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Key Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Key Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Georgia, serving 304 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Muscogee County School District, which is ranked 155 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Key Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 1032 and 1225 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger since 2014-2015. Its proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessments are significantly lower than the Muscogee County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.9% of 3rd graders at Key Elementary were proficient in ELA, compared to 24.6% in Muscogee County and 34.9% statewide. The school also has extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 96.75% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

In comparison, the nearby Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy and Dimon Elementary have significantly higher academic performance, with 46.5% and 38.2% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA, respectively, in 2024-2025. These magnet schools also have higher spending per student and lower free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting that the additional resources and more advantaged student populations contribute to their stronger academic outcomes. Despite the high per-student spending at Key Elementary, the school's academic performance has remained stagnant or even declined in some areas over time, indicating a persistent struggle to improve student achievement.

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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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (10% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg29%

Georgia avg42%

1,224^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Muscogee County

155^th of 206Muscogee 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1224 of 1238	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1219 of 1248	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1225 of 1242	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1204 of 1244	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics12%-33 vs state

Science9%-34 vs state

English Language Arts8%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	6.3	1224^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.3	1219^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.3%	5	7.9	3.7	12.5	7.9	18.5	12.5	9.4	$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%)	14	1111^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%		17.3	1057^th of 1248 public elementary schools	15.3%	54	18.2	13.6	27.5	15.9	15.9	17.6	19.6	$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%)	6.8	1219^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.3	1202^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	3.7%	17	11.4	6.1	12.3	15.2	9.1	6.8	13.7	$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%)	4.7	1235^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.2%		7.9	1224^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.9%	11	7.6	4.2	10.2	7.7	1.1	3.1	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%)	4.4	1237^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.1%		9.8	1192^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	4.5%	45	8.9	7.2	5.5	6.3	4.8	5.5	8.2	$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%)	20.8	985^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.2	1016^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.6%	31	20.0	23.6	35.2	23.3	16.4	22.2	24.1	$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%)	24.6	933^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.6%		30.9	835^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.1%	98	19.3	22.0	46.2	15.8	24.0	16.9	29.2	$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%)								(n/a)								$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%)	8	1206^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.9	1189^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.7%	17	10.0	12.0	19.6	6.0	18.0	1.8	16.4	$17,132	$2,196	$14,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Key Elementary School

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

Is Key Elementary School a good school?

Key Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% 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

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