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Which teacher or staff member at Double Churches Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001398
Double Churches Elementary School
1213 Double Churches Rd, Columbus, GA 31904 · (706) 748-2660 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
362 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 | 76 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
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
34.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
28.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 35.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 31.7% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Double Churches Elementary School
Double Churches Elementary School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Churches Elementary School this school | 472 | 76.7% | 35.1% |
| Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School Athens | 492 | 74.4% | 54.1% |
| Langston Road Primary School Perry | 526 | 77.8% | N/A |
| Blanchard Elementary School Columbus | 451 | 82.5% | 40.9% |
| Barrow Elementary School Athens | 456 | 77.4% | 45.0% |
| Monroe Elementary Monroe | 605 | 79.2% | 31.9% |
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 Double Churches Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #666 of 1,208 | #8 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #888 of 1,215 ▼ 188 | #9 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #602 of 1,215 ▼ 57 | #8 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #239 of 1,183 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #923 of 1,324 | #10 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,279 of 1,301 | #30 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #135 of 1,301 | #7 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #765 of 1,312 | #29 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #295 of 854 | #16 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
472
-96 (-17%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 472 | 27.5 | 17.2:1 | 77% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 28.5 | 16.2:1 | 58% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 47% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 42% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 31.5 | 18.2:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 39% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 32% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 765 | 37 | 20.7:1 | 19% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 820 | 34 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Double Churches Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (572 to 472); teachers down 13% (31.5 to 27.5).
About Double Churches Elementary School
A small elementary school in Columbus, Georgia, Double Churches Elementary School is part of Muscogee County. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 472 students. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 22% lower.
Muscogee County is the local district for Double Churches Elementary School. It runs 54 schools with 30,091 students.
White students form the largest group at Double Churches Elementary School, 40% of enrollment. Next come 35% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share in Muscogee County as a whole is similar, at about 38%. The chance that two students picked at random at Double Churches Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The count of teachers at Double Churches Elementary School is 27.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.2:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. The school counts 362 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 77%. That rate is below the 86% average among public schools in Muscogee County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Double Churches Elementary School, the prediction is 37.7% and the result is 35.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Muscogee County, median household income is about $58,073, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Double Churches Elementary School is among the 57 public schools in Muscogee County.
The shortest distance from Double Churches Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Double Churches Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Double Churches Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 472 was 17% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 568.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Double Churches Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Double Churches Middle School0.1 mi · 429
- Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy2.4 mi · 552
- Northside High School2.5 mi · 1,405
- Blanchard Elementary School2.7 mi · 451
- North Columbus Elementary2.9 mi · 737
- Veterans Memorial Middle School3.0 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Double Churches Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Double Churches Elementary School?
Double Churches Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
Is Double Churches Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Double Churches Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Double Churches Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Double Churches Elementary School.
How diverse is Double Churches Elementary School?
Double Churches Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 13% Hispanic, 35% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Double Churches Elementary School?
Double Churches Elementary School is overseen by Muscogee County in Muscogee County.
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