J E Woodard Elementary

Located at 207 Rutherford LN, in Columbia, Tennessee, J E Woodard Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that instructs 581 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under Maury County. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Within Maury County, which oversees 24 schools and 13,098 students, J E Woodard Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, J E Woodard Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 17% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

In the area at large, Maury County reports that median household income runs about $76,130, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. J E Woodard Elementary is one of 24 public schools in Maury County (combined enrollment of about 13,098 students).

Columbia Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 63% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.