Arnold Magnet Academy, 2011 51st St., Columbus: grades 6-8, 638 students, 2025 CCRPI score 68.2. Office: 706-748-2436.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Muscogee County School District and its middle school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Arnold Magnet Academy is a Muscogee County School District middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 2011 51st St., Columbus, GA 31904. The front office number is 706-748-2436.
The federal directory still lists the school as Arnold Middle School; the district now calls it Arnold Magnet Academy. It is a zoned middle school that also runs a magnet program.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-748-2436, 2011 51st St., Columbus, GA 31904
- School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/arnold
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration, or the Public Education Center, 2960 Macon Road, 706-748-2000
- Buses: district transportation dispatch, 706-748-2876; request bus service
- Magnet programs: Pre-K-12 Curriculum and Instruction, 706-748-2055
| Address | 2011 51st St., Columbus, GA 31904 |
| Phone | 706-748-2436 |
| Grades | Grades 6 to 8 |
| School day | 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
| Program | C.O.M.P.A.S.S. magnet program (Career Orientation, Motivation and Planning for Academic Success and Skill attainment) |
Principal
Principal Stacy Day, according to the district’s middle school directory. The directory lists Gloria Askew as assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 625 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
- State count: 638 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 676 in 2024.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Its five components are each scored from 0 to 100. The district’s own 2025 score was 69.3.
| Report year | CCRPI score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.2 |
| 2024 | 61.9 |
| 2023 | 48.9 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 42.4, progress 76.8, closing gaps 86.7 and readiness 77.9, each a component score out of 100.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-grade tests, middle grades (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 23.7% | 4% |
| Math | 14% | 2.7% |
| Science | 10.7% | 3.9% |
| Social studies | 13.5% | 1.7% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Arnold Magnet Academy, linked from the district’s directory, or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Programs
The district’s magnet program list names the school’s C.O.M.P.A.S.S. magnet program (Career Orientation, Motivation and Planning for Academic Success and Skill attainment). Students zoned to the school attend as usual; according to the district’s magnet programs page, magnet applicants apply online when the application opens in the fall and must meet each program’s entrance and continuation standards. Questions go to the district’s Pre-K-12 Curriculum and Instruction office, 706-748-2055.
Attendance zone
Zones do not follow neighborhood or ZIP code lines. Check any address with the district’s infoFinder address lookup, linked from its school bus zones page; it shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school and the nearest bus stop. The district does not publish a separate feeder list on its website, so confirm the middle and high school for a specific address in infoFinder.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Oct. 9-12: fall break, Friday through Monday
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; the second semester starts Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Friday, May 21, 2027: last day for students
The district’s schools page lists middle school hours as 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.. Its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
More on Columbus schools
- The school’s website and the district’s middle school directory
- Every public school in Columbus
- Our Columbus schools guide for enrollment documents, the calendar and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Arnold Magnet Academy serve?
Arnold Magnet Academy serves grades 6 to 8, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 2011 51st St., Columbus.
What is Arnold Magnet Academy’s CCRPI score?
Arnold Magnet Academy scored 68.2 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 61.9 in 2024.
What time does Arnold Magnet Academy start?
The district lists middle school hours as 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., and its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
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