Schools in Colbert · Madison County School District
Colbert’s public schools beat 86% of Georgia districts
The public schools Colbert’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
84%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 4 pts vs GA 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 11 pts vs GA 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 10 pts vs GA 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 6% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Colbert compares
A− Test scoresA− Graduation
Georgia school districts we grade (214)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (237)Better than 84%
High confidence. Built on 2,388 tested students and a graduating class of 306; 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 Colbert.
5 schools teach K in Colbert’s district. Which one depends on your address: Danielsville Elementary School, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, Colbert Elementary School and Ila Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Colbert’s district. Which one depends on your address: Danielsville Elementary School, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, Colbert Elementary School and Ila Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Colbert’s district. Which one depends on your address: Danielsville Elementary School, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, Colbert Elementary School and Ila Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Colbert’s district. Which one depends on your address: Danielsville Elementary School, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, Colbert Elementary School and Ila Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Colbert’s district. Which one depends on your address: Danielsville Elementary School, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, Colbert Elementary School and Ila Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Colbert’s district. Which one depends on your address: Danielsville Elementary School, Hull-Sanford Elementary School, Colbert Elementary School and Ila Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Madison County Middle Schoolin Comer
9–12Madison County High Schoolin Danielsville
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Above the state in reading
Reading42%
State average 38.5%
Math46%
State average 34.8%
Every school in Colbert
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Colbert · in other towns
Danielsville Elementary School
A−709 students13:1Rate it →
Hull-Sanford Elementary School
B+494 students11:1Rate it →
Colbert Elementary School
B443 students10:1Rate it →
Ila Elementary School
A428 students12:1Rate it →
Comer Elementary School
A419 students11:1Rate it →
Madison County Middle School
A−1,147 students15:1Rate it →
Madison County High School
B1,525 students16:1Rate it →
Private & other
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Colbert
There’s no college in Colbert, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Athens Technical College in Athens-Clarke County unified government, 7.9 miles away.
Athens Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Athens-Clarke County unified government
7.9 mi3,346 students
University of GeorgiaUniversity or college · Public · Athens-Clarke County unified government
10.8 mi40,273 students
Emmanuel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin Springs
17.4 mi837 students
College of AthensUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Watkinsville
17.6 mi68 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Colbert. 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.