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Wesley Heights Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Wesley Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 395 students in grades PK-5 in Columbus, Georgia, which is part of the Muscogee County School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 990-1149 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools.

The key challenges facing Wesley Heights Elementary School include persistently low academic performance, with only 6.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and Math in 2024-2025, compared to 24.6% and 27.3% for the district, and 34.9% and 44.3% for the state. The school also has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching 100% in recent years, indicating a high-poverty student population. Additionally, Wesley Heights Elementary spends between $8,200-$8,700 per student, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Muscogee County School District, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.9-16.5.

These challenges suggest that Wesley Heights Elementary School faces significant obstacles in providing a high-quality education for its students. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, long-term approach involving increased funding, targeted interventions, and significant organizational changes to support the unique needs of the school's high-poverty student population.

349

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,729

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Amber Dr
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 569-3733

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Wesley Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rothschild Leadership Academy School
High:	Kendrick High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Georgia avg42%

1,093^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Muscogee County

155^th of 206Muscogee 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1093 of 1238	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1046 of 1248	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	990 of 1242	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1111 of 1244	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1074 of 1214	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1149 of 1234	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1068 of 1209	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	1013 of 1205	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	1014 of 1233	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	1073 of 1240	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	1054 of 1231	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	1172 of 1225	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	1119 of 1201	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	1161 of 1212	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	1088 of 1183	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	1031 of 1133	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	41.6	746 of 1134	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	690 of 1125	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.3	899 of 1101	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-24 vs state

Science18%-26 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

I feel that Wesley Heights is less than satisfactory. My children are assigned to this school due to our location and I really wish we would of had more time to find a location to move to when we found out we were being relocated to this part of GA (military PCS). My kids did have wonderful teachers at this school last year my issues are really more with the managerial aspect of the school. The principal and the office staff. I have big issues when it comes to discipline and disruptions in school, obviously I can only control how my own children behave in school but there is not much done here at Wesley Heights to protect the children who do behave at school from missing out due to disruptive behaviors. My children's teachers often told me that much time was lost in the classroom due to having to place learning on hold to "take care of disruptive children". I often went to the school to volunteer and help out when and where I would and I saw first hand the children who act out and disrupt class. Nothing is done to stop the behavior and it seems as if the lack of parental support at the school has a negative effect on the disciplinary issues during school hours. Parent involvement needs to improve before anything will ever change for Wesley Heights. We will not be back this year. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Wesley Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Amber Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3733	349	27	13.1	100.0%	5 (1.4%)	302 (86.5%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	14.9	1093^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.7%		17.7	1046^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.2%	47	6.7	4.5	28.3	6.7	22.7	30.0	18.3	$15,729	$1,770	$13,960
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	954 High Ln	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2980	394	28	14.3	100.0%	14 (3.6%)	329 (83.5%)	29 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	9.2	1195^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.5%		12	1156^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.4%	39	14.3	15.5	14.8	15.7	15.5	3.3	16.7	$14,605	$1,735	$12,869
Forrest Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Forrest Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-3061	278	18	15.8	100.0%	11 (4.0%)	230 (82.7%)	19 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	6.9	1216^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.8%		13.5	1129^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.5%	87	5.6	10.9	6.4	11.1	21.7	10.6	10.6	$17,834	$2,255	$15,580
Lonnie Jackson Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Buena Vista Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-3039	395	27	14.9	100.0%	15 (3.8%)	325 (82.3%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	18.5	1021^st of 1238 public elementary schools	17.5%		14.4	1108^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.2%	87	21.4	22.4	14.3	16.1	19.0	20.4	37.5	$16,274	$1,663	$14,611
Reese Road Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	3100 Reese Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3684	387	29	13.5	100.0%	62 (16.0%)	191 (49.4%)	99 (25.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.7%)	28.7	861^st of 1238 public elementary schools	30.5%		30.5	845^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.3%	16	22.7	25.4	36.4	21.2	39.4	24.7	31.2	$15,751	$1,343	$14,408
Dimon Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	480 Dogwood Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 683-8772	358	29	12.3	100.0%	10 (2.8%)	270 (75.4%)	42 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	20.8	985^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.2	1016^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.6%	31	20.0	23.6	35.2	23.3	16.4	22.2	24.1	$16,235	$1,513	$14,722
Mary A Buckner Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5151 Kennedy Street	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(762) 332-4360	789	40	19.7	100.0%	24 (3.0%)	664 (84.2%)	48 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$12,289	$771	$11,518
Gentian Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 Primrose Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3625	442	39	11.3	100.0%	92 (20.8%)	249 (56.3%)	49 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.5%)	27	891^st of 1238 public elementary schools	28.0%		25.6	922^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	26.1%	31	22.7	31.1	28.1	33.8	16.2	19.8	37.5	$17,419	$2,282	$15,136
Rigdon Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Rigdon Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2989	437	32	13.8	100.0%	25 (5.7%)	343 (78.5%)	31 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.5%)	8	1206^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.9	1189^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.7%	17	10.0	12.0	19.6	6.0	18.0	1.8	16.4	$17,132	$2,196	$14,936
Waddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Miller Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3722	520	32	16.5	100.0%	44 (8.5%)	402 (77.3%)	37 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	19.3	1008^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.6%		17.1	1059^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.1%	51	20.0	20.8	23.9	29.4	13.0	19.4	30.3	$13,137	$1,219	$11,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Wesley Heights Elementary School

Is Wesley Heights Elementary School a good school?

Wesley Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wesley Heights Elementary School?

Students at Wesley Heights Elementary School are 87% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Wesley Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wesley Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rothschild Leadership Academy School
High : Kendrick High School

What district is Wesley Heights Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

How many students attend Wesley Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Wesley Heights Elementary School.

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