Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Bogart GA

Original Research by School Decision on Malcom Bridge Elementary School

Malcom Bridge Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Bogart, a small residential town on the outskirts of Athens in the rolling pine-and-pasture country of Oconee County. The school sits in a suburban setting apart from Bogart's modest downtown, serving a student body that is roughly three-fifths white, with meaningful shares of Asian and Hispanic students and a smaller Black enrollment. About one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment is modest, with classes distributed fairly evenly across the grade band.

The school's math results stand out as a clear strength. Proficiency across grades three through five averages solidly above the baseline, with third and fourth grade both performing at high levels and fifth grade holding steady at a strong mark. Math is plainly the school's highest achievement area. English language arts, by contrast, shows a steeper climb across grades, with third grade proficiency starting noticeably lower and improving substantially by fourth and fifth grades. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only grade tested, sits in the middle range.

The pattern across subjects suggests that early literacy work may warrant attention. Third grade language arts proficiency sits roughly 20 percentage points below third grade math, a gap that narrows by fourth grade but indicates that some students enter elementary reading instruction below grade-level footing. By fifth grade, both math and language arts converge at similar levels, suggesting the school is moving students forward over time, though the starting point in early grades matters for long-term trajectories. A parent might want to ask the school directly about early reading intervention and how the school supports students who enter behind.

Bogart itself is a modest, quiet residential community oriented toward families seeking acreage and distance from city life; many properties sit on two or more acres. The town has very limited retail and no public transit. Housing values in the area are above the state benchmark, and the area has grown steadily as a bedroom community for Athens and beyond, with newer subdivisions like Westland and Malcom Bridge Estates bringing young families. The Caterpillar manufacturing plant is the largest single employer nearby, though Athens and the University of Georgia shape the broader labor market.

The Oconee County Schools district has recently undergone meaningful infrastructure investment. A November 2025 voter approval of an education sales tax extension will fund major renovations at schools including Malcom Bridge Elementary, alongside HVAC and facility work across the system and new athletic fields at the high schools. This suggests the district is committed to facility improvement without raising property tax rates, a consideration relevant to families evaluating long-term stability and school conditions.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 78% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 80% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 77% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 37 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 64% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 37 pts above state median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 74% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median

Science

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 73% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 29 pts above state median

Social studies

Grades 3-896%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median

This schoolOconee 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-income58%Higher-income72%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income77%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income65%Higher-income87%22 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income57%Higher-income79%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income65%Higher-income88%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income59%Higher-income87%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income84%45 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income56%Higher-income86%30 pp gap