Martinez Elementary School

Martinez Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school in Martinez, Georgia, run under Columbia County. The school works with 731 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Within Columbia County, which oversees 31 schools and 28,964 students, Martinez Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Martinez Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Columbia County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Martinez Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Martinez Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Columbia County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Martinez Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.9%; Martinez Elementary School posts 62.0%, +16.1 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Columbia County reports that median household income runs about $95,592, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Columbia County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,518 students), Martinez Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

South Columbia Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martinez Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Martinez Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 762 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 61% to 54%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.