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Best Public Schools in Columbia County, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

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Schools

30,873

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedParkway Elementary School35^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Evans High School up 62 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brookwood Elementary School 12.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Westmont Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 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%)	63.3	396^th of 1222 public elementary schools	67.6%		59.8	434^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.9%	38	81.3			39.7	50.0	52.3	62.8	45.2	55.6	52.3	44.4	19.5		$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%)	92.2	30^th of 578 public middle schools	94.8%		96	25^th of 585 public middle schools	95.7%	5	95.1						81.6	77.9	83.0		35.9	65.7	84.8	$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%)	91.9	110^th of 1222 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.6	89^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.8%	21				58.1	83.9	82.1				79.2				$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%)	74.7	275^th of 1222 public elementary schools	77.5%					(n/a)				50.4	73.4	52.6				55.7				$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%)	77.9	110^th of 578 public middle schools	81.0%		87.1	67^th of 585 public middle schools	88.5%	43	74.2						58.1	59.6	62.6		15.2	66.3	65.4	$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%)	55.1	500^th of 1222 public elementary schools	59.1%		65.8	379^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.4%	121				48.0	60.2	38.1				40.5				$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%)	70.5	65^th of 457 public high schools	85.8%		58.5	127^th of 451 public high schools	71.8%	62	38.2	65.8	56.5											$10,467	$159	$10,308
North Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2890 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%)	96.1	51^st of 1222 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.1	82^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	93.4%	31				84.3	84.2	70.2				79.4				$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%)	68.5	340^th of 1222 public elementary schools	72.2%		81.6	221^st of 1238 public elementary schools	82.1%	119				56.8	58.2	50.0				49.6				$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%)	62.1	190^th of 578 public middle schools	67.1%		71.5	145^th of 585 public middle schools	75.2%	45	54.1						50.5	49.5	52.1		7.4	57.6	38.9	$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%)	57.7	459^th of 1222 public elementary schools	62.4%		65.5	382^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	69.1%	77				43.9	41.8	55.3				54.5				$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%)	82.6	33^rd of 457 public high schools	92.8%		84.2	33^rd of 451 public high schools	92.7%		55.8	76.9	68.0											$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%)	90.7	122^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	90.0%		96.6	51^st of 1238 public elementary schools	95.9%	71				79.8	84.8	70.8				56.3				$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%)	71.3	311^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.5%		75.6	268^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%	43				54.5	55.6	53.4				58.3				$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%)	50.8	166^th of 457 public high schools	63.7%		44.5	203^rd of 451 public high schools	55.0%	37	14.3	52.9	43.6											$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%)	62	193^rd of 578 public middle schools	66.6%		63.5	184^th of 585 public middle schools	68.5%	9	55.7						47.9	47.2	49.2		7.9	53.3	55.5	$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%)	88.2	149^th of 1222 public elementary schools	87.8%		87.6	154^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.6%	5				76.6	63.2	76.7				62.6				$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%)	89	139^th of 1222 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.3	157^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.3%	18				79.3	77.9	57.9				65.3				$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%)	60.4	108^th of 457 public high schools	76.4%		67.2	93^rd of 451 public high schools	79.4%	15	28.8	60.9	37.4											$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%)	77.8	244^th of 1222 public elementary schools	80.0%		81.5	223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	82.0%	21				50.0	75.3	54.7				61.1				$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%)	67.6	162^nd of 578 public middle schools	72.0%		76.7	122^nd of 585 public middle schools	79.1%	40	62.6						50.0	51.0	57.7		2.2	45.8	72.9	$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%)	94.8	75^th of 1222 public elementary schools	93.9%		96.4	54^th of 1238 public elementary schools	95.6%	21				81.4	82.7	74.5				68.3				$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%)	90.9	37^th of 578 public middle schools	93.6%		96.8	20^th of 585 public middle schools	96.6%	17	90.4						72.3	77.2	78.3		21.7	75.2	83.0	$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%)	53.4	247^th of 578 public middle schools	57.3%		54	244^th of 585 public middle schools	58.3%	3	67.5						51.6	44.2	42.8		8.3	32.5	69.9	$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%)	94.6	80^th of 1222 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.5	76^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%	4				80.0	78.9	75.6				69.4				$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%)	96.3	45^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.8	45^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.4%					76.3	79.6	80.3				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%)	67	357^th of 1222 public elementary schools	70.8%		80.4	231^st of 1238 public elementary schools	81.3%	126				56.2	67.1	42.7				48.1				$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%)	89.9	44^th of 578 public middle schools	92.4%		95.9	26^th of 585 public middle schools	95.6%	18	78.9						74.9	78.6	72.5			75.3	75.7	$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%)	51.9	158^th of 457 public high schools	65.4%		48.2	175^th of 451 public high schools	61.2%	17	37.1	53.3	39.4											$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%)	86.1	165^th of 1222 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.2	115^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.7%	50				71.6	70.0	59.8				60.5				$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%)	97.2	35^th of 1222 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	37^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.0%	2				85.3	82.5	78.9				80.2				$11,641	$427	$11,214
Westside High School	Public	9-12	1002 Patriots Way	Augusta	30907	Columbia County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 868-4030	1,088	56	19.4	85.0%	98 (9.0%)	840 (77.2%)	79 (7.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	61 (5.6%)	10.5	410^th of 457 public high schools	10.3%		8.2	423^rd of 451 public high schools	6.2%	13	8.0	9.6	20.5											$12,192	$1,131	$11,061
Warren Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Warren Rd	Augusta	30907	Columbia County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 868-4022	665	50	13.3	—	90 (13.5%)	444 (66.8%)	55 (8.3%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (9.2%)	15.2	1080^th of 1222 public elementary schools	11.6%		19.1	1015^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.0%	65				16.3	33.4	25.3				18.0				$14,614	$1,268	$13,346

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