Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001388
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy
1400 1st Ave, Columbus, GA 31901 · (706) 748-2702 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
382 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 77 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
Student demographics
36%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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
36.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 27.4% |
| 2021-22 | 34.3% | 24.5% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #680 of 1,208 | #9 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #691 of 1,215 | #8 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #615 of 1,215 | #9 of 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #311 of 1,183 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #1,129 of 1,324 | #23 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,091 of 1,301 | #22 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #1,001 of 1,301 | #24 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #312 of 1,312 | #1 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.5% | #70 of 386 | #1 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
+93 (+32%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 382 | 25.5 | 15.0:1 | 100% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 100% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 97% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 97% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 21.5 | 14.1:1 | 94% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 85% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 89% (422) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy.
About Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school in Columbus, Georgia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 382 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.
The 54 schools in Muscogee County enroll 30,091 students altogether, Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy among them.
A majority of students at Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy, 79%, are Black. Next come 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. The county population is about 47% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Teachers at the school number 25.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.0:1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Muscogee County report 86%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy would score about 25.7%. It scores 34.6%, 8.9 points above that figure.
Across Muscogee County, median household income is 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%. The public schools of Muscogee County number 57 and enroll about 30,110.
Hannan Elementary is located about 1.4 miles from Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy had 289 students in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25, a 32% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.0:1 to 15.0:1.
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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
- Hannan Elementary1.4 mi · 322
- Sherwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 493
- Columbus High School1.7 mi · 1,161
- Fox Elementary School1.7 mi · 383
- Davis Elementary School1.9 mi · 387
- Wynnton Elementary School1.9 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Downtown Elementary Magnet AcademyHow many students attend Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy?
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy serve?
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy?
At Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 9% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy?
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy is overseen by Muscogee County in Muscogee County.
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