Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy

Regular School · Columbus, GA

Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy is a regular school school in Columbus, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 382 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

382

Teachers (FTE)

25.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	302	79%
Hispanic/Latino	34	9%
Two or more races	26	7%
White	17	4%
Asian	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	382	202M / 180F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	36.4%	92
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	39.4%	94
Science Proficiency	40-59%	—	22

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.38 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

24.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	382	100%

Contact & Location

1400 1st Ave

Columbus, GA 31901

Phone: (706)748-2702

http://muscogee.k12.ga.us/Schools/DTN

District

Muscogee County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,848

District enrollment: 29,818

Other Schools in District

Allen Elementary School Elementary
Blanchard Elementary School Elementary
Brewer Elementary School Elementary
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy Elementary
Clubview Elementary School Elementary
Davis Elementary School Elementary
Dimon Elementary Elementary
Dorothy Height Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31901) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130387001388

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD