Reese Road Leadership Academy

Set in Columbus, Georgia, Reese Road Leadership Academy is a tight-knit elementary-level community, overseen by Muscogee County. It enrolls 387 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% below the state mean of about 605.

Reese Road Leadership Academy is one of 54 schools operated by Muscogee County, a district that hosts 30,091 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Reese Road Leadership Academy logs that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Reese Road Leadership Academy shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Muscogee County (around 86%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Reese Road Leadership Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Muscogee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $58,073 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Muscogee County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,110 students), of which Reese Road Leadership Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gentian Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reese Road Leadership Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Reese Road Leadership Academy at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

Reese Road Leadership Academy operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Reese Road Leadership Academy has contracted 22%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 12% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.