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Arnold Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Arnold Middle School in Columbus, GA, serves 582 students in grades 6-8 within the Muscogee County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced academic challenges over the past decade, with its statewide ranking dropping from the 50th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026, though recent data shows signs of stabilization and improvement.

The most notable bright spot is Arnold's exceptional performance in Algebra I End of Course assessments. In 2024-2025, 70.6% of Arnold students scored proficient or better—more than double the district average (30%) and well above the state average (44.9%). This places Arnold among the top performers in the district for advanced math, trailing only Richards Middle School and Veterans Memorial Middle School (both at 100%), and Blackmon Road Middle School (72.2%). However, grade-level math proficiency remains a challenge, with rates of 13.1% (6th grade), 20% (7th grade), and 25% (8th grade) in 2025-2026—all below district averages. Encouragingly, math scores have improved dramatically over three years, with 8th-grade proficiency climbing from 4.5% in 2023-2024 to 25% in 2025-2026.

Chronic absenteeism has improved from 35.6% in 2022-2023 to 25.7% in 2025-2026, though it remains above the state average (17.7%) and higher than nearby Baker Middle School (12.8%) and Richards Middle School (15.5%). Science and social studies proficiency also lag significantly behind state averages. The school spends about $12,694 per student—among the lowest in the district—yet achieves comparable results to schools spending more, such as Rothschild Leadership Academy School ($12,848) and Eddy Middle School ($13,545). While Arnold's overall ranking has declined over the decade, the most recent data shows improvement in math, declining absenteeism, and a rising percentile ranking (from 10th to 16th), suggesting the school is on an upward trajectory from a low baseline.

582

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,694

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2011 51st St
Columbus, GA 31904

(706) 748-2436

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Arnold Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jordan Vocational High School

Feeder schools for Arnold Middle School:

Elementary:	Allen Elementary School
	Hannan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.8%

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

17.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2024 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 9th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg27%

Georgia avg43%

484^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the Muscogee County

149^th of 202Muscogee 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	17.1	484 of 578	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	477 of 585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	527 of 578	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	515 of 569	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	465 of 558	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	433 of 542	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	419 of 559	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	349 of 543	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	305 of 539	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	274 of 545	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.9	254 of 537	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.4	239 of 521	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.7	182 of 527	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	219 of 508	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	250 of 504	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	188 of 494	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	218 of 466	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	201 of 462	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	217 of 445	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	195 of 420	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	362 of 480	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	311 of 494	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	388 of 489	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	403 of 485	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	361 of 482	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	156 of 199	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	194 of 200	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	154 of 166	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	128 of 157	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	471 of 550	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	483 of 567	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	519 of 558	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	505 of 553	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	465 of 544	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	351 of 374	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	384 of 400	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	367 of 381	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	376 of 380	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	350 of 367	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	463 of 550	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	461 of 569	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	507 of 561	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	494 of 559	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	453 of 553	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	9.3	137 of 145	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	383 of 425	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	358 of 442	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	418 of 437	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	406 of 429	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	363 of 431	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	390 of 404	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	395 of 415	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	413 of 417	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	411 of 429	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	411 of 425	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

Social Studies14%-26 vs state

Science13%-17 vs state

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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
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%)	17.1	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
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
Double Churches Middle School	Public	6-8	7611 Whitesville Rd	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2678	429	36	12.0	100.0%	89 (20.7%)	243 (56.6%)	38 (8.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.4%)	18.4	477^th of 578 public middle schools	17.5%		21	462^nd of 585 public middle schools	21.0%	15	65.0	11.9	18.3	14.7	10.6	23.7	86.4	$17,209	$1,818	$15,392
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%)	9.4	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
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
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
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2008 Old Guard Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3203	681	43	15.8	75.9%	243 (35.7%)	224 (32.9%)	113 (16.6%)	46 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	42.6	307^th of 578 public middle schools	46.9%		35.8	370^th of 585 public middle schools	36.8%	63	100.0	28.2	23.4	29.1	32.1	43.0	82.2	$11,672	$769	$10,904
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arnold Middle School

What high school do graduates of Arnold Middle School attend?

Students who attend Arnold Middle School usually go on to attend Jordan Vocational High School

What district is Arnold Middle School in?

Muscogee County

What is the racial makeup of Arnold Middle School?

Students at Arnold Middle School are 43% African American, 32% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Arnold Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Arnold Middle School.

Is Arnold Middle School a good school?

Arnold Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Georgia middle schools.

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