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East Columbus Magnet Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

East Columbus Magnet Academy is a middle school in Columbus, GA, serving 395 students in grades 6-8 within the Muscogee County school district, where nearly all students (97.5%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges. In math, only about 13-19% of students scored proficient on state tests, compared to state averages of 41-46%. Science and social studies proficiency rates are also low—just 8% and 7.8% respectively, less than one-third of state averages. The school's overall ranking places it in the 8th percentile statewide, below nearby Richards Middle School (74th percentile) and Aaron Cohn Middle School (66th percentile), though it performs slightly better than Baker Middle School and Eddy Middle School, both in the 2nd percentile. There is one notable bright spot: students taking Algebra I scored 66.7% proficient, dramatically exceeding both district (35.7%) and state (48.1%) averages—a nearly fourfold improvement over two years. However, this likely reflects a small, select group of advanced students, while the majority of students in standard math courses continue to struggle.

On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped from 40.3% to 23.3% over three years, though it still exceeds district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1 and spends $14,886 per student—higher than higher-performing neighbors like Richards ($11,748) and Aaron Cohn ($12,239)—yet outcomes remain low. Special education students face particular challenges, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide. While the school's "magnet" designation might suggest specialized programs attracting diverse students, its high poverty rate and low performance indicate it functions more like a traditional neighborhood school. The Algebra I success and improved attendance suggest potential strategies that could be expanded to benefit the broader student population.

395

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,886

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6100 Georgetown Dr
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 565-3026

District: Muscogee County

Students who attend East Columbus Magnet Academy usually attend:

High:

Kendrick High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.9%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 32 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg27%

Georgia avg43%

530^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Middle Schools in the Muscogee County

148^th of 201Muscogee 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	11.9	530 of 578	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	516 of 585	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	508 of 578	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	526 of 569	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	516 of 558	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	497 of 542	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	505 of 559	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	496 of 543	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	493 of 539	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	485 of 545	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	447 of 537	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	463 of 521	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	471 of 527	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.9	446 of 508	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	424 of 504	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	411 of 494	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.3	377 of 466	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	374 of 462	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.9	358 of 445	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.3	268 of 420	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	415 of 480	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	391 of 494	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	385 of 489	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	417 of 485	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	433 of 482	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	517 of 550	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	513 of 567	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	474 of 558	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	524 of 553	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	491 of 544	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	501 of 550	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	494 of 569	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	504 of 561	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	479 of 559	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	528 of 553	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	421 of 425	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	426 of 442	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	429 of 437	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	426 of 429	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	423 of 431	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I67%+19 vs state

HS Physical Science44%-17 vs state

Mathematics15%-28 vs state

Science8%-22 vs state

Social Studies8%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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	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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Columbus Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6100 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 565-3026	395	31	12.5	97.5%	6 (1.5%)	355 (89.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	11.9	530^th of 578 public middle schools	8.3%		15.1	516^th of 585 public middle schools	11.8%	14	66.7	12.7	19.0	13.4	8.0	7.8	43.8	$14,886	$1,192	$13,694
Fort Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Woodruff Farm Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3740	440	33	13.5	100.0%	31 (7.0%)	339 (77.0%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.6%)	8	556^th of 578 public middle schools	3.8%		15.3	514^th of 585 public middle schools	12.1%	42	44.4	5.9	13.9	8.5	5.6	7.1	12.6	$14,191	$1,295	$12,896
Rothschild Leadership Academy School	Public	6-8	1136 Hunt Ave	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3709	498	36	13.9	100.0%	13 (2.6%)	426 (85.5%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	9.3	550^th of 578 public middle schools	4.8%		7.5	570^th of 585 public middle schools	2.6%	20		5.2	6.3	12.3	12.0	8.5		$12,848	$1,539	$11,310
Richards Middle School	Public	6-8	2892 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3697	799	46	17.2	85.2%	202 (25.3%)	390 (48.8%)	82 (10.3%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.5%)	70.4	148^th of 578 public middle schools	74.4%		75.6	125^th of 585 public middle schools	78.6%	23	100.0	48.7	55.9	52.2	33.5	42.8	97.4	$11,748	$1,005	$10,743
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8721	631	40	15.6	100.0%	19 (3.0%)	487 (77.2%)	99 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	7.1	564^th of 578 public middle schools	2.4%		5.6	577^th of 585 public middle schools	1.4%	13		4.0	6.7	6.2	8.1	5.0		$13,081	$1,370	$11,711
Eddy Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 S Lumpkin Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8782	448	31	14.3	100.0%	14 (3.1%)	316 (70.5%)	96 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	6.9	566^th of 578 public middle schools	2.1%		7.2	571^st of 585 public middle schools	2.4%	5		2.9	10.4	9.0	4.2	4.9		$13,545	$1,381	$12,164
Arnold Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 51st St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2436	582	37	15.6	100.0%	100 (17.2%)	249 (42.8%)	188 (32.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	17	484^th of 578 public middle schools	16.3%		18.9	477^th of 585 public middle schools	18.5%	7		13.1	20.0	25.0	13.2	13.9		$12,694	$1,253	$11,441
Blackmon Road Middle School	Public	6-8	7251 Blackmon Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 565-2998	478	46	10.3	78.7%	145 (30.3%)	203 (42.5%)	61 (12.8%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.7%)	49.6	263^rd of 578 public middle schools	54.5%		57.5	223^rd of 585 public middle schools	61.9%	40	88.1	27.2	26.6	44.3	36.8	40.9	73.9	$16,978	$1,226	$15,752
Midland Middle School	Public	6-8	6990 Warm Springs Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3673	455	33	13.8	100.0%	66 (14.5%)	292 (64.2%)	44 (9.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.7%)	25.4	424^th of 578 public middle schools	26.6%		27.1	424^th of 585 public middle schools	27.5%		65.2	25.8	18.4	25.0	14.2	29.5	57.9	$14,768	$1,560	$13,208
Aaron Cohn Middle School	Public	6-8	7352 Garrett Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3801	525	32	16.6	53.3%	175 (33.3%)	222 (42.3%)	61 (11.6%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.9%)	61.9	194^th of 578 public middle schools	66.4%		69.6	150^th of 585 public middle schools	74.4%	44	100.0	31.8	54.4	62.6	19.5	40.2	86.4	$12,239	$600	$11,639

Frequently Asked Questions about East Columbus Magnet Academy

How many students attend East Columbus Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended East Columbus Magnet Academy.

What high school do graduates of East Columbus Magnet Academy attend?

Students who attend East Columbus Magnet Academy usually go on to attend Kendrick High School

What district is East Columbus Magnet Academy in?

Muscogee County

What is the racial makeup of East Columbus Magnet Academy?

Students at East Columbus Magnet Academy are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is East Columbus Magnet Academy a good school?

East Columbus Magnet Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Georgia middle schools.

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