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Schools in Buckhead

Buckhead’s public schools

Morgan County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buckhead. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 5% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,562 students on the public path
In brief

Buckhead’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Buckhead’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Morgan County Elementary School places highest (better than 82%); Morgan County High School lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Buckhead, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Morgan County Primary Schoolin MadisonNo scores
3–5Morgan County Elementary Schoolin MadisonA−
6–8Morgan County Middle Schoolin MadisonA−
9–12Morgan County High Schoolin MadisonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Morgan County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Morgan County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 3,562 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$14,957GA $15,800 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 39.6% · 1775 students tested
Math50%
State average 37.4% · 1763 students tested

Buckhead vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Buckhead’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buckhead—Morgan County

Every school in Buckhead

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Buckheadin other towns
Morgan County Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Madison
854 students14:1Rate it →
Morgan County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Madison
A−
842 students14:1Rate it →
Morgan County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Madison
A−
749 students13:1Rate it →
Morgan County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
B
1,117 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Buckhead’s schools

Are Buckhead’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buckhead. Morgan County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buckhead. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buckhead in?

Morgan County School District.

Where do Buckhead kids go to high school?

Morgan County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.