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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30677

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

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Schools

1,395

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedColham Ferry Elementary School98^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

Zip code 30677 in Watkinsville, Georgia, is served by three highly-rated elementary schools within the Oconee County School District, a top-tier district ranked in the 99th percentile statewide.

Families in this area have access to exceptional educational options. Colham Ferry Elementary School (PK-5) and Oconee County Elementary School (3-5) are the two schools with test score data, and they are remarkably close in performance. Colham Ferry holds a slight edge in the latest state ranking (98th vs. 103rd out of 1,219 schools), but both earn 5-star ratings and sit in the 92nd percentile. Oconee County Primary School (PK-2) feeds into Oconee County Elementary, creating a coordinated pipeline, while Colham Ferry offers a traditional PK-5 structure. All three schools post chronic absenteeism rates between 3.3% and 4.5%, dramatically lower than the 17.7% state average, and free/reduced lunch eligibility ranges from 19% to 23%, indicating relatively affluent student populations.

Academically, both test-score-reporting schools far exceed state proficiency averages in math and science. In 3rd grade math, proficiency rates are 79.2% (Colham Ferry) and 82.9% (Oconee County Elementary) versus 48.3% statewide. However, there are notable grade-level differences: Colham Ferry excels in 4th grade math (85.1% vs. 74.8% for Oconee County Elementary), while Oconee County Elementary outperforms in 5th grade math (73.3% vs. 67.0%). Both schools saw declines in 5th grade scores from the prior year, which may explain their slight ranking dips. Per-student spending is highest at the Primary School ($15,736) and lowest at Colham Ferry ($14,891), yet Colham Ferry posts the strongest overall rankings. English Language Arts scores from the most recent available year show both schools well above state averages, with current-year ELA results pending release. Overall, this zip code offers families two distinct, high-achieving educational pathways with consistently excellent outcomes.

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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
Oconee County Elementary School	Public	3-5	2230 Hog Mountain Rd	Watkinsville	30677	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 769-7791	404	34	11.8	19.1%	330 (81.7%)	14 (3.5%)	23 (5.7%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	92.5	103^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	91.6%		95.7	66^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.7%	37	82.9	74.8	73.3	63.0	$15,302	$777	$14,525
Colham Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Colham Ferry Rd	Watkinsville	30677	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 769-7764	587	51	11.6	21.0%	500 (85.2%)	14 (2.4%)	41 (7.0%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	93	98^th of 1222 public elementary schools	92.0%		96.4	55^th of 1238 public elementary schools	95.6%	43	79.2	85.1	67.0	64.7	$14,891	$535	$14,356
Oconee County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2290 Hog Mountain Rd	Watkinsville	30677	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 769-7941	404	32	12.6	22.5%	290 (71.8%)	15 (3.7%)	53 (13.1%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)								(n/a)					$15,736	$553	$15,184

Cities Near Zip Code 30677

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Watkinsville	0.27 mi	5	10^th
Bishop	5.15 mi	1	7^th
Athens	5.77 mi	24	263^rd
Bogart	6.62 mi	5	21^st
Winterville	11.03 mi	1	284^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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