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Best Public Schools in Columbia County, GA

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29,120

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Top rankedParkway Elementary School37^th of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Grovetown Elementary School up 180 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brookwood Elementary School 12.7 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	4575 Blanchard Woods Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	State Specialty Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School fo	Yes	No	No	Yes	(762) 585-1400	554	43	13.0		289 (52.2%)	103 (18.6%)	89 (16.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (10.8%)	59.8	434^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.9%		52.3	538^th of 1248 public elementary schools	56.9%	104					31.8	41.4	47.9	31.3	42.1	43.2	50.0	54.3	50.7	33.3	44.7	40.5	52.1	40.5	13.5	$12,496	$321	$12,175
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	1095 Furys Ferry Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3712	711	45	15.8	22.1%	447 (62.9%)	87 (12.2%)	86 (12.1%)	33 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	52 (7.3%)	96	25^th of 584 public middle schools	95.7%		94.7	35^th of 588 public middle schools	94.0%	10		84.5						67.6	77.5	67.8				71.0	86.8	76.9			66.7	$12,146	$139	$12,008
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4431 Hardy McManus Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3736	640	45	14.2	24.7%	402 (62.8%)	80 (12.5%)	70 (10.9%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.4%)	93.6	89^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.3	91^st of 1248 public elementary schools	92.7%	2					59.8	70.4	72.0				63.2	84.3	68.2				75.7			$13,601	$609	$12,992
Westmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4558 Oakley Pirkle Rd	Martinez	30907	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 863-0992	720	51	14.1	60.4%	364 (50.6%)	149 (20.7%)	106 (14.7%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.6%)								(n/a)																				$12,905	$600	$12,305
Evans Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 Hereford Farm Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3689	1,030	60	17.3	45.5%	565 (54.9%)	219 (21.3%)	106 (10.3%)	42 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.0%)	87.1	67^th of 584 public middle schools	88.5%		88.7	60^th of 588 public middle schools	89.8%	7		93.1						59.0	56.4	64.7				49.9	56.4	80.8		26.7	72.9	$10,275	$138	$10,138
North Harlem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 W Trippe St	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-5995	930	62	15.1	53.2%	594 (63.9%)	155 (16.7%)	97 (10.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.0%)	65.8	379^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.4%		52.9	529^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.6%	150					40.5	41.9	49.3				46.6	51.5	50.7				55.7			$12,066	$696	$11,370
Evans High School	Public	9-12	4550 Cox Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-1198	1,800	100	17.9	38.6%	915 (50.8%)	424 (23.6%)	235 (13.1%)	71 (3.9%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	142 (7.9%)	58.5	128^th of 452 public high schools	71.7%		63.7	113^th of 458 public high schools	75.3%	15	40.8	34.0	54.5	44.1																$10,467	$159	$10,308
North Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2874 Ray Owens Rd	Appling	30802	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 541-1158	460	34	13.6	30.0%	379 (82.4%)	28 (6.1%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	94.1	82^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	93.4%		96.5	45^th of 1248 public elementary schools	96.4%	37					54.8	72.6	68.1				82.2	83.6	70.8				68.1			$15,588	$138	$15,449
Martinez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Flowing Wells Rd	Martinez	30907	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 863-8308	731	49	14.8	60.9%	392 (53.6%)	125 (17.1%)	105 (14.4%)	30 (4.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	69 (9.4%)	81.6	221^st of 1238 public elementary schools	82.1%		86.7	168^th of 1248 public elementary schools	86.5%	53					43.0	49.0	74.0				58.7	59.4	71.9				69.8			$12,694	$896	$11,798
