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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001436
Rigdon Road Elementary School
1320 Rigdon Rd, Columbus, GA 31906 · (706) 565-2989 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
437 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 88 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
37%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
14.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
8.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -11.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.1% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12.4% | 11.9% |
| 2022-23 | 16.2% | 13.8% |
| 2021-22 | 9.5% | 19.5% |
% 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
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 Rigdon Road Elementary School
Rigdon Road Elementary School's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigdon Road Elementary School this school | 437 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| Dorothy Height Elementary School Columbus | 419 | 100.0% | 12.5% |
| Monte Sano Elementary School Augusta | 410 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Dorothy Hains Elementary School Augusta | 479 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
| Tobacco Road Elementary School Augusta | 411 | 100.0% | 15.5% |
| Lonnie Jackson Academy Columbus | 395 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
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 Rigdon Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #1,170 of 1,208 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #1,204 of 1,215 ▼ 29 | #28 of 32 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #1,150 of 1,215 ▲ 25 | #25 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #215 of 1,183 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #1,004 of 1,324 | #14 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #797 of 1,301 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #993 of 1,301 | #23 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #323 of 1,312 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #111 of 854 | #8 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
437
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 437 | 31.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 30.7 | 13.9:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 27.1 | 14.9:1 | 97% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 97% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 94% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 86% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 13 | 17.7:1 | 93% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rigdon Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (605 to 437); teachers down 19% (39 to 31.5).
About Rigdon Road Elementary School
Rigdon Road Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Columbus, Georgia. The student body numbers 437 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Georgia) has about 605 students.
Across its 54 schools, Muscogee County enrolls 30,091 students. Rigdon Road Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 78%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Rigdon Road Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% White. Among people living in Muscogee County, the Black share is about 47%. Rigdon Road Elementary School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 31.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Rigdon Road Elementary School is 100%. Public schools in Muscogee County average 86%.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Rigdon Road Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Rigdon Road Elementary School posts 13.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Muscogee County, median household income is about $58,073, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 57 public schools operate in Muscogee County, serving about 30,110 students.
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts is located about 0.1 miles from Rigdon Road Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Rigdon Road Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
The school's size has been steady, with 436 students in 2020-21 and 437 in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 12.8:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Rainey McCullers School of the Arts0.1 mi · 420
- Wynnton Elementary School0.8 mi · 332
- Carver High School1.0 mi · 887
- Columbus High School1.1 mi · 1,161
- Brewer Elementary School1.2 mi · 367
- Richards Middle School1.3 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About Rigdon Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rigdon Road Elementary School?
Rigdon Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rigdon Road Elementary School serve?
Rigdon Road Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rigdon Road Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Rigdon Road Elementary School.
How diverse is Rigdon Road Elementary School?
Rigdon Road Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 7% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Rigdon Road Elementary School?
Rigdon Road Elementary School is overseen by Muscogee County in Muscogee County.
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