Meadowbrook Elementary School, Augusta GA

Original Research by School Decision on Meadowbrook Elementary School

Meadowbrook Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades pre-K through five in Augusta, covering a majority Black student body where every child qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. The school enrolls a small cohort, with the largest single grade at roughly the middle range and smaller cohorts in the pre-K and second-grade years.

State testing data for 2024-25 shows that proficiency rates are well below what families would expect. In math, only a small handful of students tested at proficient levels across third, fourth, and fifth grades, with fourth grade performing at roughly twice the rate of third or fifth. English language arts results are similarly low, though fifth-grade ELA is the highest-performing tested subject at the school. Fifth-grade science proficiency is in the single digits. Compared to the other districts in Richmond County, Meadowbrook's overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile among schools in the county. The school's data covers only the current year, so whether these results reflect a recent shift or longer-standing patterns cannot be determined from what is available.

Augusta itself is a mixed-use city anchored by a revitalizing downtown along the Savannah River, with a walkable core on Broad Street that includes museums, restaurants, breweries, and shops. The James Brown Linear Park and Augusta Riverwalk draw civic life downtown, and a downtown development push is underway with new apartments and the expansion of Augusta University's presence. Fort Eisenhower, Wellstar MCG Health, and Augusta University are major regional employers. Housing costs in the area are modest compared to state and national benchmarks, with median home values in the mid-range and rental affordability measured at roughly one-fifth of household income, though recent multifamily projects have driven rent growth locally.

The school sits within Richmond County Schools, a district navigating a significant facilities restructuring. Starting in the 2026-27 school year, the district is consolidating schools, redrawing attendance zones, and closing two middle schools and one elementary school. The closure of T.W. Josey High School is set for the end of 2028-29, with its campus repurposed into a districtwide College and Career Academy. These changes affect which school a child will attend and the long-term feeder pattern through high school. The district received voter approval for ESPLOST sales tax funding for new construction of Barton Chapel Elementary and the College and Career Academy, without raising property taxes. The Board of Education also chose to maintain a traditional school calendar for 2025-26 rather than move to a modified year-round model, preserving a standard summer break.

Special populations data and detailed program offerings were not available in the records reviewed. A parent considering Meadowbrook may want to look into the school's response plan to the low proficiency results, what support structures exist for students reading and working below grade level, and how the district's larger facilities plan affects this school's enrollment and resources in coming years.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 21% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 21%

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 19% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 313%

School 13% · District 19% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 417%

School 17% · District 21% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 26% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Science

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 20% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-838%

School 38% · district not reported

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

This schoolRichmond County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.