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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387003695
Eagle Ridge Academy
7576 Raider Way, Columbus, GA 31909 · (706) 569-3746 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
498 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 | 84 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
73%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
37.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.6pp since 2021
Math
42.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.3% | 31.5% |
| 2021-22 | 43.7% | 44.4% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Eagle Ridge Academy
Eagle Ridge Academy's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Ridge Academy this school | 658 | 75.7% | 40.4% |
| Quail Run Elementary School Warner Robins | 643 | 75.0% | 51.3% |
| David A. Perdue Primary Warner Robins | 716 | 73.9% | N/A |
| Monroe Elementary Monroe | 605 | 79.2% | 31.9% |
| Dewar Elementary Valdosta | 821 | 75.8% | 51.0% |
| Winder Elementary School Winder | 656 | 73.6% | 28.8% |
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 Eagle Ridge Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #543 of 1,208 | #7 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #574 of 1,215 ▲ 50 | #6 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #533 of 1,215 ▼ 55 | #7 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #161 of 1,183 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #464 of 1,324 | #4 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #746 of 1,301 | #13 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #51 of 1,301 | #2 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #775 of 1,312 | #30 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #460 of 854 | #17 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
658
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 658 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 76% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 48.5 | 13.9:1 | 59% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 47.5 | 13.9:1 | 47% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 39% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 50% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 42 | 18.0:1 | 43% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 29% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Ridge Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (749 to 658); teachers up 12% (43 to 48).
About Eagle Ridge Academy
Eagle Ridge Academy operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Columbus, Georgia. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 658 students.
Eagle Ridge Academy is run by Muscogee County, whose 54 schools enroll 30,091 students.
At Eagle Ridge Academy, White students make up the biggest share, 34%. Other groups include 33% Black, 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Muscogee County residents are about 38% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Eagle Ridge Academy totals 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Eagle Ridge Academy is about 76%. Public schools in Muscogee County average 86%.
On BeatsExpectations, Eagle Ridge Academy is 2.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
The county, Muscogee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $58,073, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 57, with about 30,110 students.
Shaw High School sits about 0.1 miles from Eagle Ridge Academy. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Eagle Ridge Academy places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Eagle Ridge Academy falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Eagle Ridge Academy schools
One other US public school is named Eagle Ridge Academy. Eagle Ridge Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Eagle Ridge AcademyBRIGHTON, CO · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Shaw High School0.1 mi · 1,162
- Blackmon Road Middle School0.9 mi · 478
- North Columbus Elementary1.8 mi · 737
- Northside High School1.9 mi · 1,405
- Veterans Memorial Middle School1.9 mi · 681
- Blanchard Elementary School2.2 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle Ridge AcademyHow many students attend Eagle Ridge Academy?
Eagle Ridge Academy enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Eagle Ridge Academy serve?
Eagle Ridge Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Eagle Ridge Academy have?
Eagle Ridge Academy employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Eagle Ridge Academy?
Student demographics at Eagle Ridge Academy are roughly 34% White, 16% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Eagle Ridge Academy public or private?
Eagle Ridge Academy 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.