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Gentian Elementary School

Q: Is Gentian Elementary School a good school?

Gentian Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Gentian Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Gentian Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gentian Elementary School?

Students at Gentian Elementary School are 56% African American, 21% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Gentian Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gentian Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Hardaway High School

Public Grades K-5

1079^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Gentian Elementary School in Columbus, GA, serves approximately 442 students in grades K-5 within the Muscogee County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, but its overall state ranking has declined sharply over the past decade—from the 59th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 12th percentile in the most recent school year.

One of the most pressing challenges at Gentian is chronic absenteeism. At 24.1%, the rate is significantly higher than the district average (19.5%) and state average (17.7%), and it stands in stark contrast to nearby schools like Reese Road Leadership Academy (5.5%) and Clubview Elementary School (7.9%). Attendance has fluctuated over recent years, with a promising improvement in 2024-2025 that was not sustained. Academically, 5th grade math proficiency has dropped dramatically to just 7.2%, compared to the district average of 25.6% and state average of 44.1%. However, there are bright spots: 4th grade math proficiency (33.4%) approaches the district average, and 5th grade science (26.2%) is a relative strength. The school also spends more per student ($17,419) than most nearby schools, including Allen Elementary School ($14,870) and Blanchard Elementary School ($14,919).

The contrast with Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy, located just 2.25 miles away, highlights the disparities within the district—Britt David ranks 3rd in the state with math proficiency rates of 95-98%, while serving a much lower percentage of students in poverty. Gentian's subgroup performance shows significant gaps, with African American students ranking in the 6th percentile statewide and male students in the 8th percentile. Despite these challenges, the school has demonstrated capacity for improvement, as seen in its 2024-2025 5th grade science scores that exceeded the district average. For parents, the key takeaway is that Gentian offers a supportive student-teacher ratio and some academic strengths, but addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting 5th grade math achievement will be critical to reversing the school's downward trajectory.

442

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,419

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

4201 Primrose Rd
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 569-3625

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Gentian Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hardaway High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.3%

White:

20.8%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,079^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 47 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 30Elementary 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	15.2	1079 of 1222	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	891 of 1238	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	918 of 1236	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	877 of 1223	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	827 of 1220	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	678 of 1214	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	864 of 1234	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	617 of 1209	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.6	549 of 1205	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	507 of 1233	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.7	607 of 1240	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.9	845 of 1231	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	759 of 1225	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.1	943 of 1201	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.1	756 of 1212	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.1	703 of 1183	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.5	540 of 1133	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	578 of 1134	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.6	537 of 1125	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.4	666 of 1101	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	781 of 829	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	676 of 892	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	699 of 879	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	654 of 870	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	574 of 876	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	954 of 1189	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	959 of 1224	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	964 of 1223	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	953 of 1212	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	829 of 1206	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	243 of 583	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	1096 of 1186	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	807 of 1225	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	837 of 1220	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	798 of 1210	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	809 of 1209	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	399 of 466	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	404 of 565	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	292 of 487	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	364 of 455	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	264 of 415	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	603 of 703	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	489 of 769	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	692 of 772	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	642 of 775	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	696 of 779	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)58th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-27 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	43.7%	92 (20.8%)	249 (56.3%)	49 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.5%)	15.2	1079^th of 1222 public elementary schools	11.7%		27	891^st of 1238 public elementary schools	28.0%	188	24.6	33.4	7.2	26.2	$17,419	$2,282	$15,136
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	34.6%	62 (16.0%)	191 (49.4%)	99 (25.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.7%)	27	879^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.1%		28.7	861^st of 1238 public elementary schools	30.5%	18	13.6	46.9	27.5	31.8	$15,751	$1,343	$14,408
Clubview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2836 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 565-3017	566	38	14.8	19.4%	257 (45.4%)	181 (32.0%)	63 (11.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.4%)	55.3	495^th of 1222 public elementary schools	59.5%		54.2	512^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.6%	17	46.0	47.7	43.9	50.0	$14,914	$919	$13,995
Allen Elementary School	Public	K-5	5201 23rd Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2418	436	31	14.0	35.3%	129 (29.6%)	113 (25.9%)	155 (35.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	12	1125^th of 1222 public elementary schools	7.9%		13.1	1132^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	8.6%	7	17.7	17.9	13.8	29.2	$14,870	$1,441	$13,429
Britt David Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	5801 Armour Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	No	(706) 748-2617	552	31	17.8	6.5%	213 (38.6%)	114 (20.7%)	53 (9.6%)	131 (23.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.3%)	99.6	3^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.7	3^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	99.8%		95.7	97.8	97.9	97.9	$13,346	$430	$12,916
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	47.8%	25 (5.7%)	343 (78.5%)	31 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.5%)	19.8	998^th of 1222 public elementary schools	18.3%		8	1206^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.6%	208	16.4	14.2	20.0	47.5	$17,132	$2,196	$14,936
Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3700 Woodlawn Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2795	336	31	11.0	53.3%	106 (31.5%)	138 (41.1%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.4%)	22.8	953^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	22.0%		11.5	1154^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.8%	201	13.0	31.4	34.8	32.6	$17,567	$2,538	$15,029
Blanchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3512 Weems Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2461	451	31	14.5	25.5%	203 (45.0%)	125 (27.7%)	63 (14.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (11.5%)	57.7	460^th of 1222 public elementary schools	62.4%		61.1	423^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.8%	37	46.9	42.8	46.6	56.9	$14,919	$1,188	$13,731
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	51.1%	15 (3.8%)	325 (82.3%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	17.8	1033^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.5	1021^st of 1238 public elementary schools	17.5%	12	1.4	25.4	11.1	41.7	$16,274	$1,663	$14,611
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	51.0%	5 (1.4%)	302 (86.5%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	19.1	1009^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1093^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.7%	84	27.4	40.0	20.5	20.5	$15,729	$1,770	$13,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Gentian Elementary School

Is Gentian Elementary School a good school?

Gentian Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Gentian Elementary School attend?

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

High : Hardaway High School

What district is Gentian Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

What is the racial makeup of Gentian Elementary School?

Students at Gentian Elementary School are 56% African American, 21% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gentian Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Gentian Elementary School.

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