Arnold Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 582 students
Richards Middle School
2892 Edgewood Rd, Columbus, GA 31906
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
799
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Muscogee County
Muscogee County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 472 Georgia middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Georgia middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Richards Middle School
Richards Middle School is a magnet middle school in Columbus, Georgia, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Muscogee County. The school is located in a midsize city in Muscogee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 799 students were enrolled, with about 17.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Georgia middle school (13.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 472 Georgia middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 799 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Muscogee County
- County
- Muscogee County
- NCES school ID
- 130387001400
Schools near Richards Middle School
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 395 students
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 631 students
Blackmon Road Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 478 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.