North Columbus Elementary School, 2006 Old Guard Road, Columbus: pre-K to grade 5, 775 students, 2025 CCRPI score 84.3. Office: 706-748-3183.
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.
North Columbus Elementary School is a Muscogee County School District elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 2006 Old Guard Road, Columbus, GA 31909. The front office number is 706-748-3183.
North Columbus is a zoned elementary school on Old Guard Road, the same road as Veterans Memorial Middle.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-748-3183, 2006 Old Guard Road, Columbus, GA 31909
- School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/northcolumbus
- 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 | 2006 Old Guard Road, Columbus, GA 31909 |
| Phone | 706-748-3183 |
| Grades | Pre-K to grade 5 |
| School day | 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
Principal
Principal Danielle Ernst, according to the district’s elementary school directory. The directory lists Nekia Roberts as assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 746 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
- State count: 775 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 806 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 | 84.3 |
| 2024 | 86.4 |
| 2023 | 77.5 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 79.6, progress 98.4, closing gaps 56.5 and readiness 87.5, 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 | 31.3% | 14.3% |
| Math | 37.5% | 18.9% |
| Science | 35.1% | 32.4% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for North Columbus 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.
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 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 North Columbus Elementary School serve?
North Columbus 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 2006 Old Guard Road, Columbus.
What is North Columbus Elementary School’s CCRPI score?
North Columbus Elementary School scored 84.3 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 86.4 in 2024.
What time does North Columbus 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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