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Martinez Elementary School

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Martinez Elementary School ranks 339 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Martinez Elementary School in Martinez, GA, serves approximately 731 students in grades PK-5 within the high-achieving Columbia County district, holding a 4-star rating and ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide for 2025-2026.

Martinez Elementary stands out for its exceptional work with African American students, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide for this group—a full 13 points higher than its overall ranking. This is a genuine strength that suggests effective instructional practices. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 12.2%, below both the district (12.9%) and state (17.7%) averages. In the most recent ELA data available, 5th graders achieved a 74% proficiency rate, beating the district average by nearly 9 points and surpassing every nearby Columbia County elementary except Stevens Creek Elementary. However, the school's overall state ranking has declined steadily from 119th (2021-2022) to 339th (2025-2026), and its 5th grade math proficiency (50%) lags behind 4th grade (58.2%). Science proficiency also dropped sharply to 49.6%, well below the district's 63%.

Compared to nearby schools, Martinez sits in the lower tier of its Columbia County peers—below Stevens Creek (94th percentile), Blue Ridge (89th), Evans (88th), and Brookwood (80th). Yet it dramatically outperforms the five Richmond County schools within a 4-mile radius, which all rank in the bottom 36% statewide. Notably, Martinez serves a higher-need population (61% free/reduced lunch) than most Columbia County peers, yet still achieves solid results. The school also spends less per student ($12,694) than Brookwood ($15,445) while achieving similar outcomes, suggesting efficient use of resources. Hispanic students represent the school's biggest growth opportunity, ranking in the 29th percentile statewide.

731

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,694

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213 Flowing Wells Rd
Martinez, GA 30907

(706) 863-8308

District: Columbia County

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

African American:

17.1%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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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.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Georgia median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Columbia County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg66%

Georgia avg47%

339^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Columbia County

17^th of 201Columbia 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
2026	68.4	339 of 1219	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	221 of 1238	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	169 of 1236	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	134 of 1223	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	119 of 1220	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	218 of 1214	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	237 of 1234	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	172 of 1209	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	269 of 1205	77.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.7	178 of 1233	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.6	260 of 1240	79.0%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	264 of 1231	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	341 of 1225	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.0	281 of 1201	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	393 of 1212	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.4	278 of 1183	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.0	211 of 1133	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	248 of 1134	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	258 of 1125	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	87.4	59 of 1101	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	125 of 828	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	133 of 892	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	127 of 879	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	97 of 870	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	257 of 876	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	301 of 1186	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	202 of 1224	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	139 of 1223	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	114 of 1212	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	139 of 1206	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	358 of 503	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	78.5	87 of 583	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	33 of 565	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	4 of 516	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	375 of 1183	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.3	241 of 1225	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	208 of 1220	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	152 of 1210	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	98 of 1209	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	49.3	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	219 of 465	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	155 of 565	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	87 of 487	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	52 of 455	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	410 of 700	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	284 of 769	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	237 of 772	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	157 of 775	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	130 of 779	83.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)85th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)38th percentile-51 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%+7 vs state

Science50%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 25, 2015

My daughters and my grand daughter attended Martinez Elementary. I found many of the teachers were helpful, were always willing to meet with me and give me instruction of how to help my daughters meet their full potential. There were a few that were not so helpful but it seemed that they were not at the school long. Many thanks to the caring teachers there. Both of my daughters completed college and are working in very challenging professions. My grand daughter is doing well also. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 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
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%)	68.4	339^th of 1219 public elementary schools	72.2%		81.6	221^st of 1238 public elementary schools	82.1%	118	56.8	58.2	50.0	49.6	$12,694	$896	$11,798
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 1219 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
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 1219 public elementary schools	77.4%					(n/a)	50.4	73.4	52.6	55.7	$12,905	$600	$12,305
Sue Reynolds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3840 Wrightsboro Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-2540	652	50	13.0	100.0%	34 (5.2%)	533 (81.7%)	41 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	28 (4.3%)	6.1	1195^th of 1219 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.1	1210^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.3%	15	23.7	11.2	9.4	5.2	$14,446	$1,318	$13,128
Warren Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Warren Rd	Augusta	30907	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 868-4022	665	50	13.3	100.0%	90 (13.5%)	444 (66.8%)	55 (8.3%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (9.2%)	15.2	1077^th of 1219 public elementary schools	11.6%		19.1	1015^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.0%	62	16.3	33.4	25.3	18.0	$14,614	$1,268	$13,346
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 1219 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
Copeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Jackson Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7228	369	30	12.3	100.0%	10 (2.7%)	317 (85.9%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	6.9	1184^th of 1219 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.6	1170^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.5%	14	15.1	18.6	12.2	14.6	$17,671	$2,025	$15,646
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	76^th of 1219 public elementary schools	93.8%		96.4	54^th of 1238 public elementary schools	95.6%	22	81.4	82.7	74.5	68.3	$12,495	$150	$12,345
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3140 Lake Forest Dr	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7317	719	49	14.6	82.5%	192 (26.7%)	434 (60.4%)	37 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.7%)	32.8	784^th of 1219 public elementary schools	35.7%		42	659^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.8%	125	45.3	38.0	28.5	28.6	$14,617	$1,121	$13,496
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 1219 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Martinez Elementary School

Is Martinez Elementary School a good school?

Martinez Elementary School ranks 339^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Martinez Elementary School?

Students at Martinez Elementary School are 54% White, 17% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Martinez Elementary School in?

Columbia County

How many students attend Martinez Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Martinez Elementary School.

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