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Schools in Columbus · Muscogee County School District, Fort Benning Schools

Columbus’s public schools score below 55% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

24% of students in Columbus’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Columbus, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

#150of 260 Georgia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 9 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 13 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 10 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 2% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024 · Muscogee County
Students per teacher
14.4
GA 14.3
Schools in town
63
29,362 students on the public path
In brief

Columbus’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,412 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

31 elementary schools, then 13 middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Calvary Christian School (private), St. Luke School (private), Wynnbrook Christian School (private), Grace Christian School (private), Pinehurst Christian School (private), Sylvan Learning Center, 3006 (private), Truth Spring Academy (private), Emanuel Preparatory School of Math and Science (private), Community Christian Academy (private), Hallie Turner Private School (private) and Columbus Adventist School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Columbus’s grade

C Test scoresB+ Graduation

B−: better than 45% of Georgia school districts, #150 of 260 Georgia towns. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (265)Better than 48%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 15,448 test results and a graduating class of 1,896 could put Columbus anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Columbus’s students in the tested grades sat them (15,609 in math, 15,288 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Columbus, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in Columbus’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Mary A Buckner Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
789 students20:1Rate it →
North Columbus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
737 students16:1Rate it →
Mathews Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midland
A
702 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
658 students14:1Rate it →
Midland Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midland
C+
622 students16:1Rate it →
Clubview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
566 students15:1Rate it →
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
552 students18:1Rate it →
Waddell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
520 students17:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
487 students15:1Rate it →
Double Churches Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
472 students17:1Rate it →
River Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
454 students14:1Rate it →
Blanchard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
451 students15:1Rate it →
Gentian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
442 students11:1Rate it →
Rigdon Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
437 students14:1Rate it →
Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
436 students14:1Rate it →
Dorothy Height Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
419 students11:1Rate it →
Lonnie Jackson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
395 students15:1Rate it →
Georgetown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
394 students14:1Rate it →
Reese Road Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
387 students14:1Rate it →
Davis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
D
387 students13:1Rate it →
Fox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
383 students14:1Rate it →
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
382 students15:1Rate it →
Brewer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
D−
367 students10:1Rate it →
Dimon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
358 students12:1Rate it →
Wesley Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
349 students13:1Rate it →
Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
336 students11:1Rate it →
Wynnton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
332 students12:1Rate it →
South Columbus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
326 students16:1Rate it →
Hannan Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
322 students11:1Rate it →
Forrest Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
278 students16:1Rate it →
Key Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
263 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–531 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Columbus

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

Muscogee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 52 schools · 29,362 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$15,412GA $15,800 · FY2024
B−
Fort Benning SchoolsGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Muscogee County for Fort BenningGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Muscogee County School District31%
State average 39.6% · 15288 students tested
Math · PK–12, Muscogee County School District24%
State average 37.4% · 15609 students tested

Columbus vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ColumbusB−Muscogee County PK–12 · Fort Benning Schools · Muscogee County for Fort Benning
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government—Fort Benning Schools · Chattahoochee County for Fort Benning

Phenix City, AL borders Columbus but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Columbus

63 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).

District schools in Columbusby address
Mary A Buckner Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
789 students20:1Rate it →
North Columbus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
737 students16:1Rate it →
Mathews Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midland
A
702 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
658 students14:1Rate it →
Midland Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midland
C+
622 students16:1Rate it →
Clubview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
566 students15:1Rate it →
Waddell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
520 students17:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
487 students15:1Rate it →
Double Churches Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
472 students17:1Rate it →
River Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
454 students14:1Rate it →
Blanchard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
451 students15:1Rate it →
Rigdon Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
437 students14:1Rate it →
Dorothy Height Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
419 students11:1Rate it →
Lonnie Jackson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
395 students15:1Rate it →
Georgetown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
394 students14:1Rate it →
Fox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
383 students14:1Rate it →
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
382 students15:1Rate it →
Brewer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
D−
367 students10:1Rate it →
Wesley Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
349 students13:1Rate it →
South Columbus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
326 students16:1Rate it →
Forrest Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
278 students16:1Rate it →
Key Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
263 students12:1Rate it →
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
552 students18:1Rate it →
Gentian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
442 students11:1Rate it →
Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
436 students14:1Rate it →
Reese Road Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
387 students14:1Rate it →
Davis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
D
387 students13:1Rate it →
Dimon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
358 students12:1Rate it →
Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
336 students11:1Rate it →
Wynnton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
332 students12:1Rate it →
Hannan Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
322 students11:1Rate it →
Richards Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
799 students17:1Rate it →
Veterans Memorial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
681 students16:1Rate it →
Baker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
631 students16:1Rate it →
Arnold Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
582 students16:1Rate it →
Aaron Cohn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midland
A−
525 students17:1Rate it →
Rothschild Leadership Academy School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
498 students14:1Rate it →
Blackmon Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
478 students10:1Rate it →
Midland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midland
C
455 students14:1Rate it →
Eddy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
448 students14:1Rate it →
Fort Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
440 students14:1Rate it →
Double Churches Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
429 students12:1Rate it →
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts
High · Grades 6–12
A−
420 students13:1Rate it →
East Columbus Magnet Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
395 students13:1Rate it →
Northside High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
1,405 students16:1Rate it →
Shaw High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
1,162 students15:1Rate it →
Columbus High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,161 students19:1Rate it →
Hardaway High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,067 students13:1Rate it →
Jordan Vocational High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
1,040 students13:1Rate it →
Spencer High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,016 students16:1Rate it →
Carver High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
887 students14:1Rate it →
Kendrick High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
840 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Calvary Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
867 students13:1Rate it →
St. Luke School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
542 students12:1Rate it →
Wynnbrook Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
206 students12:1Rate it →
Grace Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
150 students9:1Rate it →
Pinehurst Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
Private · Religious
75 students25:1Rate it →
Sylvan Learning Center, 3006
Grades 1–12
Private · Nonsectarian
70 students9:1Rate it →
Truth Spring Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
Private · Religious
66 students8:1Rate it →
Emanuel Preparatory School of Math and Science
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Midland
Private · Religious · All-boys
65 students9:1Rate it →
Community Christian Academy
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
39 students7:1Rate it →
Hallie Turner Private School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Nonsectarian
26 students9:1Rate it →
Columbus Adventist School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
16 students8:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Muscogee Youth Development Campus, Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center and Muscogee Education Transition Center).

Questions about Columbus’s schools

Are Columbus’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Columbus children attend score below 55% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #150 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Columbus in?

Muscogee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 29,362 students in 52 schools (2024–25).

Where do Columbus kids go to high school?

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Northside High School, Shaw High School, Columbus High School, Hardaway High School, Jordan Vocational High School, Spencer High School, Carver High School, Kendrick High School and Rainey McCullers School of the Arts.

What is Columbus’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in Muscogee County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Columbus spend per student?

$15,412 in Muscogee County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Columbus?

Yes: Calvary Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 867 students), St. Luke School (religious, grades PK–8, 542 students), Wynnbrook Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 206 students), Grace Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 150 students), Pinehurst Christian School (religious, grades PK–3, 75 students), Sylvan Learning Center, 3006 (nonsectarian, grades 1–12, 70 students), Truth Spring Academy (religious, grades K–5, 66 students), Emanuel Preparatory School of Math and Science (religious · all-boys, grades PK–6, 65 students), Community Christian Academy (religious, grades K–12, 39 students), Hallie Turner Private School (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 26 students) and Columbus Adventist School (religious, grades K–8, 16 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.