Columbia County Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ River Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Parkway Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Stallings Island Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A Stevens Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
5. A Greenbrier Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
6. A Lewiston Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A North Columbia Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A Riverside Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A Greenbrier Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
10. A- Baker Place Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)

High schools (5)

• C Evans High School, Evans
• B Greenbrier High School, Evans
• C- Grovetown High School, Grovetown
• D Harlem High School, Harlem
• C+ Lakeside High School, Evans

Middle and junior high schools (8)

• B- Columbia Middle School, Grovetown
• C+ Evans Middle School, Evans
• A Greenbrier Middle School, Evans
• C Grovetown Middle School, Grovetown
• C Harlem Middle School, Harlem
• B- Lakeside Middle School, Evans
• A- Riverside Middle School, Evans
• A+ Stallings Island Middle School, Martinez

Elementary and primary schools (17)

• A- Baker Place Elementary, Grovetown
• A- Blue Ridge Elementary School, Evans
• B- Brookwood Elementary School, Grovetown
• B- Cedar Ridge Elementary School, Grovetown
• B Euchee Creek Elementary School, Grovetown
• A- Evans Elementary School, Evans
• A Greenbrier Elementary School, Evans
• C Grovetown Elementary School, Grovetown
• A Lewiston Elementary School, Evans
• B Martinez Elementary School, Martinez
• A North Columbia Elementary School, Appling
• B- North Harlem Elementary School, Harlem
• A+ Parkway Elementary School, Evans
• A+ River Ridge Elementary, Evans
• A Riverside Elementary School, Evans
• B+ South Columbia Elementary School, Martinez
• A Stevens Creek Elementary School, Martinez

Cities and towns served (5)

• Evans (14)
• Grovetown (8)
• Martinez (4)
• Harlem (3)
• Appling (1)

• State: Best schools in Georgia
• County: Columbia County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 28,854 students with 1,848 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,662 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1301410
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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