Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, 1700 Midtown Drive, Columbus: grades 6-12, 434 students, 2025 CCRPI score 88.8. Office: 706-748-3304.

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

Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts is a Muscogee County School District school of the arts for grades 6 to 12 at 1700 Midtown Drive, Columbus, GA 31906. The front office number is 706-748-3304.

Rainey-McCullers is a system-wide magnet school for grades 6 through 12, so it reports both middle and high school results to the state. Students apply through the district’s magnet application, and the district says out-of-county and out-of-state students are not eligible to attend.

Who to call

  • Front office: 706-748-3304, 1700 Midtown Drive, Columbus, GA 31906
  • School website: rmsota.org
  • 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 1700 Midtown Drive, Columbus, GA 31906
Phone 706-748-3304
Grades Grades 6 to 12
District Muscogee County School District
Program Fine arts magnet program for grades 6 through 12

Principal

Principal Briant Williams, according to the district’s system-wide magnet school directory. The directory lists Samuel Brown as assistant principal.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 347 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 12 students per teacher.
  • State count: 434 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 357 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 Four-year graduation rate
2025 88.8 100%
2024 87.2 100%
2023 82.4 100%

The 2025 middle school score breaks down into content mastery 89.2, progress 76.8, closing gaps 71.9 and readiness 93.6, each a component score out of 100.

The 2025 high school score breaks down into content mastery 92.2, progress 93.8, closing gaps 86.4, readiness 91.8 and graduation 100, each a component score out of 100.

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

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 43.4% 29.1%
Math 36.6% 16%
Science 43.3% 29.9%
Social studies 35.3% 14.7%

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

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 66.7% 16.7%
Math 44.6% 15.4%
Science 44.6% 16.2%
Social studies 51.8% 35.7%

See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, 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 fine arts magnet program for grades 6 through 12. 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

As a system-wide magnet, the school draws students from across Muscogee County by application. To find the zoned schools for any address, use the district’s infoFinder address lookup, linked from its school bus zones 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 middle school hours as 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. and high school hours as 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. It does not list separate hours for Rainey-McCullers; ask the front office.

Sports and activities

Rainey-McCullers plays in Region 6-A for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignments, with Central (Talbotton), Chattahoochee County, Crawford County, Furlow Charter, Macon County, Marion County, Schley County, Taylor County and Webster County. The GHSA list marks it as a school that does not play varsity football.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts serve?

Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts serves grades 6 to 12, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 1700 Midtown Drive, Columbus.

What is Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts’ CCRPI score?

Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts scored 88.8 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 87.2 in 2024. Its four-year graduation rate was 100%.

How do students get into Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts?

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.