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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001422
Georgetown Elementary School
954 High Ln, Columbus, GA 31907 · (706) 565-2980 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
394 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
29%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
15.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
11.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.3% | 11.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 12.3% |
| 2022-23 | 13.1% | 8.9% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 6.7% |
% 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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Georgetown Elementary School
Georgetown Elementary School's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Elementary School this school | 394 | 100.0% | 14.9% |
| Lonnie Jackson Academy Columbus | 395 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| Tobacco Road Elementary School Augusta | 411 | 100.0% | 15.5% |
| Turner Elementary School Albany | 412 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Copeland Elementary School Augusta | 369 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
| Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy Columbus | 382 | 100.0% | 34.6% |
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 Georgetown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,149 of 1,208 | #22 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #1,186 of 1,215 ▼ 18 | #24 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,123 of 1,215 ▼ 60 | #22 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #630 of 1,183 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #1,106 of 1,324 | #19 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #942 of 1,301 | #17 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #1,080 of 1,301 | #30 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #316 of 1,312 | #5 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #179 of 854 | #10 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
394
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 394 | 27.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 27.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 97% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 97% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 94% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 99% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 85% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 82% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Georgetown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (513 to 394); teachers down 8% (30 to 27.5).
About Georgetown Elementary School
Georgetown Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Columbus, Georgia. The school had 394 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 35% smaller than that.
The 54 schools in Muscogee County enroll 30,091 students altogether, Georgetown Elementary School among them.
The student body at Georgetown Elementary School is 84% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 47%. Georgetown Elementary School's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 27.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Muscogee County averages 86%, lower than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Georgetown Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.9%.
Within Muscogee County, the median household income is $58,073, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Georgetown Elementary School, Muscogee County has 56 other public schools.
Kendrick High School is the public school closest to Georgetown Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 14.6%; Georgetown Elementary School's is 14.9%, ranking 5th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Georgetown Elementary School's enrollment declined 11%, to 394. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.4 to 14.3 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Georgetown Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
Other Georgetown Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Georgetown Elementary. Georgetown Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolGeorgetown, DE · 825 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolGeorgetown, IN · 659 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolGeorgetown, OH · 549 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolHUDSONVILLE, MI · 450 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolAurora, IL · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Kendrick High School0.1 mi · 840
- East Columbus Magnet Academy0.2 mi · 395
- Wesley Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 349
- Forrest Road Elementary School1.5 mi · 278
- Fort Middle School1.6 mi · 440
- Rothschild Leadership Academy School1.7 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Georgetown Elementary SchoolHow large is Georgetown Elementary School?
Georgetown Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
Is Georgetown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Georgetown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Georgetown Elementary School have?
Georgetown Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Georgetown Elementary School?
At Georgetown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 84% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Georgetown Elementary School?
Georgetown Elementary School is overseen by Muscogee County in Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.