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Fox Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fox Elementary School in Columbus, GA, serves about 383 students in grades PK through 5 within the Muscogee County School District, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

Fox Elementary has faced significant challenges for nearly a decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 1-2% of elementary schools statewide and receiving a zero-star rating for nine consecutive years. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency ranged from just 9.1% in 3rd grade to 12.5% in 5th grade, compared to state averages of 44-50%. The contrast with nearby Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy, located just 2.7 miles away, is striking—Britt David ranks 3rd in the state with 95.7% 3rd grade math proficiency, while Fox ranks 1201st. However, it's important to note that Britt David serves a very different population (17% free/reduced lunch vs. 100% at Fox), and other high-poverty schools in the district, like Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy (43.2% math proficiency) and Hannan Elementary (34.7%), achieve far better results, suggesting poverty alone doesn't determine outcomes.

There are encouraging signs of progress. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 55.2% in 2021-2022 to 29.5% recently, though it remains well above the state average of 17.7%. Fifth-grade science proficiency jumped from 2.9% to 20%, and 5th grade math improved from 2.8% to 12.5%. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 and spends about $15,350 per student. While these gains are modest, they suggest recent interventions may be taking hold. For parents considering this school, the most important factors to understand are the persistent academic gaps, the ongoing attendance challenges, and the school's role as a vital community resource in a high-poverty neighborhood.

383

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,350

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 38th St
Columbus, GA 31904

(706) 748-2723

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Fox Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Double Churches Middle School
High:	Jordan Vocational High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Two or more races:

10.4%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,204^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	6.0	1204 of 1222	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	1238 of 1238	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1217 of 1236	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1216 of 1223	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1218 of 1220	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1205 of 1214	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1204 of 1234	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1155 of 1209	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	1057 of 1205	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1076 of 1233	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	1199 of 1240	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	1109 of 1231	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	1147 of 1225	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	1190 of 1201	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	1208 of 1212	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	1153 of 1183	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	1132 of 1133	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	1120 of 1134	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	1112 of 1125	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1008 of 1101	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	814 of 829	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	891 of 892	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	857 of 879	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	869 of 870	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	876 of 876	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	1123 of 1189	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	1214 of 1224	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1204 of 1223	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1212 of 1212	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1206 of 1206	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	1177 of 1186	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	1224 of 1225	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1180 of 1220	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1169 of 1210	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1166 of 1209	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science20%-24 vs state

Mathematics10%-37 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 2, 2018

Stay far away from this FILTHY school! My child received IMPETIGO! The principal Ms. Scarborough hdidn’t care at all! She is very non chalant and it’s sickening!!! She also expressed how they wash all of the pre-k children’s blankets at the school which is why they do not send them home! That is not apart of state regulations!!!! This school doesn’t deserve 1 star!!! 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
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
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
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
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
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 1st Ave	Columbus	31901	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 748-2702	382	26	14.9	100.0%	17 (4.5%)	302 (79.1%)	34 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	59.1	441^st of 1222 public elementary schools	63.9%		34.4	765^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.2%	324	43.2	48.8	56.0	60.0	$17,120	$1,176	$15,944
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
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
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%)	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
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
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 Fox Elementary School

How many students attend Fox Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Fox Elementary School.

What district is Fox Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

What is the racial makeup of Fox Elementary School?

Students at Fox Elementary School are 77% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% White, 4% Hispanic.

Is Fox Elementary School a good school?

Fox Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fox Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Double Churches Middle School
High : Jordan Vocational High School

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