Best Elementary Schools in Columbus, GA

Summary:

The city of Columbus, Georgia is home to 30 elementary schools that are part of the Muscogee County School District. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and face significant challenges, with the district ranked 155 out of 203 in Georgia and holding a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy, which is ranked #2 out of 1,248 elementary schools in Georgia and has exceptional test scores. In contrast, many other schools struggle, with less than 20% of students proficient in some grades and subjects. The data reveals stark disparities in academic performance, with high-poverty schools facing the greatest challenges. However, the existence of high-performing schools like Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy and Reese Road Leadership Academy demonstrates that significant student achievement is possible within the district.

Overall, the elementary schools in Columbus, Georgia face significant resource and funding challenges, with high rates of economic disadvantage among the student populations. While a few schools excel, many struggle to support student learning and achievement. Targeted interventions and support will be crucial to ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Muscogee County School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 1st Ave	Columbus	31901	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 748-2702	325	22	14.7	96.6%	21 (6.5%)	258 (79.4%)	22 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	42.1	661^st of 1248 public elementary schools	47.0%		39.4	696^th of 1242 public elementary schools	44.0%	35	36.8	30.6	47.2	36.8	30.6	30.6	38.9	$12,500	$1,052	$11,448
Double Churches Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1213 Double Churches Rd	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2660	473	31	15.2	47.4%	238 (50.3%)	111 (23.5%)	57 (12.1%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	45.5	620^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.3%		47.6	582^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	53.1%	38	29.3	30.3	53.4	34.5	39.4	35.2	38.6	$8,740	$225	$8,515
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Broadmoor Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8797	308	20	15.7	96.8%	7 (2.3%)	230 (74.7%)	57 (18.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	8.3	1219^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.6	1225^th of 1242 public elementary schools	1.4%	6	5.9	4.5	25.0	17.6	4.5	13.9	13.9	$11,731	$942	$10,790
Forrest Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Forrest Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-3061	404	24	17.1	96.5%	9 (2.2%)	348 (86.1%)	22 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	13.5	1129^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.5%		8.3	1208^th of 1242 public elementary schools	2.7%	79	6.3	9.8	31.8	10.9	29.4	18.2	20.5	$10,664	$936	$9,729
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	5801 Armour Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	No	(706) 748-2617	507	32	15.6	15.4%	221 (43.6%)	115 (22.7%)	36 (7.1%)	111 (21.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	99.6	2^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.8	2^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	99.8%		96.6	84.3	98.9	95.5	95.2	98.9	96.6	$8,707	$225	$8,483
Clubview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2836 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 565-3017	578	38	15.4	45.5%	261 (45.2%)	183 (31.7%)	59 (10.2%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (10.6%)	60.8	448^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.1%		57	487^th of 1242 public elementary schools	60.8%	39	55.2	44.6	51.0	48.3	53.3	32.7	37.8	$9,689	$341	$9,348
Blanchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3512 Weems Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2461	456	30	15.0	96.5%	214 (46.9%)	129 (28.3%)	55 (12.1%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.7%)	41.8	665^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.7%		40.1	685^th of 1242 public elementary schools	44.8%	20	25.4	34.2	34.2	30.5	43.8	39.2	41.8	$9,375	$464	$8,911
Reese Road Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	3100 Reese Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3684	387	32	12.0	96.6%	62 (16.0%)	190 (49.1%)	89 (23.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.6%)	30.5	845^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.3%		31.8	808^th of 1242 public elementary schools	34.9%	37	20.3	39.2	45.9	12.7	36.5	20.3	26.0	$10,230	$849	$9,381
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	954 High Ln	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2980	412	25	16.4	96.6%	17 (4.1%)	348 (84.5%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	12	1156^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.4%		8.9	1202^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	3.2%	46	23.8	10.6	25.0	17.5	10.6	9.4	15.6	$8,764	$837	$7,927
Dimon Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	480 Dogwood Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 683-8772	328	24	13.9	96.6%	6 (1.8%)	271 (82.6%)	19 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	19.2	1016^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.6%		23.6	942^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	24.2%	74	21.2	28.3	20.3	21.2	26.7	14.9	24.7	$9,168	$715	$8,453
Wesley Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Amber Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3733	405	25	16.5	96.5%	14 (3.5%)	350 (86.4%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	17.7	1046^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.2%		20.9	990^th of 1242 public elementary schools	20.3%	56	21.2	19.6	26.4	17.3	30.4	20.8	15.1	$8,681	$832	$7,849
Gentian Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 Primrose Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3625	471	38	12.2	96.6%	123 (26.1%)	250 (53.1%)	42 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.3%)	25.6	922^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	26.1%		27.1	884^th of 1242 public elementary schools	28.8%	38	28.4	28.4	33.3	28.4	25.3	20.5	23.1	$11,376	$1,213	$10,163
Dawson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Northstar Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8732	309	19	16.6	96.4%	13 (4.2%)	259 (83.8%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	9	1208^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.8	1192^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	4.0%	16	22.0	10.9	14.6	7.3	15.2	10.2	8.2	$10,417	$961	$9,456
Waddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Miller Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3722	473	29	16.5	96.6%	51 (10.8%)	359 (75.9%)	40 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	17.1	1059^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.1%		24	935^th of 1242 public elementary schools	24.7%	124	33.3	10.8	34.3	20.3	12.2	1.5	19.7	$9,996	$915	$9,082
St. Marys Video and Communication Technology	Public, Magnet	K-5	4408 Saint Marys Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 683-8841	450	23	19.5	96.7%	4 (0.9%)	392 (87.1%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	10.4	1179^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.4	1136^th of 1242 public elementary schools	8.5%	43	25.4	9.6	16.7	18.3	10.8	5.1	12.8	$8,012	$653	$7,359
Rigdon Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Rigdon Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2989	403	27	14.8	96.8%	12 (3.0%)	327 (81.1%)	30 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.9%)	9.9	1189^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.7%		15.9	1080^th of 1242 public elementary schools	13.0%	109	1.9	9.6	21.1	7.5	19.2	8.6	23.2	$10,569	$1,081	$9,488
Wynnton Elementary School	Public	K-5	2303 Wynnton Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-3147	338	31	11.0	96.4%	49 (14.5%)	240 (71.0%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	30.9	835^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.2	868^th of 1242 public elementary schools	30.1%	33	32.7	31.1	39.0	20.4	23.0	30.5	28.8	$11,144	$925	$10,219
South Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Torch Hill Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8833	359	29	12.3	96.7%	9 (2.5%)	221 (61.6%)	104 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	17.3	1057^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.5	1056^th of 1242 public elementary schools	15.0%	1	29.3	16.3	26.8	12.2	14.3	19.5	24.4	$10,225	$682	$9,544
River Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Heath Dr	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-3072	403	31	13.0	96.5%	106 (26.3%)	113 (28.0%)	140 (34.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.2%)	17	1061^st of 1248 public elementary schools	15.0%		22.2	970^th of 1242 public elementary schools	21.9%	91	17.1	34.0	7.1	15.7	29.6	16.1	14.5	$10,951	$748	$10,204
Allen Elementary School	Public	K-5	5201 23rd Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2418	451	30	15.0	96.7%	145 (32.2%)	139 (30.8%)	129 (28.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	21.7	984^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.2%		29.5	845^th of 1242 public elementary schools	32.0%	139	19.4	14.9	35.3	12.5	23.9	39.7	19.1	$10,716	$791	$9,925
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Woodlawn Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2795	325	32	10.3	96.6%	114 (35.1%)	139 (42.8%)	39 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.8%)	26.5	905^th of 1248 public elementary schools	27.5%		30	835^th of 1242 public elementary schools	32.8%	70	13.3	13.3	42.2	30.0	26.7	35.6	31.1	$12,635	$1,627	$11,009
Fox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 38th St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2723	343	24	14.5	96.5%	39 (11.4%)	242 (70.6%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)	7.2	1228^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.9	1233^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	0.7%	5	17.1	4.3	20.0	14.3	6.4	4.1	10.2	$11,053	$974	$10,079
Lonnie Jackson Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Buena Vista Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-3039	434	27	15.9	96.5%	22 (5.1%)	366 (84.3%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	14.4	1108^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.2%		10	1184^th of 1242 public elementary schools	4.7%	76	12.1	7.4	32.2	6.1	7.4	20.3	30.5	$10,320	$737	$9,583
Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1822 Shepherd Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2638	321	26	12.5	96.6%	8 (2.5%)	295 (91.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	9.8	1192^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	4.5%		7.3	1219^th of 1242 public elementary schools	1.9%	27	16.1	4.4	19.4	17.9	2.2	13.9	19.4	$10,967	$915	$10,051
Hannan Elementary	Public	K-5	1338 Talbotton Rd	Columbus	31901	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2744	384	34	11.2	96.6%	50 (13.0%)	273 (71.1%)	33 (8.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	30	855^th of 1248 public elementary schools	31.5%		36.3	751^st of 1242 public elementary schools	39.5%	104	22.0	26.5	50.0	20.0	19.1	28.3	33.3	$11,152	$1,346	$9,806
Brewer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Martin Luther King	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2479	498	36	14.0	96.6%	22 (4.4%)	360 (72.3%)	92 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	4.1	1248^th of 1248 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.5	1237^th of 1242 public elementary schools	0.4%	11	4.9	2.6	6.4	0.0	5.1	3.9	11.8	$9,826	$886	$8,941
Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 30th Ave	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8815	456	34	13.6	96.5%	6 (1.3%)	316 (69.3%)	119 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	7.9	1224^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.4	1207^th of 1242 public elementary schools	2.8%	17	5.6	13.2	14.7	12.5	13.2	9.3	14.7	$9,952	$896	$9,056
Eagle Ridge Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	7576 Raider Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3746	659	48	13.8	47.0%	248 (37.6%)	198 (30.0%)	106 (16.1%)	36 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (10.2%)	52.6	534^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.2%		52.5	529^th of 1242 public elementary schools	57.4%	5	42.1	30.1	53.9	44.7	37.6	36.0	47.2	$9,707	$585	$9,122
Dorothy Height Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1458 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8871	500	38	13.3	96.6%	9 (1.8%)	427 (85.4%)	35 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	9.3	1202^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	3.7%		12	1142^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	8.1%	60	9.6	6.2	20.3	13.5	20.0	9.4	17.2	$11,031	$1,344	$9,686
North Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2006 Old Guard Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3183	745	48	15.6	52.1%	232 (31.1%)	269 (36.1%)	112 (15.0%)	67 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	58 (7.8%)	67.3	378^th of 1248 public elementary schools	69.7%		67.3	367^th of 1242 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	52.6	49.6	48.4	50.9	74.8	31.3	46.5	$8,554	$310	$8,244

Cities Near Columbus

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Midland	5.06 mi	6	177^th
Ellerslie	6.93 mi	1	78^th
Cataula	13 mi	2	100^th
Talbotton	14.38 mi	1
Hamilton	16.01 mi	3	50^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.