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	2013 Raider Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 541-1252	903	59	15.3	44.2%	367 (40.6%)	292 (32.3%)	139 (15.4%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	71 (7.9%)	71.5	145^th of 584 public middle schools	75.2%		73.6	133^rd of 588 public middle schools	77.4%	12		89.9						50.5	52.4	49.7				43.6	41.2	62.8		10.9	53.6	$11,356	$138	$11,218
Grovetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Ford Ave	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 863-0800	908	65	13.9	66.9%	254 (28.0%)	344 (37.9%)	175 (19.3%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	115 (12.7%)	65.5	382^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	69.1%		50.3	562^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	55.0%	180					33.3	43.2	52.9				48.6	43.5	54.9				59.5			$12,414	$607	$11,807
Greenbrier High School	Public	9-12	5114 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6040	1,935	100	19.3	16.4%	1,256 (64.9%)	271 (14.0%)	164 (8.5%)	79 (4.1%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	154 (8.0%)	84.2	33^rd of 452 public high schools	92.7%		82.9	44^th of 458 public high schools	90.4%	11	68.0	47.0	69.9	67.7																$10,117	$202	$9,915
Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5116 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6060	610	41	14.9	18.5%	454 (74.4%)	56 (9.2%)	37 (6.1%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	96.6	51^st of 1238 public elementary schools	95.9%		93.3	92^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	92.6%	41					63.5	69.7	71.9				82.3	82.6	84.4				75.8			$12,998	$147	$12,851
Euchee Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	795 Louisville Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-4000	705	48	14.6	45.0%	334 (47.4%)	209 (29.6%)	101 (14.3%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.2%)	75.6	268^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%		78.3	247^th of 1248 public elementary schools	80.2%	21					32.7	42.3	64.0				50.4	66.7	66.7				66.7			$12,920	$343	$12,577
Harlem High School	Public	9-12	1070 Appling Harlem Rd	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 556-5980	1,318	73	18.0	42.2%	809 (61.4%)	262 (19.9%)	147 (11.2%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	44.5	204^th of 452 public high schools	54.9%		51.2	178^th of 458 public high schools	61.1%	26	37.7	23.7	47.3	30.8																$10,716	$227	$10,488
Harlem Middle School	Public	6-8	424 Hawes Branch Pkwy	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-5990	1,025	63	16.2	44.8%	642 (62.6%)	200 (19.5%)	102 (10.0%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.6%)	63.5	184^th of 584 public middle schools	68.5%		56.8	230^th of 588 public middle schools	60.9%	46		66.9						47.2	47.7	39.5				34.9	52.7	45.7		1.8	50.1	$11,003	$369	$10,633
Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	618 Gibbs Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-1202	730	49	15.0	39.0%	368 (50.4%)	157 (21.5%)	82 (11.2%)	40 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (10.8%)	87.6	154^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.6%		89.1	147^th of 1248 public elementary schools	88.2%	7					51.1	56.2	64.3				63.2	64.2	78.6				65.0			$12,288	$138	$12,150
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-0894	612	47	13.1	48.5%	307 (50.2%)	117 (19.1%)	84 (13.7%)	48 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.0%)	87.3	157^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.3%		91.1	120^th of 1248 public elementary schools	90.4%	37					43.9	68.0	56.9				65.9	74.8	65.7				72.5			$14,192	$514	$13,678
Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	533 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-0027	1,861	106	17.5	30.4%	1,024 (55.0%)	313 (16.8%)	181 (9.7%)	216 (11.6%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	117 (6.3%)	67.2	94^th of 452 public high schools	79.2%		73.1	79^th of 458 public high schools	82.8%	15	59.5	19.2	64.6	34.0																$10,863	$197	$10,667
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	455 S Old Belair Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-7538	559	44	12.7	59.0%	241 (43.1%)	132 (23.6%)	101 (18.1%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (8.6%)	81.5	223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	82.0%		77.7	253^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	79.7%	30					42.0	58.9	50.7				60.2	73.3	64.8				57.7			$15,445	$944	$14,502
