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Forrest Road Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Forrest Road Elementary School in Columbus, GA, serves 278 students in grades PK-5 within the Muscogee County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's dramatic academic improvement this year. In math, proficiency rates jumped significantly across all grade levels—3rd grade rose from 11.1% to 28.9%, 4th grade from 21.7% to 30.3%, and 5th grade from 10.6% to 22.5%. Fifth-grade science also improved sharply, from 10.6% to 27.5% proficiency. This progress moved the school from the 2nd percentile statewide to the 18th percentile, a remarkable one-year jump. While scores still trail the state average (48.3% in 3rd grade math), the school now nearly matches the district average in that subject. Chronic absenteeism has also been cut in half, dropping from 26.4% to 13.2%—now better than both the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) rates. The school spends $17,834 per student, the highest among nearby schools, and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.

Compared to other elementary schools within about four miles, Forrest Road now sits in the middle of the pack. Its 18th percentile ranking matches Rigdon Road Elementary School and Waddell Elementary School, and it outperforms Wesley Heights Elementary School (17th percentile). However, Clubview Elementary School, just 3.9 miles away, ranks in the 59th percentile with 46% of 3rd graders proficient in math—though Clubview serves a less economically disadvantaged population (65.7% free/reduced lunch). Given the strong gains, reduced absenteeism, and heavy investment in students, Forrest Road appears to be at a positive turning point. The coming years will show whether this improvement becomes a lasting trend.

278

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,834

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6400 Forrest Rd
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 565-3061

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Forrest Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Middle School
High:	Kendrick High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.7%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

997^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	19.7	997 of 1219	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	1216 of 1238	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1121 of 1236	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1192 of 1223	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1048 of 1220	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1088 of 1214	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1038 of 1234	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1072 of 1209	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	1050 of 1205	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	1189 of 1233	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	1229 of 1240	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	1157 of 1231	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.0	1191 of 1225	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	1191 of 1201	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	1205 of 1212	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	1106 of 1183	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	1118 of 1133	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	1121 of 1134	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	1096 of 1125	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	1071 of 1101	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	565 of 828	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.0	846 of 892	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	726 of 879	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	822 of 870	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	651 of 876	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	907 of 1186	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	1187 of 1224	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1131 of 1223	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1204 of 1212	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1090 of 1206	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1007 of 1183	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	1205 of 1225	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1060 of 1220	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1112 of 1210	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	982 of 1209	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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 (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 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
Forrest Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Forrest Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-3061	278	18	15.8	100.0%	11 (4.0%)	230 (82.7%)	19 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	19.7	997^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.2%		6.9	1216^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.8%	219	28.9	30.3	22.5	27.5	$17,834	$2,255	$15,580
Wesley Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Amber Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3733	349	27	13.1	100.0%	5 (1.4%)	302 (86.5%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	19.1	1007^th of 1219 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1093^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.7%	86	27.4	40.0	20.5	20.5	$15,729	$1,770	$13,960
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	954 High Ln	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2980	394	28	14.3	100.0%	14 (3.6%)	329 (83.5%)	29 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	16.1	1056^th of 1219 public elementary schools	13.4%		9.2	1195^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.5%	139	15.4	20.0	12.1	39.7	$14,605	$1,735	$12,869
Reese Road Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	3100 Reese Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3684	387	29	13.5	100.0%	62 (16.0%)	191 (49.4%)	99 (25.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.7%)	27	877^th of 1219 public elementary schools	28.1%		28.7	861^st of 1238 public elementary schools	30.5%	16	13.6	46.9	27.5	31.8	$15,751	$1,343	$14,408
Waddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Miller Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3722	520	32	16.5	100.0%	44 (8.5%)	402 (77.3%)	37 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	19.4	1003^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	17.7%		19.3	1008^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.6%	5	34.7	23.0	18.6	30.0	$13,137	$1,219	$11,918
Lonnie Jackson Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Buena Vista Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-3039	395	27	14.9	100.0%	15 (3.8%)	325 (82.3%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	17.8	1031^st of 1219 public elementary schools	15.4%		18.5	1021^st of 1238 public elementary schools	17.5%	10	1.4	25.4	11.1	41.7	$16,274	$1,663	$14,611
Gentian Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 Primrose Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3625	442	39	11.3	100.0%	92 (20.8%)	249 (56.3%)	49 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.5%)	15.2	1076^th of 1219 public elementary schools	11.7%		27	891^st of 1238 public elementary schools	28.0%	185	24.6	33.4	7.2	26.2	$17,419	$2,282	$15,136
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
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 Forrest Road Elementary School

What district is Forrest Road Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

What schools do graduates of Forrest Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forrest Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Middle School
High : Kendrick High School

What is the racial makeup of Forrest Road Elementary School?

Students at Forrest Road Elementary School are 83% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend Forrest Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Forrest Road Elementary School.

Is Forrest Road Elementary School a good school?

Forrest Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

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