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Key Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Key Elementary School in Columbus, GA, serves 263 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Muscogee County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Key Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates well below district and state averages in most subjects. In 2025-2026, 3rd grade math proficiency was 17.5% (state: 48.3%), and 5th grade math was just 7.9% (state: 44.1%). Science proficiency for 5th graders was 13.8% (state: 44.2%). The school's overall ranking places it in the bottom 5% of Georgia elementary schools, though this is a slight improvement from the previous year. One bright spot is 4th grade math, where proficiency jumped to 28.8%—approaching the district average of 36.1% and competitive with nearby South Columbus Elementary (28.5%). However, 5th grade performance drops sharply within the same cohort, suggesting students may lose ground as they advance. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 28.2%, nearly 60% higher than the state average and worsening from the prior year.

Despite these challenges, Key Elementary invests heavily in its students. Per-student spending reached $18,284 in 2024-2025—higher than Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy ($17,120) and Rigdon Road Elementary ($17,132)—and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 11.5:1. Nearby Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy serves a similarly high-poverty population yet ranks in the 64th percentile, showing that school-level strategies can make a difference. For parents, the 4th grade math gains and improving rank trajectory offer hope, but addressing attendance and 5th grade learning gaps will be critical to sustained progress.

263

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,284

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2520 Broadmoor Dr
Columbus, GA 31903

(706) 683-8797

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Key Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eddy Middle School
High:	Spencer High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.1%

Hispanic:

22.4%

White:

3.0%

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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 — 14th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,164^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 30Elementary 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	9.1	1164 of 1219	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	1224 of 1238	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1208 of 1236	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1209 of 1223	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1185 of 1220	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1075 of 1214	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1072 of 1234	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1056 of 1209	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	1039 of 1205	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	1059 of 1233	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	1032 of 1240	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	938 of 1231	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	1156 of 1225	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1109 of 1201	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	1103 of 1212	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1057 of 1183	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	1035 of 1133	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	922 of 1134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	995 of 1125	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	902 of 1101	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	784 of 828	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	881 of 892	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	862 of 879	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	862 of 870	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	849 of 876	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	1136 of 1186	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1211 of 1224	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1161 of 1223	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1203 of 1212	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1152 of 1206	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	1117 of 1183	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1190 of 1225	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1193 of 1220	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1197 of 1210	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1177 of 1209	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics18%-29 vs state

Science14%-30 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
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Broadmoor Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8797	263	23	11.5	100.0%	8 (3.0%)	187 (71.1%)	59 (22.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	9.1	1164^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.3	1224^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.1%	60	17.5	28.8	7.9	13.8	$18,284	$1,930	$16,353
South Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Torch Hill Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8833	326	20	16.1	100.0%	10 (3.1%)	173 (53.1%)	121 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	13.2	1109^th of 1219 public elementary schools	9.0%		14	1111^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%	2	12.8	28.5	9.1	29.6	$15,418	$1,305	$14,112
Dorothy Height Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1458 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8871	419	38	11.1	100.0%	14 (3.3%)	348 (83.1%)	28 (6.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	12.1	1121^st of 1219 public elementary schools	8.0%		6.8	1219^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.5%	98	27.1	21.7	16.7	18.6	$17,814	$1,613	$16,201
Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 30th Ave	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8815	487	33	14.7	100.0%	14 (2.9%)	338 (69.4%)	123 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	3.8	1212^th of 1219 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.7	1235^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.2%	23	6.4	10.6	1.2	14.3	$14,349	$1,302	$13,047
Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1822 Shepherd Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2638	387	30	13.1	100.0%	20 (5.2%)	320 (82.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	5.9	1202^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	1.4%		4.4	1237^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.1%	35	15.3	9.4	7.8	16.9	$15,460	$1,631	$13,829
Brewer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2951 Martin Luther King	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2479	367	36	10.2	100.0%	10 (2.7%)	231 (62.9%)	103 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)								(n/a)					$20,971	$1,840	$19,131
Dimon Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	480 Dogwood Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 683-8772	358	29	12.3	100.0%	10 (2.8%)	270 (75.4%)	42 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	28.7	849^th of 1219 public elementary schools	30.4%		20.8	985^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%	136	34.5	44.7	17.0	32.1	$16,235	$1,513	$14,722
Wynnton Elementary School	Public	K-5	2303 Wynnton Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-3147	332	29	11.6	100.0%	43 (13.0%)	225 (67.8%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	17.4	1042^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	14.5%		24.6	933^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.6%	109	22.8	21.4	23.6	32.7	$17,237	$1,400	$15,838
Mary A Buckner Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5151 Kennedy Street	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(762) 332-4360	789	40	19.7	100.0%	24 (3.0%)	664 (84.2%)	48 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)	5.9	1203^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	1.3%					(n/a)	8.7	13.6	11.3	16.1	$12,289	$771	$11,518
Rigdon Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Rigdon Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2989	437	32	13.8	100.0%	25 (5.7%)	343 (78.5%)	31 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.5%)	19.8	995^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.4%		8	1206^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.6%	211	16.4	14.2	20.0	47.5	$17,132	$2,196	$14,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Key Elementary School

Is Key Elementary School a good school?

Key Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Key Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Key Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Key Elementary School?

Students at Key Elementary School are 71% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Key Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

What schools do graduates of Key Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eddy Middle School
High : Spencer High School

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