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Fort Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Fort Middle School in Columbus, GA, serves 440 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Muscogee County district, which ranks in the bottom quarter of Georgia districts. The school’s state ranking has declined sharply over the past decade, dropping from the 21st percentile in 2015-2016 to the 4th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, placing it among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state.

Academically, Fort Middle School struggles significantly compared to district and state averages. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency is just 5.9% (district: 21.6%, state: 40.7%), and 8th-grade science proficiency is 5.6% (district: 18.2%, state: 29.7%). The one bright spot is Algebra I End-of-Course performance, where 44.4% of students scored proficient—above the district average of 35.7%—though still below the state average of 48.1%. This contrast suggests that students in advanced math are performing much better than their peers in standard grade-level courses. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at 24.9%, higher than the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages, though it has improved slightly from the prior year.

Compared to nearby schools, Fort Middle School lags far behind higher-performing options like Richards Middle School (74th percentile) and Aaron Cohn Middle School (66th percentile), which serve similar demographics but achieve proficiency rates 5-10 times higher in most subjects. Notably, Fort Middle School spends more per student ($14,191) than Richards ($11,748) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (13.5 vs. 17.2), indicating that funding and class size are not the primary barriers. The school’s subgroup performance is also concerning, with all major groups ranking in the bottom 6% statewide. While the school is not the lowest-performing in its immediate area—Eddy Middle School and Baker Middle School rank at the 2nd percentile—the gap between Fort and its higher-achieving neighbors suggests that strategies used elsewhere in the district could potentially be adapted to improve outcomes here.

440

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,191

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Woodruff Farm Rd
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 569-3740

District: Muscogee County

Feeder schools for Fort Middle School:

Elementary:

Forrest Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.0%

Hispanic:

8.9%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (9% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg27%

Georgia avg43%

556^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Middle Schools in the Muscogee County

148^th of 201Muscogee 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	8.0	556 of 578	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	514 of 585	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	526 of 578	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	537 of 569	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	511 of 558	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	444 of 542	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	460 of 559	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	458 of 543	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	443 of 539	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	432 of 545	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	426 of 537	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	353 of 521	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	375 of 527	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	431 of 508	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	431 of 504	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	373 of 494	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	401 of 466	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	378 of 462	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.8	339 of 445	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.3	306 of 420	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	458 of 480	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	399 of 494	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	441 of 489	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	446 of 485	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	415 of 482	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	546 of 550	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	520 of 567	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	518 of 558	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	513 of 553	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	482 of 544	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	295 of 380	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	347 of 367	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	519 of 550	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	485 of 569	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	509 of 561	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	533 of 559	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	526 of 553	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	411 of 425	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	340 of 442	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	325 of 437	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	400 of 429	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	362 of 431	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I44%-4 vs state

HS Physical Science13%-48 vs state

Mathematics9%-34 vs state

Social Studies7%-33 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Fort Middle School is now Fort Middle Service Learning Magnet Academy! Student are provided with an education that will not only help them pass the state standards but to become a servant leader in their future. The proud principal, Mrs. Coaxum and the proud assistanct principal, Ms. Collier are both excellent educational leaders. Close Quote

by a teacher
Monday, March 28, 2011

Fort Middle School is an EXCELLENT SCHOOL. We have wonderful, intelligent, beautiful, well-rounded, highly educated students - great parents and a very supportive and involved community. The faculty and staff members are hard working, caring, smart, dedicated, and always willing to go the extra mile. We educate the total child. We are Fort Middle School, The Best Middle School in the World!!! I am so proud to be a Patriot!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
Fort Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Woodruff Farm Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3740	440	33	13.5	100.0%	31 (7.0%)	339 (77.0%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.6%)	8	556^th of 578 public middle schools	3.8%		15.3	514^th of 585 public middle schools	12.1%	42	44.4	5.9	13.9	8.5	5.6	7.1	12.6	$14,191	$1,295	$12,896
East Columbus Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6100 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 565-3026	395	31	12.5	97.5%	6 (1.5%)	355 (89.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	11.9	530^th of 578 public middle schools	8.3%		15.1	516^th of 585 public middle schools	11.8%	14	66.7	12.7	19.0	13.4	8.0	7.8	43.8	$14,886	$1,192	$13,694
Rothschild Leadership Academy School	Public	6-8	1136 Hunt Ave	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3709	498	36	13.9	100.0%	13 (2.6%)	426 (85.5%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	9.3	550^th of 578 public middle schools	4.8%		7.5	570^th of 585 public middle schools	2.6%	20		5.2	6.3	12.3	12.0	8.5		$12,848	$1,539	$11,310
Richards Middle School	Public	6-8	2892 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3697	799	46	17.2	85.2%	202 (25.3%)	390 (48.8%)	82 (10.3%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.5%)	70.4	148^th of 578 public middle schools	74.4%		75.6	125^th of 585 public middle schools	78.6%	23	100.0	48.7	55.9	52.2	33.5	42.8	97.4	$11,748	$1,005	$10,743
Blackmon Road Middle School	Public	6-8	7251 Blackmon Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 565-2998	478	46	10.3	78.7%	145 (30.3%)	203 (42.5%)	61 (12.8%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.7%)	49.6	263^rd of 578 public middle schools	54.5%		57.5	223^rd of 585 public middle schools	61.9%	40	88.1	27.2	26.6	44.3	36.8	40.9	73.9	$16,978	$1,226	$15,752
Arnold Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 51st St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2436	582	37	15.6	100.0%	100 (17.2%)	249 (42.8%)	188 (32.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	17	484^th of 578 public middle schools	16.3%		18.9	477^th of 585 public middle schools	18.5%	7		13.1	20.0	25.0	13.2	13.9		$12,694	$1,253	$11,441
Midland Middle School	Public	6-8	6990 Warm Springs Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3673	455	33	13.8	100.0%	66 (14.5%)	292 (64.2%)	44 (9.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.7%)	25.4	424^th of 578 public middle schools	26.6%		27.1	424^th of 585 public middle schools	27.5%		65.2	25.8	18.4	25.0	14.2	29.5	57.9	$14,768	$1,560	$13,208
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8721	631	40	15.6	100.0%	19 (3.0%)	487 (77.2%)	99 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	7.1	564^th of 578 public middle schools	2.4%		5.6	577^th of 585 public middle schools	1.4%	13		4.0	6.7	6.2	8.1	5.0		$13,081	$1,370	$11,711
Eddy Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 S Lumpkin Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8782	448	31	14.3	100.0%	14 (3.1%)	316 (70.5%)	96 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	6.9	566^th of 578 public middle schools	2.1%		7.2	571^st of 585 public middle schools	2.4%	5		2.9	10.4	9.0	4.2	4.9		$13,545	$1,381	$12,164
Aaron Cohn Middle School	Public	6-8	7352 Garrett Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3801	525	32	16.6	53.3%	175 (33.3%)	222 (42.3%)	61 (11.6%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.9%)	61.9	194^th of 578 public middle schools	66.4%		69.6	150^th of 585 public middle schools	74.4%	44	100.0	31.8	54.4	62.6	19.5	40.2	86.4	$12,239	$600	$11,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Fort Middle School?

Students at Fort Middle School are 77% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Fort Middle School a good school?

Fort Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Fort Middle School in?

Muscogee County

How many students attend Fort Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Fort Middle School.

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