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Rigdon Road Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Rigdon Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Columbus, Georgia, with 428 students. It 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.

Rigdon Road Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide rank of 1206 out of 1238 schools. The school's test scores are significantly below the Muscogee County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 10% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 6% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 34.9% and 44.3%, respectively. Additionally, Rigdon Road Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Muscogee County district, such as Hannan Elementary, Dimon Elementary, and Clubview Elementary, generally outperform Rigdon Road Elementary on test scores and other metrics, despite serving similar demographics. This suggests that factors beyond just student socioeconomic status may be contributing to the poor performance at Rigdon Road Elementary, which has shown no significant improvement in the past decade.

437

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,132

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1320 Rigdon Rd
Columbus, GA 31906

(706) 565-2989

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Rigdon Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richards Middle School
High:	Hardaway High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Georgia avg42%

1,206^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1206 of 1238	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1189 of 1248	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1080 of 1242	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1098 of 1244	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	990 of 1214	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1182 of 1234	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1148 of 1209	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	1186 of 1205	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	1130 of 1233	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	1126 of 1240	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	1154 of 1231	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	1073 of 1225	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.4	998 of 1201	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	1091 of 1212	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	1050 of 1183	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	1047 of 1133	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	69.7	336 of 1134	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	71.3	329 of 1125	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	67.9	392 of 1101	64.4%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-27 vs state

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

Mathematics8%-37 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, September 16, 2016

My children have attended Rigdon Road and it's a great neighborhood school! The teachers care and it shows! Close Quote

Schools Near Rigdon Road Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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	65.7%	257 (45.4%)	181 (32.0%)	63 (11.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.4%)	54.2	512^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.8	448^th of 1248 public elementary schools	64.1%	64	44.4	45.8	43.8	37.8	62.7	31.3	32.3	$14,914	$919	$13,995
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
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%)	18.5	1021^st of 1238 public elementary schools	17.5%		14.4	1108^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.2%	87	21.4	22.4	14.3	16.1	19.0	20.4	37.5	$16,274	$1,663	$14,611
Hannan Elementary	Public	K-5	1338 Talbotton Rd	Columbus	31901	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2744	322	30	10.5	100.0%	37 (11.5%)	235 (73.0%)	20 (6.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	31.3	815^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.2%		30	855^th of 1248 public elementary schools	31.5%	40	25.9	26.5	39.3	16.7	12.2	37.5	39.3	$19,254	$2,685	$16,569
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
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
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	100.0%	106 (31.5%)	138 (41.1%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.4%)	11.5	1154^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.8%		26.5	905^th of 1248 public elementary schools	27.5%	249	22.4	9.6	16.3	15.5	19.2	11.6	14.0	$17,567	$2,538	$15,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Rigdon Road Elementary School

How many students attend Rigdon Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Rigdon Road Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rigdon Road Elementary School?

Students at Rigdon Road Elementary School are 78% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% White.

Is Rigdon Road Elementary School a good school?

Rigdon Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Rigdon Road Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

What schools do graduates of Rigdon Road Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Hardaway High School

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