Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 350 30th Ave., Columbus: pre-K to grade 5, 525 students, 2025 CCRPI score 39.2. Office: 706-683-8815.
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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School is a Muscogee County School District elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 350 30th Ave., Columbus, GA 31903. The front office number is 706-683-8815.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a zoned elementary school on 30th Avenue in south Columbus.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-683-8815, 350 30th Ave., Columbus, GA 31903
- School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/mlk
- 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
| Address | 350 30th Ave., Columbus, GA 31903 |
| Phone | 706-683-8815 |
| Grades | Pre-K to grade 5 |
| School day | 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
Principal
Principal Felicia Thompson, according to the district’s elementary school directory. The directory lists Jermaine Coleman as assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 503 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 14 students per teacher.
- State count: 525 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 542 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 | 39.2 |
| 2024 | 65.8 |
| 2023 | 56.3 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 22.3, progress 49.1, closing gaps 8.8 and readiness 69.9, 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 | 6.7% | 0.8% |
| Math | 4% | 0.8% |
| Science | 14.3% | 1.1% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Martin Luther King Jr. 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School serve?
Martin Luther King Jr. 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 350 30th Ave., Columbus.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School’s CCRPI score?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School scored 39.2 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 65.8 in 2024.
What time does Martin Luther King Jr. 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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