Morgan County Elementary School, Madison GA

Original Research by School Decision on Morgan County Elementary School

Morgan County Elementary School serves grades three through five in Madison, a small county-seat town in central Georgia known for its historic downtown and preservation-focused identity. The school sits on Old Buckhead Road and draws from a community anchored by a walkable historic district centered on a town square, though it also serves students from newer residential neighborhoods and areas experiencing planned growth.

The school's enrollment is substantial for its grade band, distributed fairly evenly across third, fourth, and fifth grades. About half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of economic need. The student population is predominantly white, with a meaningful Black population and smaller numbers of Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.

In state testing, the school's performance shows a mixed picture. In math, proficiency runs in the mid-range: slightly above average in fourth grade, and roughly comparable in third and fifth grades. Science proficiency in fifth grade is notably stronger. English language arts is a softer area. Proficiency across the grades ranges from below to near the midpoint, with third grade at the lowest level and fifth grade meaningfully higher. A social studies assessment from an earlier testing era showed strong proficiency, though that data is more than a decade old and no longer reflects current performance.

Math results are stronger overall than ELA results. A parent looking at these numbers should understand that a meaningful share of students are not meeting proficiency benchmarks in reading and writing, particularly in the primary grades at this school. This is worth exploring directly with the school: whether the school has identified reading as a priority, what instruction and support look like, and how the school is working to close the gap in the third and fourth grades especially.

Science proficiency is the school's standout area, suggesting that content instruction or engagement may be running differently in that subject.

Madison itself is in a growth phase. The district recently approved substantial bonding and a sales tax renewal to build a new combined elementary and primary school campus, a multi-year project that will reshape where the district's youngest students attend school. Morgan County Primary School is being considered for closure as part of this consolidation. For families with children currently in the district, these changes are live: attendance zones, building configurations, and the daily logistics of getting kids to school may shift as the new facility comes online. A parent considering Morgan County Elementary should ask the school and district directly about the timeline for the new campus, how current students will be affected, and when transitions might occur.

Housing values in the area are appreciably above national norms, and the cost of homeownership relative to local income is elevated. The area is pursuing mixed-income housing development through workforce projects and tax-credit units, though inventory remains shaped by the historic character of the town.

No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, advanced course offerings, special programs, or staffing was available. The school's website did not appear in the data provided, so a parent would want to visit it directly to learn about specific instructional approaches, extracurricular offerings, and day-to-day operations.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 20 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 41%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Social studies

Grades 3-889%

School 89% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median

This schoolMorgan County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income28%Higher-income69%41 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income58%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income40%Higher-income69%30 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income32%Higher-income65%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income87%36 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income81%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income89%32 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income53%Higher-income86%32 pp gap