Schools in Bishop · Oconee County School District
Bishop’s public schools beat 98% of Georgia districts
The public schools Bishop’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
97%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
68%
▲ 30 pts vs GA 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
70%
▲ 35 pts vs GA 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 13 pts vs GA 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 15% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Bishop compares
A+ Test scoresA+ Graduation
Georgia school districts we grade (214)Better than 98%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (38)Better than 97%
High confidence. Built on 3,981 tested students and a graduating class of 607; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Georgia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Georgia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bishop.
6 schools teach Pre-K in Bishop’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Branch Elementary School, Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Colham Ferry Elementary School and High Shoals Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach K in Bishop’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Branch Elementary School, Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Colham Ferry Elementary School and High Shoals Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Bishop’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Branch Elementary School, Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Colham Ferry Elementary School and High Shoals Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Bishop’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Branch Elementary School, Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Colham Ferry Elementary School and High Shoals Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Bishop’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Branch Elementary School, Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Colham Ferry Elementary School and High Shoals Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Bishop’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Branch Elementary School, Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Colham Ferry Elementary School and High Shoals Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Bishop’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Branch Elementary School, Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Colham Ferry Elementary School and High Shoals Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading68%
State average 38.5%
Math70%
State average 34.8%
Every school in Bishop
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Bishop · in other towns
Rocky Branch Elementary School
A+599 students14:1Rate it →
Malcom Bridge Elementary School
A+591 students13:1Rate it →
Colham Ferry Elementary School
A+587 students12:1Rate it →
High Shoals Elementary School
A+585 students13:1Rate it →
Dove Creek Elementary School
A543 students12:1Rate it →
Oconee County Primary School
404 students13:1Rate it →
Oconee County Elementary School
A+404 students12:1Rate it →
Oconee County Middle School
A+940 students16:1Rate it →
Malcom Bridge Middle School
A+548 students14:1Rate it →
Dove Creek Middle School
528 students16:1Rate it →
North Oconee High School
A1,432 students17:1Rate it →
Oconee County High School
A−1,313 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Bishop
There’s no college in Bishop, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is College of Athens in Watkinsville, 2.3 miles away.
College of AthensUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Watkinsville
2.3 mi68 students
University of GeorgiaUniversity or college · Public · Athens-Clarke County unified government
10.2 mi40,273 students
Athens Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Athens-Clarke County unified government
13.1 mi3,346 students
Emory University-Oxford CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Oxford
28.5 mi973 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Bishop. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.