Fox Elementary School

Fox Elementary School is a close-knit primary school in Columbus, Georgia, operated by Muscogee County. The school educates 383 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

Across the 54 schools in Muscogee County (30,091 students total), Fox Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Fox Elementary School reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 10% multiracial, 8% White, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Muscogee County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fox Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Muscogee County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fox Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 25.7%; this one comes in at 8.4%, -17.3 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Muscogee County put median household earnings sit near $58,073, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Muscogee County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,110 students), Fox Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Jordan Vocational High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fox Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 18%: 325 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 21% to 8% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Fox Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.