Muscogee County School District - School Profiles
Rigdon Road Elementary 
1282 Rigdon Road
Columbus, GA 31906
 
 
Phone: (706) 569-2559 
Fax: (706) 569-2624 

Enrollment: 252

Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 17 to 1

Principal
Phyllis Jones

Secretary
Gwendolyn Freeman

School Facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 13
Number of Computers: 75

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Rigdon Road Elementary School, the school "Where Learning Never Stops." Parents, you are always welcome. We believe all students can meet with success here. Parents are very important members of our school's educational team and have a significant role in helping to educate our students. The continued involvement, cooperation and support of parents is greatly appreciated. We look forward to another challenging and rewarding school year. Togetherwe will make it our best!
Sincerely,
Phyllis Jones

Partners in Education

  • Shoney's
  • Captain D's
  • Waddell Realty Company
Honors/Awards
  • Pay for Performance
  • Muscogee Excellence Foundation Grant
  • Charles Ballinger Award - YRE
Student Incentive Programs
  • Principal's Award
  • Good Citizens Award
  • Michael Fluellen Good Citizen of the Year Award
  • Peer Helpers
  • Accelerated Reader Incentives 
  • Year End Celebrations for Pre-K, Kindergarten and Fifth Grade
Parent/Community Involvement
  • PTA
  • F.B.I. (Fathers Being Involved)
  • Fall and Spring Festivals
  • Book Fair
  • Clothing Bank


 

Mission

The Mission of Rigdon Road is to create a positive learning environment, teaching students respect for self and others, while reaching their maximum academic potential.

School Programs

  • Reading Recovery
  • EIP
  • Reading First
  • Title One School
  • After School Instructional Tutoring
Special Programs

We are currently in our fifth year of year-round school. We are on a single track which includes 45 days on and 15 days off. We provide an academic enrichment and remediation program during our 15 day intersession break. This is also the fifth year of our uniform implementation.

  • Safety Patrols
  • Wee Deliver Postal Service
  • Student Council
  • Drama Club
  • Academic/Cultural Camp
  • Chorus
  • Lightspan Achieve Now (Sony Playstations)
  • Book Club
  • Best Friends Club (ADDHD Students)
  • Peer Helpers
  • Reading First
After School Programs
  • After-school care - Parks and Recreation Department Program
  • Computer Assisted Tutorial Program

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