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Russell Elementary School

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Russell Elementary School ranks 410 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Russell Elementary School in Warner Robins, GA, serves approximately 576 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Houston County school district. The school has earned a consistent 3-star rating over the past five years, ranking in the 65th-69th percentile statewide—a remarkable climb from its 45th-percentile ranking in 2018-2019. This sustained improvement, which lifted the school roughly 260 positions in statewide rankings, reflects systemic changes that have become part of the school's culture.

Russell Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance despite serving a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. In the most recent testing year, 4th grade math proficiency reached 57.5%, exceeding both the district (53.7%) and state (50.1%) averages, while 5th grade science hit 51.3%, also surpassing district and state benchmarks. The school earns 4-star ratings for African American students (74th percentile), female students (71st percentile), and special education students (70th percentile). Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 21.5% to 16.0%—now below both district and state averages. The school also maintains a favorable 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio, among the lowest in the area, suggesting smaller class sizes that support individualized attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Russell Elementary's performance is particularly notable. It outperforms Westside Elementary by 56 percentile points, Miller Elementary by 53 points, and Pearl Stephens Elementary by 41 points—all schools with identical poverty demographics. While Lake Joy Elementary and Hilltop Elementary earn higher overall ratings, they serve lower percentages of students in poverty. Russell's investment of $15,250 per student, paired with its low student-teacher ratio, appears to be yielding dividends, particularly for subgroups often underserved elsewhere. The school's experience demonstrates that high-poverty schools can achieve solid outcomes, offering valuable lessons for neighboring schools facing similar challenges.

576

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,250

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Patriot Way
Warner Robins, GA 31088

(478) 929-7830

District: Houston County

Students who attend Russell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Huntington Middle School
High:	Warner Robins High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.3%

White:

28.1%

Hispanic:

20.1%

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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: Improving — 61st percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Georgia avg47%

410^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Houston County

65^th of 201Houston 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	62.0	410 of 1219	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	414 of 1238	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	390 of 1236	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	431 of 1223	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	394 of 1220	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	383 of 1214	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	673 of 1234	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	575 of 1209	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	532 of 1205	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.1	484 of 1233	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.8	652 of 1240	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.3	542 of 1231	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	440 of 1225	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.0	663 of 1201	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.4	535 of 1212	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	480 of 1183	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	490 of 1133	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	80.0	165 of 1134	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	229 of 1125	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	202 of 1101	81.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	217 of 828	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	226 of 892	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	216 of 879	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	267 of 870	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	199 of 876	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	347 of 1186	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	393 of 1224	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	379 of 1223	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	485 of 1212	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	512 of 1206	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	130 of 583	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	187 of 565	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	216 of 535	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	303 of 516	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	472 of 1183	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	462 of 1225	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	414 of 1220	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	368 of 1210	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	293 of 1209	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	141 of 465	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	29.2	393 of 565	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	246 of 487	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	209 of 455	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	95 of 415	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	427 of 700	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	306 of 769	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	283 of 772	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	269 of 775	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	293 of 779	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science51%+7 vs state

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

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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
Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Patriot Way	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7830	576	46	12.6	100.0%	162 (28.1%)	238 (41.3%)	116 (20.1%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	62	410^th of 1219 public elementary schools	66.4%		62	414^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.6%	4	45.1	57.5	47.5	51.3	$15,250	$855	$14,395
Shirley Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mary Ln	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7824	565	40	14.0	100.0%	161 (28.5%)	288 (51.0%)	52 (9.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.3%)	48.4	565^th of 1219 public elementary schools	53.7%		61.7	417^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.3%	148	48.0	40.7	38.4	46.8	$15,179	$1,083	$14,096
Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Pine Valley Dr	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7814	487	38	12.9	100.0%	94 (19.3%)	273 (56.1%)	70 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.2%)	15.6	1066^th of 1219 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.5	988^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.2%	78	30.2	26.0	14.9	24.3	$16,121	$1,220	$14,901
C. B. Watson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	61 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-6360	618	40	15.3	100.0%	67 (10.8%)	394 (63.8%)	110 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.5%)								(n/a)					$14,713	$1,055	$13,658
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Pleasant Hill Rd	Warner Robins	31093	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7820	543	41	13.2	100.0%	56 (10.3%)	307 (56.5%)	142 (26.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	14.1	1095^th of 1219 public elementary schools	10.2%		16.2	1070^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.6%	25	28.6	23.0	17.7	21.5	$15,014	$1,131	$13,883
Pearl Stephens Elementary School	Public	3-5	420 Pearl Stephens Way	Warner Robins	31098	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7895	436	32	13.7	100.0%	40 (9.2%)	290 (66.5%)	77 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	24.9	914^th of 1219 public elementary schools	25.0%		31.9	809^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.7%	105	37.8	31.7	29.4	23.4	$15,518	$905	$14,613
Parkwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Parkwood Dr	Warner Robins	31093	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7822	683	53	12.9	100.0%	77 (11.3%)	400 (58.6%)	158 (23.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	29.9	834^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.6%		16.1	1072^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	13.4%	238	46.0	34.4	27.4	26.4	$14,622	$1,106	$13,516
Quail Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Smithville Church Rd	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 953-0415	643	46	14.0	75.0%	254 (39.5%)	234 (36.4%)	84 (13.1%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	71.4	308^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.7%		63.9	393^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	68.3%	85	54.4	43.1	67.4	65.3	$13,171	$493	$12,678
Lake Joy Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	995 Lake Joy Rd	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 953-0465	588	42	13.9	63.8%	205 (34.9%)	171 (29.1%)	85 (14.5%)	79 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)								(n/a)					$15,766	$534	$15,233
Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Robert Bryson Smith Pkwy	Bonaire	31005	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 929-6113	590	41	14.3	71.7%	279 (47.3%)	170 (28.8%)	66 (11.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.4%)	73.7	288^th of 1219 public elementary schools	76.4%		79.6	241^st of 1238 public elementary schools	80.5%	47	68.2	56.6	54.6	50.0	$14,795	$882	$13,913

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Elementary School

How many students attend Russell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Russell Elementary School.

What district is Russell Elementary School in?

Houston County

What is the racial makeup of Russell Elementary School?

Students at Russell Elementary School are 41% African American, 28% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Russell Elementary School a good school?

Russell Elementary School ranks 410^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Russell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Russell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Huntington Middle School
High : Warner Robins High School

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