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Rainey McCullers School of the Arts

Public Grades 6-12

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 94% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Rainey McCullers School of the Arts in Columbus, GA, is a specialized arts-focused school serving 420 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Muscogee County district, and it has earned a reputation as one of the top-performing schools in the state.

This school delivers exceptional academic results that far outpace both district and state averages. In the most recent testing cycle, proficiency rates reached 76.3% in Algebra I, 70.8% in Biology, and 72.1% in U.S. History—compared to district averages of 35.7%, 37.6%, and 21.2%, respectively. The school also boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate for five consecutive years, well above the state average of 87.2%. What makes this even more impressive is that the school achieves these results while serving a student body where 60% qualify for free/reduced lunch, a figure that has risen significantly in recent years without any dip in performance. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.4% is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Spencer High School (50.1%) and Jordan Vocational High School (41.5%), suggesting a highly engaged student body.

When compared to other high schools in the district, Rainey McCullers stands out dramatically. It ranks 29th out of 455 high schools statewide (94th percentile), while most neighboring schools rank in the bottom quarter—Northside High School sits at 168th, Hardaway High School at 346th, and Carver High School at 408th. The only district school that outperforms it is Columbus High School (ranked 2nd), but that school serves a far less economically diverse population. Rainey McCullers also earns 5-star ratings across all student subgroups, including African American, White, male, and female students, demonstrating that its success is systemic. With a favorable 12.7:1 student-teacher ratio and consistent improvement over the past three years, this school proves that an arts-focused model can deliver both academic excellence and strong student engagement.

420

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,042

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Midtown Dr
Columbus, GA 31906

(706) 748-3304

District: Muscogee County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.5%

White:

34.0%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2021 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Georgia high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg28%

Georgia avg43%

Middle school

67^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

29^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 33 pts since 2021

From top 40% (2021) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	67 of 578	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	79 of 585	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	62 of 578	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	57 of 569	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	18 of 558	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	82 of 542	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	55 of 559	90.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	76 of 494	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	57 of 489	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	59 of 485	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	98.9	4 of 482	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	53 of 550	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	69 of 567	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	40 of 558	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	45 of 553	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	16 of 544	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	95 of 569	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	100 of 561	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	125 of 559	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	10 of 404	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	15 of 415	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	37 of 417	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	53 of 429	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	10 of 425	97.6%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	29 of 455	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	79.4	50 of 451	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	52 of 454	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	83 of 448	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	21 of 431	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	50.2	163 of 410	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	8 of 376	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.3	54 of 391	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	23 of 382	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	24 of 384	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	39 of 431	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	52 of 438	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	54 of 435	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	60 of 433	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	31 of 430	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	11 of 436	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.2	47 of 442	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	49 of 436	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	104 of 436	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	31 of 334	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	71.3	74 of 341	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	73 of 346	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	86 of 343	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

White (2026)98th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

High school

African American (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I76%+28 vs state

United States History72%+34 vs state

Biology71%+24 vs state

Social Studies67%+26 vs state

HS Physical Science65%+4 vs state

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

Science45%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Friday, November 19, 2021

Rainey McCullers is an exceptional school, with a strong focus on academics as well as the arts, creating well-rounded graduates. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 6, 2020

Fantastic school. Students are well taught. They positively pushed to to excel. Students are expected to achieve greatness and teachers provide the means to reach that goal. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History 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
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	Public	6-12	1700 Midtown Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3304	420	33	12.7	60.0%	143 (34.0%)	170 (40.5%)	57 (13.6%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	83.7	29^th of 455 public high schools	93.6%		79.4	50^th of 451 public high schools	88.9%	21	76.3	70.8	72.1	57.5	63.5	75.1	45.4	66.7	65.4	$15,042	$525	$14,518
Carver High School	Public	9-12	3100 8th St	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2499	887	62	14.4	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	793 (89.4%)	40 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	10.4	408^th of 455 public high schools	10.3%		12.2	410^th of 451 public high schools	9.1%	2	14.9	15.6	14.8							$12,725	$1,386	$11,339
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	1700 Cherokee Ave	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2534	1,161	61	19.0	20.7%	478 (41.2%)	253 (21.8%)	150 (12.9%)	189 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.6%)	95.6	2^nd of 455 public high schools	99.6%		96.2	3^rd of 451 public high schools	99.3%	1	98.6	88.0	87.6							$11,583	$528	$11,055
Hardaway High School	Public	9-12	2901 College Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2766	1,067	80	13.3	100.0%	145 (13.6%)	713 (66.8%)	115 (10.8%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (7.6%)	21.9	346^th of 455 public high schools	24.0%		21.2	350^th of 451 public high schools	22.4%	4	26.2	43.9	16.7							$13,596	$1,438	$12,158
Jordan Vocational High School	Public	9-12	3200 Howard Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2819	1,040	82	12.6	100.0%	205 (19.7%)	501 (48.2%)	242 (23.3%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.5%)	14.5	393^rd of 455 public high schools	13.6%		13	405^th of 451 public high schools	10.2%	12	24.7	15.4	20.9							$13,915	$1,655	$12,260
Spencer High School	Public	9-12	1000 Fort Benning Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8701	1,016	64	15.8	100.0%	26 (2.6%)	728 (71.7%)	206 (20.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	46 (4.5%)	9.5	413^th of 455 public high schools	9.2%		10.5	416^th of 451 public high schools	7.8%	3	10.9	13.4	16.1							$12,388	$1,504	$10,884
Kendrick High School	Public	9-12	6015 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2960	840	56	14.9	100.0%	17 (2.0%)	726 (86.4%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	6.9	430^th of 455 public high schools	5.5%		11	414^th of 451 public high schools	8.2%	16	7.4	8.3	12.0							$12,569	$1,383	$11,186
Shaw High School	Public	9-12	7579 Raider Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3638	1,162	80	14.5	81.0%	165 (14.2%)	655 (56.4%)	170 (14.6%)	41 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	124 (10.7%)	14.9	391^st of 455 public high schools	14.1%		24.1	336^th of 451 public high schools	25.5%	55	29.9	23.5	3.8							$12,851	$899	$11,952
Muscogee Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	7700 Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-2863	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	7700-B Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 568-2498	19	6	3.1	84.2%	7 (36.8%)	12 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainey McCullers School of the Arts

Is Rainey McCullers School of the Arts a good school?

Yes. Rainey McCullers School of the Arts ranks in the top 6.4% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Rainey McCullers School of the Arts in?

Muscogee County

How many students attend Rainey McCullers School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Rainey McCullers School of the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Rainey McCullers School of the Arts?

Students at Rainey McCullers School of the Arts are 40% African American, 34% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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