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South Columbus Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

South Columbus Elementary School in Columbus, GA, serves 326 students in grades PK-5 within the Muscogee County School District, and it is located in the southern part of the city where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most encouraging trends at South Columbus is the steady drop in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 34.9% in 2021-2022 to 22.1% in 2025-2026—a 12.8-point improvement. While this rate is still above the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages, it is far better than nearby schools like Mary A Buckner Academy (36.1%) and Key Elementary School (28.2%). In math, 4th graders posted a standout 28.5% proficiency rate in 2025-2026—a big jump from 15.9% the year before and the highest among most nearby schools, including Wynnton Elementary School (21.4%) and Rigdon Road Elementary School (14.2%). However, 3rd and 5th grade math proficiency remains low (12.8% and 9.1%, respectively), and 5th grade science (29.6%) far outpaces 5th grade math—a pattern seen for several years.

Despite its overall state ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Georgia elementary schools, South Columbus outperforms several nearby schools, including Davis Elementary School, Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School, and Mary A Buckner Academy. The school also spends less per student ($15,418) than Dorothy Height Elementary School ($17,814) and Key Elementary School ($18,284) while achieving similar or better results. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.1, class sizes are larger than at some peers, but the combination of improving attendance, a strong 4th grade math showing, and better-than-expected performance for its student population suggests the school may be on an upward path.

326

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,418

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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

1964 Torch Hill Rd
Columbus, GA 31903

(706) 683-8833

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend South Columbus Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eddy Middle School
High:	Spencer High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.1%

Hispanic:

37.1%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,112^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	13.2	1112 of 1222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1111 of 1238	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1051 of 1236	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1045 of 1223	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1085 of 1220	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1072 of 1214	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1082 of 1234	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1105 of 1209	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	1183 of 1205	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	1116 of 1233	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1179 of 1240	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1225 of 1231	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	1205 of 1225	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	1174 of 1201	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	1199 of 1212	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	1154 of 1183	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	1121 of 1133	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	1095 of 1134	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1109 of 1125	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	1099 of 1101	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	559 of 829	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.0	696 of 892	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	493 of 879	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	538 of 870	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	593 of 876	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	280 of 283	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	1038 of 1189	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1064 of 1224	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1004 of 1223	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1019 of 1212	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1025 of 1206	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	495 of 504	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	552 of 583	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	541 of 565	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	526 of 535	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	514 of 516	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1107 of 1186	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	1106 of 1225	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1050 of 1220	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1039 of 1210	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1144 of 1209	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-30 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
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	52.5%	10 (3.1%)	173 (53.1%)	121 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	13.2	1112^th of 1222 public elementary schools	9.0%		14	1111^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%	1	12.8	28.5	9.1	29.6	$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	62.1%	14 (3.3%)	348 (83.1%)	28 (6.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	12.1	1124^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.0%		6.8	1219^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.5%	95	27.1	21.7	16.7	18.6	$17,814	$1,613	$16,201
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	57.4%	8 (3.0%)	187 (71.1%)	59 (22.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	9.1	1167^th of 1222 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.3	1224^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.1%	57	17.5	28.8	7.9	13.8	$18,284	$1,930	$16,353
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	57.5%	14 (2.9%)	338 (69.4%)	123 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	3.8	1215^th of 1222 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.7	1235^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.2%	20	6.4	10.6	1.2	14.3	$14,349	$1,302	$13,047
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	57.8%	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
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	81.1%	20 (5.2%)	320 (82.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	5.9	1205^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.4%		4.4	1237^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.1%	32	15.3	9.4	7.8	16.9	$15,460	$1,631	$13,829
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	54.5%	10 (2.8%)	270 (75.4%)	42 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	28.7	851^st of 1222 public elementary schools	30.4%		20.8	985^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%	134	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	54.1%	24 (3.0%)	664 (84.2%)	48 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.3%)	5.9	1206^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.3%					(n/a)	8.7	13.6	11.3	16.1	$12,289	$771	$11,518
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	53.3%	43 (13.0%)	225 (67.8%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	17.4	1044^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.6%		24.6	933^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.6%	111	22.8	21.4	23.6	32.7	$17,237	$1,400	$15,838
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Columbus Elementary School

How many students attend South Columbus Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended South Columbus Elementary School.

Is South Columbus Elementary School a good school?

South Columbus Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Columbus Elementary School?

Students at South Columbus Elementary School are 53% African American, 37% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of South Columbus Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Columbus Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eddy Middle School
High : Spencer High School

What district is South Columbus Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

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