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South Columbia Elementary School

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South Columbia Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Martinez, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school is part of the Columbia County School District, which is ranked 16th out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Columbia Elementary School has shown a mixed performance on the Milestones Assessment over the past few years. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the Columbia County and Georgia averages, there are some bright spots, such as the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in ELA (63.5%) and Math (63.5%) being higher than the state averages in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.2% to 62.94% over the past few years, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.4 to 12.3 over the same period.

When comparing South Columbia Elementary School to the nearby schools in the Columbia County district, it performs similarly or slightly lower in academic proficiency. However, some of the nearby schools, such as Riverside Elementary and River Ridge Elementary, consistently outperform South Columbia Elementary and the state averages. Additionally, the analysis includes data from two schools in the Richmond County School District, which is ranked much lower than the Columbia County district, and these schools have significantly lower academic proficiency rates compared to South Columbia Elementary and the other nearby schools.

398
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
69.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 325 McCormick Rd
       Martinez, GA  30907

(706) 863-3220

District: Columbia County


Students who attend South Columbia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lakeside Middle School
High:    Lakeside High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
39.2%
African American:
26.9%
Hispanic:
16.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2024
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Georgia average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2021) to 74th (2024)
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school53%
District avg64%
Georgia avg43%
Not ranked this year
South Columbia Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
13th of 206Columbia County among Georgia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202471.5325 of 124874.0%★★★★☆
202374.3285 of 124277.1%★★★★☆
202271.5330 of 124473.5%★★★★☆
202179.7227 of 121481.3%★★★★☆
201960.5448 of 123463.7%★★★☆☆
201857.9460 of 120962.0%★★★☆☆
201747.4592 of 120550.9%★★★☆☆
201649.3577 of 123353.2%★★★☆☆
201554.7522 of 124057.9%★★★☆☆
201459.0604 of 123150.9%★★★☆☆
201364.0501 of 122559.1%★★★☆☆
201265.9466 of 120161.2%★★★☆☆
201160.9557 of 121254.0%★★★☆☆
201060.3533 of 118354.9%★★★☆☆
200954.6571 of 113349.6%★★☆☆☆
200870.4320 of 113471.8%★★★★☆
200770.0349 of 112569.0%★★★☆☆
200671.1340 of 110169.1%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Georgia (2023-2024) ?
Science58%+16 vs state
Mathematics54%+9 vs state
English Language Arts52%+10 vs state

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Students at South Columbia Elementary School are 39% White, 27% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 398 students attended South Columbia Elementary School.


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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.

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