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Allen Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1125^th

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of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Allen Elementary School in Columbus, GA, serves 436 students in grades K-5 as part of the Muscogee County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most encouraging stories at Allen is attendance. The school has cut its chronic absenteeism rate from 24.9% in 2021-2022 to just 9.1% today—far better than the district average of 19.5% and the state average of 17.7%. This is a remarkable achievement for any school, especially one serving a high-poverty population. In fact, only two nearby schools—Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy (3.6%) and Clubview Elementary (7.9%)—have lower chronic absenteeism rates. By comparison, Fox Elementary (29.5%), Gentian Elementary (24.1%), and Hannan Elementary (22.0%) all struggle much more with attendance.

Academically, the picture is more challenging. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates at Allen ranged from 13.8% (5th grade) to 17.9% (4th grade), trailing district averages by roughly 12-18 points and state averages by about 30 points. However, 3rd grade math improved from 12.0% to 17.7% year-over-year. Science is a relative bright spot: 5th grade science proficiency reached 29.2%, up from 23.0% the prior year, and the gap with the district (35.5%) is narrower than in math. The school spends $14,870 per student with a 14:1 student-teacher ratio—less than several nearby schools like Rigdon Road Elementary School ($17,132) and Johnson Elementary School ($17,567), yet those schools don't achieve dramatically better results. While Allen's state ranking has declined in recent years, its strong attendance record and improving science scores show the school is capable of making meaningful progress.

436

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,870

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5201 23rd Ave
Columbus, GA 31904

(706) 748-2418

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Allen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Arnold Middle School
High:	Jordan Vocational High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.6%

White:

29.6%

African American:

25.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,125^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th 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	12.0	1125 of 1222	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	1132 of 1238	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	980 of 1236	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	838 of 1223	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	809 of 1220	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	847 of 1214	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	840 of 1234	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	720 of 1209	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	653 of 1205	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	619 of 1233	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.6	718 of 1240	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	886 of 1231	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1003 of 1225	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	913 of 1201	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.6	750 of 1212	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	695 of 1183	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.9	839 of 1133	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	803 of 1134	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	805 of 1125	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.9	660 of 1101	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	670 of 829	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	734 of 892	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	656 of 879	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	418 of 870	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	332 of 876	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	203 of 215	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	285 of 317	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	289 of 304	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	177 of 286	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	229 of 283	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	1124 of 1189	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1152 of 1224	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1037 of 1223	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	839 of 1212	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	910 of 1206	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	558 of 583	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	501 of 565	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	447 of 535	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	353 of 516	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	1062 of 1186	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1060 of 1225	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	878 of 1220	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	814 of 1210	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	675 of 1209	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	750 of 769	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	721 of 772	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	711 of 775	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	755 of 779	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-31 vs state

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Monday, December 12, 2022

They care more about making money through fundraisers than actually teaching the students. Constant advertisement calls begging you to pay for something. Don't recommend at all. Close Quote

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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
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	100.0%	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	16.8%	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
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%)	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
River Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Heath Dr	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-3072	454	33	13.7	100.0%	90 (19.8%)	123 (27.1%)	204 (44.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	9.8	1160^th of 1222 public elementary schools	5.1%		13.2	1127^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.0%	33	19.7	25.0	12.6	17.5	$15,216	$1,118	$14,098
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%)	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
Fox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 38th St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2723	383	28	13.6	100.0%	30 (7.8%)	296 (77.3%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	6	1204^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.3	1238^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.0%	34	9.1	9.4	12.5	20.0	$15,350	$1,520	$13,830
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	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
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%)	18.7	1019^th of 1222 public elementary schools	16.6%		31.3	815^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.2%	204	34.7	27.3	17.1	25.5	$19,254	$2,685	$16,569
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	82.5%	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
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	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 Allen Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Allen Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Arnold Middle School
High : Jordan Vocational High School

Is Allen Elementary School a good school?

Allen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Elementary School?

Students at Allen Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 30% White, 26% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Allen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Allen Elementary School.

What district is Allen Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

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