Dimon Elementary School, 480 Dogwood Drive, Columbus: K to grade 5, 410 students, 2025 CCRPI score 54.8. Office: 706-683-8772.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Muscogee County School District and its elementary school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Dimon Elementary School is a Muscogee County School District elementary school for kindergarten to grade 5 at 480 Dogwood Drive, Columbus, GA 31907. The front office number is 706-683-8772.
The district’s directory lists the school as Dimon Elementary and its magnet list as Dimon Magnet Academy. The magnet list says it is the district’s only school-wide state-certified STEM school.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-683-8772, 480 Dogwood Drive, Columbus, GA 31907
- School website: www.dimonmagnetacademy.com
- 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 | 480 Dogwood Drive, Columbus, GA 31907 |
| Phone | 706-683-8772 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to grade 5 |
| School day | 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
| Program | State-certified STEM magnet academy |
Principal
Principal Emily Wilson, according to the district’s elementary school directory. The directory lists Michael Collier as assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 331 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 14 students per teacher.
- State count: 410 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 413 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 | 54.8 |
| 2024 | 73.8 |
| 2023 | 62.9 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 43.7, progress 69.9, closing gaps 9.1 and readiness 79.5, each a component score out of 100.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-grade tests, elementary grades (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 22% | 6.3% |
| Math | 22% | 0.6% |
| Science | 24.5% | 2% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Dimon Elementary, 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 state-certified STEM magnet academy. 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 elementary school hours as 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 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 elementary 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 Dimon Elementary School serve?
Dimon Elementary School serves kindergarten to grade 5, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 480 Dogwood Drive, Columbus.
What is Dimon Elementary School’s CCRPI score?
Dimon Elementary School scored 54.8 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 73.8 in 2024.
What time does Dimon Elementary School start?
The district lists elementary school hours as 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., and its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
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