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If you could change one rule at Rainey McCullers School of the Arts, what would it be?
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Enrollment
420
High
DISTRICT 1,000 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387004270
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts
1700 Midtown Dr, Columbus, GA 31906 · (706) 748-3304 · Muscogee County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Georgia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
252 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 9% |
Student demographics
69%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
72.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -10.2pp since 2021
Math
51.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -18.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 52.5% |
| 2022-23 | 77.7% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 83.0% | 69.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Rainey McCullers School of the Arts
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainey McCullers School of the Arts this school | 420 | 60.0% | 62.7% |
| Chattahoochee County High School Cusseta | 464 | 58.6% | 44.8% |
| Lee High School 9th Grade Campus Leesburg | 488 | 56.1% | 66.4% |
| Wheeler County High School Alamo | 254 | 65.7% | 36.2% |
| Impact Academy High School McDonough | 449 | 49.0% | N/A |
| Statesboro STEAM Academy Statesboro | 195 | 63.6% | N/A |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Rainey McCullers School of the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #60 of 411 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #116 of 417 ▼ 11 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #4 of 32 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.3pp | #1 of 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #370 of 480 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #43 of 413 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #33 of 413 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #267 of 425 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.5% | #16 of 226 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
420
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 420 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 60% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 52% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 35% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 17.5 | 17.7:1 | 56% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rainey McCullers School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (310 to 420); teachers up 89% (17.5 to 33).
About Rainey McCullers School of the Arts
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts is a small high school serving families in Columbus, Georgia. Enrolled students number 420 students, in grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students each.
The Muscogee County system has 54 schools and 30,091 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Rainey McCullers School of the Arts. The largest is Black students, at 40%. The remaining shares are 34% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Rainey McCullers School of the Arts's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Rainey McCullers School of the Arts was 12.7:1. On average, high schools in Georgia have 15.2:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. Rainey McCullers School of the Arts's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%. Public schools in Muscogee County average 86%.
allk12 grades Rainey McCullers School of the Arts an A. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Georgia, Rainey McCullers School of the Arts is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.7% compared with a predicted 46.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Muscogee County show that the median household income is $58,073, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rainey McCullers School of the Arts is one of 57 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Rigdon Road Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Rainey McCullers School of the Arts is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Rainey McCullers School of the Arts's enrollment grew 9%, to 420.
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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
- Rigdon Road Elementary School0.1 mi · 437
- Wynnton Elementary School0.9 mi · 332
- Carver High School1.1 mi · 887
- Columbus High School1.2 mi · 1,161
- Richards Middle School1.2 mi · 799
- Clubview Elementary School1.2 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Rainey McCullers School of the ArtsHow many students attend Rainey McCullers School of the Arts?
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Rainey McCullers School of the Arts serve?
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Rainey McCullers School of the Arts have?
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Rainey McCullers School of the Arts?
Student demographics at Rainey McCullers School of the Arts are roughly 34% White, 14% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Rainey McCullers School of the Arts public or private?
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts 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.