Colbert Elementary School

Colbert Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary campus in Colbert, Georgia, run under Madison County. Current enrollment sits at 443 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Colbert Elementary School sits 27% below that benchmark.

Madison County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 5,165 students. Colbert Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Colbert Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Colbert Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at Colbert Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Colbert Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.1%, the actual is 46.9%, a residual of +14.8 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madison County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,963, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Madison County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,165 students), Colbert Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hull-Sanford Elementary School, around 5.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colbert Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Colbert Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 443). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.