	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	349 of 1212	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	65.9	445 of 1183	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	633 of 1133	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.6	681 of 1134	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	513 of 1125	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.0	435 of 1101	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	354 of 1186	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	57.5	463 of 1224	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	494 of 1223	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	370 of 1212	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	486 of 1206	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	516 of 1183	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	341 of 1225	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	395 of 1220	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.1	147 of 1210	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	302 of 1209	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	146 of 465	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	80 of 455	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	403 of 700	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	382 of 769	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	363 of 772	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	234 of 775	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	307 of 779	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science63%+19 vs state

Mathematics45%-3 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	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
Colbert Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Colbert School Rd	Colbert	30628	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 788-2341	443	43	10.2	87.6%	253 (57.1%)	63 (14.2%)	91 (20.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	58.5	445^th of 1219 public elementary schools	63.5%		63.6	397^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.9%	48	36.5	55.7	43.0	63.1	$16,845	$1,098	$15,746
Hull-Sanford Elementary School	Public	K-5	9193 Fortson Store Rd	Hull	30646	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 353-7888	494	45	10.9	100.0%	228 (46.2%)	100 (20.2%)	120 (24.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	61.7	412^th of 1219 public elementary schools	66.2%		55.3	496^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.9%	84	63.3	51.2	46.3	41.4	$17,637	$1,279	$16,358
Danielsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Madison St	Danielsville	30633	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 795-2181	709	55	12.9	90.3%	555 (78.3%)	29 (4.1%)	82 (11.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	58.4	448^th of 1219 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.7	418^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.2%	30	51.1	48.7	42.5	50.6	$16,644	$1,209	$15,434
Winterville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Cherokee Rd	Winterville	30683	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5222	343	37	9.2	93.6%	66 (19.2%)	139 (40.5%)	122 (35.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	29.7	840^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.1%		23.4	955^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.9%	115	47.6	39.6	23.8	19.1	$24,243	$1,255	$22,988
Comer Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 Gholston St	Comer	30629	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 783-2797	419	37	11.4	95.2%	275 (65.6%)	54 (12.9%)	34 (8.1%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	60.1	430^th of 1219 public elementary schools	64.7%		55	503^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	59.4%	73	59.0	36.5	39.5	62.7	$17,220	$1,087	$16,134
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Danielsville Rd	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5203	392	41	9.6	100.0%	17 (4.3%)	81 (20.7%)	288 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32.5	791^st of 1219 public elementary schools	35.1%		28.9	859^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.6%	68	46.5	42.9	32.6	17.6	$24,593	$1,818	$22,774
Fowler Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Fowler Dr	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5330	366	43	8.5	100.0%	28 (7.7%)	143 (39.1%)	176 (48.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	27.4	873^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	28.4%		24.1	940^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.1%	67	43.6	45.7	23.8	17.7	$25,789	$1,782	$24,007
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Fourth St	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 369-1893	350	42	8.3	100.0%	13 (3.7%)	257 (73.4%)	63 (18.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	7.5	1179^th of 1219 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.4	1223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.2%	44	18.9	17.1	15.5	11.1	$29,249	$1,662	$27,587
Gaines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Gaines School Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5333	568	50	11.3	100.0%	36 (6.3%)	386 (68.0%)	110 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	10.1	1154^th of 1219 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.9	1213^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.0%	59	21.5	13.9	19.0	19.0	$22,170	$1,726	$20,444
Ila Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Sewell Mill Rd	Danielsville	30647	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 789-3445	428	35	12.4	80.8%	357 (83.4%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	84.3	185^th of 1219 public elementary schools	84.8%		82.7	205^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.4%	20	68.9	64.6	59.7	62.5	$14,759	$1,044	$13,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Colbert Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Colbert Elementary School?

Students at Colbert Elementary School are 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Colbert Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Colbert Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison County Middle School
High : Madison County High School

How many students attend Colbert Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Colbert Elementary School.

Is Colbert Elementary School a good school?

Colbert Elementary School ranks 445^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Colbert Elementary School in?

Madison County

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