Summary:
Zip code 30650 in Madison, Georgia, is served by the Morgan County School District, which includes four schools—Morgan County Primary School (PK-2), Morgan County Elementary School (3-5), Morgan County Middle School (6-8), and Morgan County High School (9-12)—serving a predominantly middle-income population with free/reduced lunch rates between 45.6% and 56.0%.
The standout is Morgan County Middle School, which jumped from the 69th to 81st percentile in one year and posted a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End of Course exam, compared to 48.1% statewide. Its 8th grade math proficiency (69.4%) is 23 points above the state average, and it also excels in physical science (81.5% vs. 60.9% statewide). Morgan County Elementary School is consistently strong, maintaining 4-star ratings for three years, with 3rd grade math at 71% proficiency versus 48.3% statewide. In contrast, Morgan County High School is sliding—its ranking dropped from 119th to 199th, and proficiency fell in Algebra I (49.1% to 39.0%), Biology (49.2% to 45.7%), and US History (51.3% to 40.1%). Still, it boasts a 93.1% graduation rate and a 1.0% dropout rate, both better than state averages.
Attendance is a district-wide strength, with chronic absenteeism ranging from 6.9% at the elementary school to 13.5% at the high school, all well below the 17.7% state average. Per-student spending is highest at the primary school ($15,405), which also serves the most economically disadvantaged students. The feeder pattern shows strong elementary math foundations, exceptional middle school acceleration, but a high school that struggles to maintain momentum—a key challenge for the district. Science is a relative weakness across the pipeline, with 5th grade science (50.9%), 8th grade science (37.8%), and high school Biology (45.7%) all lagging behind math performance.
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