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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Blanchard Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001412
Blanchard Elementary School
3512 Weems Rd, Columbus, GA 31909 · (706) 748-2461 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
372 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
47.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +23.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.1% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 26.4% |
| 2021-22 | 34.6% | 24.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blanchard Elementary School
Blanchard Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Elementary School this school | 451 | 82.5% | 40.9% |
| Waresboro Elementary School Waycross | 429 | 81.8% | 48.9% |
| Langston Road Primary School Perry | 526 | 77.8% | N/A |
| Double Churches Elementary School Columbus | 472 | 76.7% | 35.1% |
| Dearing Elementary School Dearing | 414 | 80.0% | 41.7% |
| East Central Elementary School Rome | 439 | 90.7% | 45.6% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blanchard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #530 of 1,208 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #460 of 1,215 ▲ 186 | #4 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #486 of 1,215 ▲ 244 | #6 of 32 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #40 of 1,183 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #967 of 1,324 | #12 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #992 of 1,301 | #18 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #162 of 1,301 | #9 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #686 of 1,312 | #27 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #289 of 854 | #15 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
451
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 82% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 31.5 | 14.9:1 | 48% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 30.2 | 15.1:1 | 96% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 97% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 94% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 48% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 20% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 798 | 35 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanchard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (548 to 451); teachers unchanged (31 to 31).
About Blanchard Elementary School
Blanchard Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Columbus, Georgia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 451 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 25% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Muscogee County has 30,091 students spread across 54 schools.
White students make up 45% of enrollment at Blanchard Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Next come 28% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Federal data show 82% of students (372) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Blanchard Elementary School is +6.1 points: 40.9% actual, 34.7% predicted.
For the population of Muscogee County, median household income comes to about $58,073, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Muscogee County counts 57 public schools with about 30,110 students.
Measured in a straight line, Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy is about 1.3 miles from Blanchard Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Blanchard Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 451, from 469 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Blanchard Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other Blanchard Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Blanchard Elementary. Blanchard Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolBlanchard, OK · 543 students
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolShreveport, LA · 363 students
- BLANCHARD ELEM.CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO · 326 students
- Blanchard ElementarySanta Paula, CA · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy1.3 mi · 552
- Shaw High School2.1 mi · 1,162
- Eagle Ridge Academy2.2 mi · 658
- Allen Elementary School2.2 mi · 436
- Northside High School2.3 mi · 1,405
- Arnold Middle School2.3 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Blanchard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blanchard Elementary School?
Blanchard Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blanchard Elementary School serve?
Blanchard Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blanchard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blanchard Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Blanchard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Blanchard Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Blanchard Elementary School public or private?
Blanchard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.