Malcom Bridge Middle School, Bogart GA

Original Research by School Decision on Malcom Bridge Middle School

Malcom Bridge Middle School serves grades six through eight in the small town of Bogart, part of the growing Oconee County School District. The school sits in a rural-suburban setting within the Athens metropolitan area, drawing students from the newer residential subdivisions and established neighborhoods that make up the northeastern part of the county. Bogart itself has been transitioning from a quiet residential enclave into a bedroom community for Athens, with new housing developments like Westland and Malcom Bridge Estates bringing young families into the area.

The school's test results show solid proficiency across the core subjects. In math, students score above the midpoint as they progress through the grades: sixth graders show a strong foundation, seventh graders climb higher, and eighth graders reach the highest proficiency across the three grades. English language arts proficiency runs somewhat lower and flatter across the grades but remains in the lower-to-mid range overall. Science proficiency among eighth graders is moderate. Eighth-grade social studies is notably strong. The data reflects only one year of results, so trends cannot yet be observed.

The school serves a student body that is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a mixed-income enrollment with a good number of families of higher economic means. The school enrolls roughly equal cohorts in each grade, making for a cohesive, stable middle school environment. No information was available on special education enrollment or English learner populations.

Oconee County Schools has made recent infrastructure investments that directly affect schools like this one. A new sales-tax referendum approved in November 2025 will fund facility upgrades across the district over the coming years, including HVAC improvements and athletic-field development at the high schools, capital spending that operates without raising property tax rates. The district also completed construction of the newer Dove Creek Middle School a few years ago, so Malcom Bridge sits within a district actively managing growth and capacity as subdivisions expand. The district structure has changed in governance as well: a November 2024 referendum shifted from an elected board chair to a board-selected chair, altering how the community directly influences school leadership.

The immediate housing market around Malcom Bridge is characterized by relatively high home values and moderate rental costs, reflecting the appeal of newer construction in quiet suburban settings with access to schools. Properties in the surrounding zip code tend toward larger lots and newer single-family homes rather than dense development, which shapes the composition and stability of the school's catchment area.

A parent considering Malcom Bridge would be choosing a middle school in a solidly performing district with math proficiency as a relative strength and sustained growth management. The school environment appears stable and mixed-income, situated in a maturing suburban area where families are drawn to land, schools, and proximity to Athens. The school operates within a district actively investing in facilities and managing enrollment growth as new neighborhoods fill in around it.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 674%

School 74% · District 71% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median

Grade 781%

School 81% · District 73% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 81% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 70% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 33 pts above state median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 67% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 68% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median

Science

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 70% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 78% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 50 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 6Lower-income61%Higher-income76%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income54%Higher-income84%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income72%Higher-income81%8 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income61%Higher-income80%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income45%Higher-income77%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income58%Higher-income84%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income62%Higher-income89%27 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income55%Higher-income84%28 pp gap