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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001431
Gentian Elementary School
4201 Primrose Rd, Columbus, GA 31907 · (706) 569-3625 · Muscogee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
442 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
61%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
28.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
23.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 down about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 24.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 →
Schools most like Gentian Elementary School
Gentian Elementary School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentian Elementary School this school | 442 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Main Elementary School Rome | 424 | 100.0% | 13.6% |
| Miller Elementary School Warner Robins | 487 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Center Elementary School Waycross | 470 | 95.7% | 36.4% |
| Wrens Elementary School Wrens | 406 | 100.0% | 28.7% |
| Crisp County Elementary School Cordele | 439 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
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 Gentian Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #855 of 1,208 | #12 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,007 of 1,215 ▼ 82 | #11 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #785 of 1,215 ▼ 64 | #13 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #364 of 1,183 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #989 of 1,324 | #13 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #163 of 1,301 | #5 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #432 of 1,301 | #13 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #319 of 1,312 | #8 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #844 of 854 | #22 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
442
-79 (-15%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 442 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 40.5 | 11.0:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 38.4 | 12.3:1 | 97% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 97% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 29.5 | 15.1:1 | 94% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 79% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 68% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 39% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gentian Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (444 to 442); teachers up 32% (29.5 to 39).
About Gentian Elementary School
Gentian Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Columbus, Georgia. A total of 442 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 27% lower.
Gentian Elementary School sits within Muscogee County, which has 54 schools and 30,091 students.
Gentian Elementary School is 56% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 21% White, 12% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. County-wide, 47% of Muscogee County residents are Black. Gentian Elementary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Muscogee County averages 86%, lower than here.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Gentian Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7% for Gentian Elementary School. The school posts 28.2%, 2.5 points above the prediction.
Muscogee County has about 203,711 residents, and the median household income is $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%. In all, Muscogee County has 57 public schools and roughly 30,110 students.
Reese Road Leadership Academy is the public school closest to Gentian Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Gentian Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 79 students since 2020-21, to 442. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.7 to 11.3 over 4 years.
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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
- Reese Road Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 387
- Hardaway High School1.2 mi · 1,067
- Richards Middle School1.3 mi · 799
- Clubview Elementary School1.4 mi · 566
- Allen Elementary School2.0 mi · 436
- Fort Middle School2.1 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Gentian Elementary SchoolHow large is Gentian Elementary School?
Gentian Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gentian Elementary School serve?
Gentian Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gentian Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Gentian Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Gentian Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gentian Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 11% Hispanic, 56% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Gentian Elementary School in?
Gentian Elementary School is part of Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.