Hardaway High School, Columbus: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Muscogee County School District and its high school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, the federal NCES school directory and the GHSA.

Hardaway High School is a Muscogee County School District high school for grades 9 to 12 at 2901 College Drive, Columbus, GA 31906. The front office number is 706-748-2766.

Hardaway is a zoned high school and one of three International Baccalaureate (IB) World Schools in the district, with Clubview Elementary and Richards Middle, according to the district’s IB page.

Who to call

• Front office: 706-748-2766, 2901 College Drive, Columbus, GA 31906
• School website: sites.google.com/muscogee.k12.ga.us/hardawayhighschool
• 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

Principal

Principal Maurdrice McNeill, according to the district’s high school directory.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 1,097 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 14 students per teacher.
• State count: 1,156 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 1,172 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 46.1, progress 80.4, closing gaps 17.9, readiness 67.5 and graduation 94, each a component score out of 100.

Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-course tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):

See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Hardaway High, 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 IB page lists the admission guidelines for the Hardaway IB magnet: above-average standardized test scores in reading and math, two signatures from eighth grade core subject teachers, a B average or better in seventh and eighth grade core courses, a satisfactory score on the writing and math exam and a counselor’s note on attendance and discipline.

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 high school hours as 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.

Sports and activities

Hardaway plays in Region 1-AAAA for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignments. The region’s other schools are Bainbridge, Cairo, Columbus, Dougherty, Monroe, Shaw, Spencer and Westover.

The district’s high school athletics page lists football, cross country, volleyball, softball, spirit and competition cheerleading and girls flag football in the fall; basketball, swimming, wrestling and rifle in the winter; and baseball, track, soccer, tennis and golf in the spring. Girls lacrosse is offered only at Columbus High.

District high schools share stadiums. The rest of the regular season, from the district’s varsity football schedule updated Oct. 5:

• Thursday, Oct. 8: Columbus at Hardaway, Odis Spencer Stadium, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 15: Westover at Hardaway, Kinnett Stadium, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 23: Hardaway at Shaw, Kinnett Stadium, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 30: Bainbridge at Hardaway, Odis Spencer Stadium, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 6: Dougherty at Hardaway, Kinnett Stadium, 8 p.m.

Follow the teams on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

More on Columbus schools

• The school’s website and the district’s high 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 Hardaway High School serve?

Hardaway High School serves grades 9 to 12, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 2901 College Drive, Columbus.

What is Hardaway High School’s CCRPI score?

Hardaway High School scored 64.0 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 71.7 in 2024. Its four-year graduation rate was 94.6%.

What time does Hardaway High School start?

The district lists high school hours as 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., and its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.