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J. R. Baker Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1301 Hamphire PIKE, Columbia, TN 38401 · (931) 388-3319 · Part of Maury County School District

Columbia’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
283
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about J. R. Baker Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 16.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Columbia kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4J. R. Baker ElementaryYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1301 Hamphire PIKE, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten42
Grade 142
Grade 254
Grade 354
Grade 457
Enrollment over time
340’20
338’21
327’22
323’23
283’24

Down 16.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Hispanic 23%Black 20%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about J. R. Baker Elementary from Columbia families.

Other schools in Maury County School District

The district →
Culleoka Unit School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Culleoka
C+
868 students
Battle Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Hill
B+
682 students
Marvin Wright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Hill
A
613 students
R Howell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbia
C
587 students
J E Woodard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbia
A
581 students
Santa Fe Unit School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Santa Fe
B+
553 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Columbia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.