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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Colbert Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 130348001330
Colbert Elementary School
255 Colbert School Rd, Colbert, GA 30628 · (706) 788-2341 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
388 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Madison County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.5pp since 2021
Math
54.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 52.9% |
| 2022-23 | 52.6% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.6% | 48.2% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Colbert Elementary School
Colbert Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colbert Elementary School this school | 443 | 87.6% | 46.9% |
| Commerce Primary Commerce | 456 | 84.6% | N/A |
| Oglethorpe County Elementary School Lexington | 521 | 86.0% | 43.5% |
| Alto Park Elementary School Rome | 429 | 83.9% | 39.7% |
| Waresboro Elementary School Waycross | 429 | 81.8% | 48.9% |
| Shiver Elementary School Pelham | 579 | 92.2% | 45.7% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Colbert Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #398 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #328 of 1,215 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #511 of 1,215 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #420 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #987 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #53 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #452 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #617 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #823 of 854 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 443 | 43.3 | 10.2:1 | 88% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 41.8 | 10.4:1 | 66% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 58% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 57% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 38.3 | 11.7:1 | 66% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 68% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 58% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 41 | 9.2:1 | 50% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colbert Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (449 to 443); teachers up 13% (38.3 to 43.3).
About Colbert Elementary School
Colbert Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Colbert, Georgia. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 443 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Colbert Elementary School is part of a district of 7 schools: Madison County, with 5,165 students.
Colbert Elementary School's enrollment is 57% White. Next come 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 79% White among all Madison County residents. By the diversity index, Colbert Elementary School comes in at 61%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.2:1, with 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Colbert Elementary School is 88%. That is close to the 87% average for public schools in Madison County.
allk12 grades Colbert Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Colbert Elementary School scores 46.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Madison County show that median household income is about $61,963, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 7 public schools in Madison County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,165.
The nearest other public school, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, is about 5.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.9%; Colbert Elementary School's is 46.9%, ranking 3rd of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 434 in 2020-21, 443 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 10.2:1.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,528
Census ACS
Median income
$61,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
5,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison County High SchoolHigh · 1,525 students
- Madison County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,147 students
- Danielsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Hull-Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Ila Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Comer Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other Colbert Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Colbert Elementary. Colbert Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- COLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOLLYWOOD, FL · 578 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolCOLBERT, WA · 364 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolDAYTON, TX · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Hull-Sanford Elementary School5.3 mi · 494
- Madison County Middle School5.3 mi · 1,147
- Coile Middle School5.3 mi · 582
- Madison County High School5.5 mi · 1,525
- Danielsville Elementary School5.6 mi · 709
- Winterville Elementary School6.0 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Colbert Elementary SchoolHow large is Colbert Elementary School?
Colbert Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Colbert Elementary School serve?
Colbert Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Colbert Elementary School have?
Colbert Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Colbert Elementary School?
Colbert Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Colbert Elementary School in?
Colbert Elementary School is part of Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.