Downtown Magnet Academy, 1400 First Ave., Columbus: pre-K to grade 5, 315 students, 2025 CCRPI score 70.0. Office: 706-748-2702.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Muscogee County School District and its system-wide magnet school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Downtown Magnet Academy is a Muscogee County School District elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 1400 First Ave., Columbus, GA 31901. The front office number is 706-748-2702.
Downtown Magnet Academy is one of the district’s four system-wide magnet schools, on First Avenue in the High Uptown area. Students apply through the district’s online magnet application, and the district says out-of-county and out-of-state students are not eligible to attend.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-748-2702, 1400 First Ave., Columbus, GA 31901
- School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/downtown
- 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 | 1400 First Ave., Columbus, GA 31901 |
| Phone | 706-748-2702 |
| Grades | Pre-K to grade 5 |
| School day | 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
| Program | Engineering Magnet |
Principal
Principal Tujuana Wiggins, according to the district’s system-wide magnet school directory. The directory lists Lynn Hall-Green as assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 347 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 students per teacher.
- State count: 315 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 272 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 | 70.0 |
| 2024 | 71.8 |
| 2023 | 75.9 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 59.9, progress 67, closing gaps 77.3 and readiness 85.1, 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 | 26.8% | 8.9% |
| Math | 30.9% | 7.3% |
| Science | 22.2% | 2.2% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Downtown 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 Engineering Magnet. It is a system-wide magnet, so admission is by application. According to the district’s magnet programs page, every prospective student must apply online and complete the entrance criteria when the magnet application opens in the fall, and open house sessions run through the fall. 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.
The school has two Georgia Pre-K classes, according to the district’s pre-K page.
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 system-wide magnet 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 Downtown Magnet Academy serve?
Downtown Magnet Academy serves pre-K to grade 5, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 1400 First Ave., Columbus.
What is Downtown Magnet Academy’s CCRPI score?
Downtown Magnet Academy scored 70.0 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 71.8 in 2024.
What time does Downtown Magnet Academy 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.
How do students get into Downtown Magnet Academy?
Students apply through the Muscogee County School District’s online magnet application, which opens in the fall. The district says out-of-county and out-of-state students are not eligible.
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