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Lonnie Jackson Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1033^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lonnie Jackson Academy is an elementary school in Columbus, GA, serving 395 students in grades PK-5 within the Muscogee County school district, where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Lonnie Jackson Academy shows a mix of promising gains and ongoing challenges. The school has improved its state ranking for three straight years, moving from the 5th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically—from 33.8% in 2021-2022 to 14.4% in 2025-2026—now better than both the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages. Science is a clear bright spot: 41.7% of 5th graders scored proficient, beating the district average (35.5%) and nearly matching the state (44.2%). This outpaces most nearby schools, including Wesley Heights Elementary School (20.5%) and Mary A Buckner Academy (16.1%).

However, math proficiency remains a serious concern, especially in 3rd grade, where only 1.4% of students met standards—far below the district (29.9%) and state (48.3%). This is the lowest 3rd grade math rate among nearby schools, and it represents a sharp drop from the prior year (16.1%). By contrast, 4th grade math improved to 25.4% proficiency, up from 19% the year before. The school also shows a notable gender gap: female students rank in the 25th percentile statewide, while males rank in the 11th. When compared to Dimon Elementary—just under a mile away with similar demographics—Lonnie Jackson trails significantly in math (e.g., Dimon's 3rd grade math is 34.5% proficient). Still, the school's science success, improved attendance, and rising overall trajectory suggest a foundation for continued progress, though replicating that success in math will be key.

395

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,274

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4601 Buena Vista Rd
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 565-3039

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Lonnie Jackson Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Rothschild Leadership Academy School
High:	Kendrick High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.3%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,033^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	17.8	1033 of 1222	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	1021 of 1238	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1101 of 1236	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1169 of 1223	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1070 of 1220	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1117 of 1214	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1097 of 1234	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1170 of 1209	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	1192 of 1205	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1038 of 1233	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1105 of 1240	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.3	1171 of 1231	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	1217 of 1225	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	1143 of 1201	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	1164 of 1212	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	1135 of 1183	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	971 of 1134	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	888 of 1125	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	932 of 1101	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	680 of 829	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	712 of 892	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	773 of 879	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	805 of 870	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	687 of 876	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	887 of 1189	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1040 of 1224	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1105 of 1223	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1169 of 1212	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	991 of 1206	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	1060 of 1186	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	974 of 1225	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1068 of 1220	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1122 of 1210	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1118 of 1209	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+14 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

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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
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%)	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
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%)	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
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	100.0%	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
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
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	954 High Ln	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2980	394	28	14.3	100.0%	14 (3.6%)	329 (83.5%)	29 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	16.1	1059^th of 1222 public elementary schools	13.3%		9.2	1195^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.5%	136	15.4	20.0	12.1	39.7	$14,605	$1,735	$12,869
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	100.0%	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
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
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	100.0%	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
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
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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lonnie Jackson Academy

Is Lonnie Jackson Academy a good school?

Lonnie Jackson Academy ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Lonnie Jackson Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Lonnie Jackson Academy.

What district is Lonnie Jackson Academy in?

Muscogee County

What schools do graduates of Lonnie Jackson Academy attend?

Students who attend Lonnie Jackson Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rothschild Leadership Academy School
High : Kendrick High School

What is the racial makeup of Lonnie Jackson Academy?

Students at Lonnie Jackson Academy are 82% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% White.

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