Rothschild Leadership Academy, 1136 Hunt Ave., Columbus: grades 6-8, 587 students, 2025 CCRPI score 57.0. Office: 706-569-3709.

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.

Rothschild Leadership Academy is a Muscogee County School District middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 1136 Hunt Ave., Columbus, GA 31907. The front office number is 706-569-3709.

The federal directory lists the school as Rothschild Leadership Academy School, and the district’s bus zone tool as Rothschild Middle School. It is a zoned middle school on Hunt Avenue.

Who to call
Address 1136 Hunt Ave., Columbus, GA 31907
Phone 706-569-3709
Grades Grades 6 to 8
School day 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
District Muscogee County School District

Principal

Principal Janele Deloatch, according to the district’s middle school directory. The directory lists James Short as assistant principal.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 540 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 19 students per teacher.
  • State count: 587 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 612 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 57.0
2024 62.3
2023 52.8

The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 27.4, progress 72.9, closing gaps 62.5 and readiness 69.4, 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 11.7% 0.5%
Math 6.5% 0%
Science 14.2% 0%
Social studies 8.2% 2%

See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Rothschild Leadership Academy, 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 middle school hours as 8:10 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.. Its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Rothschild Leadership Academy serve?

Rothschild Leadership Academy serves grades 6 to 8, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 1136 Hunt Ave., Columbus.

What is Rothschild Leadership Academy’s CCRPI score?

Rothschild Leadership Academy scored 57.0 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 62.3 in 2024.

What time does Rothschild Leadership Academy 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.