Richards Middle School, 2892 Edgewood Road, Columbus: grades 6-8, 872 students, 2025 CCRPI score 84.7. Office: 706-569-3697.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Muscogee County School District and its middle school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Richards Middle School is a Muscogee County School District middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 2892 Edgewood Road, Columbus, GA 31906. The front office number is 706-569-3697.
Richards is a zoned middle school and one of the district’s three IB World Schools, with Clubview Elementary and Hardaway High. The district’s magnet list says students from any elementary school may apply to the Richards IB program.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-569-3697, 2892 Edgewood Road, Columbus, GA 31906
- School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/richards
- 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 | 2892 Edgewood Road, Columbus, GA 31906 |
| Phone | 706-569-3697 |
| Grades | Grades 6 to 8 |
| School day | 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
| Program | International Baccalaureate (IB) program |
Principal
Principal Duane Wizzard, according to the district’s middle school directory. The directory lists Michael Smith as assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 809 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
- State count: 872 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 877 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 | 84.7 |
| 2024 | 83.7 |
| 2023 | 75.4 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 77.2, progress 89.5, closing gaps 86.8 and readiness 85.9, 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 | 36.2% | 19.7% |
| Math | 24% | 26% |
| Science | 28.2% | 29.1% |
| Social studies | 29.9% | 18.4% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Richards Middle, 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 what applicants need: an application form, recommendations from current language arts and math teachers, fourth grade and first-semester fifth grade report cards, and a satisfactory score on the Richards admissions test. IB students must keep a 3.0 grade point average and complete History Day, science fair and community service requirements each year.
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 middle school hours as 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 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 middle 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 Richards Middle School serve?
Richards Middle School serves grades 6 to 8, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 2892 Edgewood Road, Columbus.
What is Richards Middle School’s CCRPI score?
Richards Middle School scored 84.7 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 83.7 in 2024.
What time does Richards Middle School start?
The district lists middle school hours as 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., and its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
Have your say