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	527 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-6900	498	39	12.7	58.8%	235 (47.2%)	113 (22.7%)	67 (13.5%)	32 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	76.7	122^nd of 584 public middle schools	79.1%		66.1	172^nd of 588 public middle schools	70.7%	50		89.5						48.3	53.1	50.3				46.3	49.0	59.9			54.9	$14,410	$644	$13,766
Stevens Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3780 Evans To Locks Rd	Martinez	30907	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3705	759	49	15.4	22.9%	473 (62.3%)	79 (10.4%)	35 (4.6%)	113 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.8%)	96.4	54^th of 1238 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.2	50^th of 1248 public elementary schools	96.0%	4					68.5	71.5	80.6				80.8	79.9	70.1				76.9			$12,495	$150	$12,345
Greenbrier Middle School	Public	6-8	5120 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6080	853	52	16.4	18.5%	573 (67.2%)	97 (11.4%)	83 (9.7%)	50 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	43 (5.0%)	96.8	20^th of 584 public middle schools	96.6%		95.7	30^th of 588 public middle schools	94.9%	10		97.6						73.0	76.4	70.3				65.8	76.3	80.1			77.3	$11,416	$138	$11,278
Grovetown Middle School	Public	6-8	5463 Harlem Grovetown Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-2514	1,067	67	16.0	59.4%	253 (23.7%)	455 (42.6%)	211 (19.8%)	15 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	122 (11.4%)	54	244^th of 584 public middle schools	58.2%		50.9	265^th of 588 public middle schools	54.9%	21		67.2						37.0	44.2	39.8				39.6	44.3	44.0		5.5	34.4	$10,221	$430	$9,791
Lewiston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5426 Hereford Farm Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6064	614	43	14.4	30.9%	342 (55.7%)	131 (21.3%)	54 (8.8%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.6%)	94.5	76^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%		93.7	85^th of 1248 public elementary schools	93.2%	9					60.0	72.4	70.2				77.0	80.3	71.1				67.5			$13,768	$524	$13,244
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4109 Mullikin Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-1016	789	49	16.1	21.4%	485 (61.5%)	74 (9.4%)	63 (8.0%)	105 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)	96.8	45^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.4%		97.7	24^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.1%	21					63.8	77.6	81.2				68.5	85.7	77.9				85.9			$12,034	$427	$11,607
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Trudeau Trl	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 447-2100	1,060	69	15.4	49.9%	372 (35.1%)	349 (32.9%)	202 (19.1%)	17 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	112 (10.6%)	80.4	231^st of 1238 public elementary schools	81.3%		74.5	289^th of 1248 public elementary schools	76.8%	58					51.1	52.2	52.5				63.3	69.7	54.4				54.9			$11,723	$376	$11,347
Stallings Island Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Blackstone Camp Rd	Martinez	30907	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2106	729	44	16.6	24.7%	418 (57.3%)	84 (11.5%)	60 (8.2%)	119 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	95.9	26^th of 584 public middle schools	95.5%		96.3	23^rd of 588 public middle schools	96.1%	3		73.5						76.9	71.1	62.2				72.2	72.3	76.4			73.8	$11,286	$138	$11,148
Grovetown High School	Public	9-12	2010 Warrior Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2102	2,256	123	18.3	43.8%	673 (29.8%)	985 (43.7%)	374 (16.6%)	35 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	180 (8.0%)	48.2	176^th of 452 public high schools	61.1%		53	165^th of 458 public high schools	64.0%	11	40.2	23.3	45.7	44.0																$10,077	$209	$9,868
Baker Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 Hero Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2115	958	63	15.3	40.2%	370 (38.6%)	344 (35.9%)	132 (13.8%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (10.4%)	91.2	115^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.7%		91.6	115^th of 1248 public elementary schools	90.8%						59.8	60.8	67.2				60.9	76.5	77.4				68.6			$12,091	$460	$11,631
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2660 William Few Parkway	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-2346	795	51	15.4	19.6%	468 (58.9%)	103 (13.0%)	114 (14.3%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.4%)	97	37^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.7	67^th of 1248 public elementary schools	94.6%	30					66.2	76.4	71.6				80.9	81.9	77.3				84.3			$11,641	$427	$11,214

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