Georgetown Elementary School, Columbus: report card and calendar

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.

Georgetown Elementary School is a Muscogee County School District elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 954 High Lane, Columbus, GA 31907. The front office number is 706-565-2980.

Georgetown is a zoned elementary school on High Lane in east Columbus.

Who to call

• Front office: 706-565-2980, 954 High Lane, Columbus, GA 31907
• School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/georgetown
• 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

Principal

Principal Cheryl Hampel, according to the district’s elementary school directory. The directory lists Kimberly Jernigan as assistant principal.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 411 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 15 students per teacher.
• State count: 428 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 451 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.

The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 32.1, progress 67.8, closing gaps 36.4 and readiness 73.7, 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):

See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Georgetown 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.

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 Georgetown Elementary School serve?

Georgetown Elementary School serves pre-K to grade 5, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 954 High Lane, Columbus.

What is Georgetown Elementary School’s CCRPI score?

Georgetown Elementary School scored 53.6 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 58.2 in 2024.

What time does Georgetown 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.