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Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School

Q: Is Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School a good school?

Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School?

Students at Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School are 69% African American, 25% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School in Columbus, GA, serves 487 students in grades PK-5 within the Muscogee County district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 36.5% in 2021-2022 to just 10.6% today—a 71% reduction that now beats both the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages. This means students are consistently showing up to class, which is a critical foundation for learning. The school also shows relative strength in science, where 14.3% of 5th graders scored proficient—more than ten times the rate in 5th grade math (1.2%). English Language Learner students also perform better than other subgroups, ranking in the 11th percentile statewide. At $14,349 per student, the school spends less than nearby Key Elementary School ($18,284) and Dorothy Height Elementary School ($17,814) while serving a similar population.

However, academic proficiency remains critically low. In 2025-2026, only 6.4% of 3rd graders, 10.6% of 4th graders, and 1.2% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to state averages of 48.3%, 50.1%, and 44.1%. Nearby Dimon Elementary achieves dramatically better results—34.5% of 3rd graders proficient in math—despite serving a similarly high-poverty population. The school's state ranking has improved slightly from the 0th percentile to the 1st percentile, but it remains in the bottom tier of Georgia schools. The key takeaway: the school has solved its attendance problem, but test scores haven't followed yet. This suggests that while students are now in class, the instructional strategies or interventions may need to shift focus toward accelerating academic growth. With efficient spending and improving attendance, there's a foundation here that could support meaningful progress with the right academic focus.

487

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,349

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 30th Ave
Columbus, GA 31903

(706) 683-8815

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Baker Middle School
High:	Spencer High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.4%

Hispanic:

25.3%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,215^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	3.8	1215 of 1222	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	1235 of 1238	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1213 of 1236	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1191 of 1223	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1181 of 1220	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1102 of 1214	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1215 of 1234	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1205 of 1209	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	1203 of 1205	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	1223 of 1233	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	1205 of 1240	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	1187 of 1231	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	1188 of 1225	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	1167 of 1212	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	1163 of 1183	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	1113 of 1133	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	1054 of 1134	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1057 of 1125	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	883 of 1101	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	825 of 829	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	884 of 892	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	856 of 879	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	819 of 870	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	817 of 876	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	191 of 215	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	315 of 317	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	264 of 304	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	257 of 286	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	271 of 283	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	1187 of 1189	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	1223 of 1224	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1186 of 1223	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1177 of 1212	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1147 of 1206	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	503 of 504	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	580 of 583	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	539 of 565	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	516 of 535	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	498 of 516	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	1173 of 1186	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1209 of 1225	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1197 of 1220	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1179 of 1210	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1184 of 1209	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	549 of 565	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science14%-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	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
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
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
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%)	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
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	100.0%	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
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
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
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	100.0%	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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baker Middle School
High : Spencer High School

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School?

Students at Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School are 69% African American, 25% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School.

Is Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School a good school?

Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School in?

Muscogee County

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