With all the new construction throughout Columbia County, in the city of Grovetown in particular, schools have become over crowded. We are definitely due for some new rezoning so that the classroom sizes would be more even throughout the county. There will be a new elementary school built off of William Few Parkway that is scheduled to open for the 2016-2017 school year. This will greatly help to lower the number of students in each classroom. Smaller classroom sizes means a better education for your children!

On January 27, 2015, The Columbia County Board of Education approved new rezoning plans for the next few up coming school years. All high school students that are affected by the 2015-2016 rezoning will be offered a one-time waiver to remain in their present high school for the remainder of their high school career. However, all students taking advantage of this waiver must provide their own transportation to and from school. The rezoning waiver forms will be located in the school office.

Below is a list of the areas that have been rezoned to a different school.

Elementary Approved Rezoning Plan 2015-2016 School Year:

  • Greenbrier Elementary 2015-2016

    • Removed:

      • Washington Road at Skeeter Lane west to Shannon Lane (including the Villages of Greenbrier) was rezoned to RES/RMS

      • Development on the new extension of William Few from Hardy McManus to the Euchee Creek bridge (traveling toward Washington Rd/GHS area) will be rezoned to RES/RMS

  • Riverside Elementary

    • Added:

      • Washington Road at Skeeter Lane west to Shannon Lane (including the villages of Greenbrier)

      • The development on the new extension of William Few from Hardy McManus to the Euchee Creek bridge (traveling toward Washington Rd/GHS area)

  • Baker Place Elementary

    • Removed:

      • Chamblin Road at Indian Springs Trail south to Wrightsboro Road (including Indian Springs Subdivision, Brandimere Drive, Northrop Place, and Creekside)

      • Ivey Falls Subdivision north of Shoreline Drive (including Glenn Falls, Ernestine Falls, Great Falls, and Victoria Falls)

  • Cedar Ridge Elementary

    • Added:

      • Chamblin Road at Indian Springs Trail south to Wrightsboro Road (including Indian Springs Subdivision, Brandimere Drive, Northrop Place, and Creekside)

    • Removed:

      • South of Wrightsboro Road from Kathryn Street west to West Robinson Ave. (including Whiskey Road, Charlotte Ave, Harvestwood Drive and Green Street)

         

  • Lewiston Elementary

    • Added:

      • Ivey Falls Subdivision north of Shoreline Drive (including Glenn Falls, Ernestine Falls, Great Falls, and Victoria Falls)

    • Removed:

      • Crawford Creek Subdivision

      • Columbia Road at Samarya Lane west to Wendover Way (including Orchard Hills and Baldwin Place)

      • Columbia Road at Samarya Lane east to North Belair Road (including Samarya lane, Pineland Drive, and Hickory Drive

  • Grovetown Elementary

    • Added:

      • South of Wrightsboro Road from Kathryn Street west to West Robinson Ave. (including Whiskey Road, Charlotte Ave, Harvestwood Drive and Green Street)

  • Evans Elementary

    • Added:

      • Crawford Creek Subdivision

    • Removed:

      • Shadowmoor Subdivision off Columbia Rd

  • Westmont Elementary

    • Added:

      • Columbia Road at Samarya Lane west to Wendover Way (including Orchard Hills and Baldwin Place)

      • Columbia Road at Samarya Lane east to North Belair Road (including Samarya lane, Pineland Drive, and Hickory Drive

      • Brookwood Lane and Brookwood Drive

    • Removed:

      • Merrymont Subdivision, Hillbrook Subdivision, including Water’s Edge, Brooks Drive, Hammond Circle, Sarahs Creek

  • Brookwood Elementary

    • Removed:

      • Brookwood Lane and Brookwood Drive

  • Martinez Elementary

    • Added:

      • Shadowmoor Subdivision off Columbia Rd

      • Merrymont Subdivision, Hillbrook Subdivision, including Water’s Edge, Brooks Drive, Hammond Circle, Sarahs Creek

Middle School Approved Rezoning Plan 2015-2016 School Year:

  • Columbia Middle

    • Removed:

      • Chamblin Road at Indian Springs Trail south to Wrightsboro Road (including Indian Springs Subdivision, Brandimere Drive, Northrop Place, and Creekside)

  • Grovetown Middle

    • Added:

      • Chamblin Road at Indian Springs Trail south to Wrightsboro Road (including Indian Springs Subdivision, Brandimere Drive, Northrop Place, and Creekside)

  • Greenbrier Middle

    • Removed:

      • Washington Road at Skeeter Lane west to Shannon Lane (including the Villages of Greenbrier)

      • Woodbridge and Silver Lake Subdivisions

  • Riverside Middle

    • Added:

      • Washington Road at Skeeter Lane west to Shannon Lane (including the Villages of Greenbrier)

      • Woodbridge and Silver Lake Subdivisions

High School Approved Rezoning Plan 2015-2016 School Year:

  • Greenbrier High

    • Removed:

      • East and West of N. Belair Rd from Washington Rd to Fury’s Ferry Rd. (Includes Chimney Hill, Faircloth Commons, Northridge, Northwood, Summerplace, Belair Woods, Deerwood Acres, Deerwood Estates, Fernbrook, Anderson Circle, Maples Ferry, Miller Dr., One Marshall Place

  • Lakeside High

    • Added:

      • East and West of N. Belair Rd from Washington Rd to Fury’s Ferry Rd. (Includes Chimney Hill, Faircloth Commons, Northridge, Northwood, Summerplace, Belair Woods, Deerwood Acres, Deerwood Estates, Fernbrook, Anderson Circle, Maples Ferry, Miller Dr., One Marshall Place

Elementary Approved Rezoning Plan 2016-2017 School Year:

  • Greenbrier Elementary 2016-2017

    • Removed:

      • William Few Parkway from Columbia Road north to Knob Hill Farm Road (including Knob Hill Subdivision and Jessica Creek)

  • New Elementary 2016-2017

    • Added:

      • William Few Parkway from Columbia Road north to Knob Hill Farm Road (including Knob Hill Subdivision and Jessica Creek)

Middle School Approved Rezoning Plan 2016-2017 School Year:

  • Columbia Middle

    • Removed:

      • Chamblin Road south of I‐20 to Wrightsboro Road (including Canterbury Farms and Mill Branch)

  • Grovetown Middle

    • Added:

      • Chamblin Road south of I‐20 to Wrightsboro Road (including Canterbury Farms and Mill Branch)

High School Approved Rezoning Plan 2016-2017 School Year:

  • Harlem High

    • Added:

      • South from I‐20 at Baker Place Rd., to Wrightsboro Rd. then east to Chamblin Rd. South from Wrightsboro Rd., and Creek Bend Dr to Harlem Grovetown Rd. and Ashland Way. South to Reynolds Farm Rd, Euchee Springs Dr and east to VFW Rd. and Newmantown Rd to Gordon Highway at Parham Rd. East on Gordon Hwy. to Newmantown Rd.

      • North of Washington Road from Clarks Hill Rd (Hwy 221) northwest to the county line (Water’s Edge area). East on an imaginary line from Hwy 221 (N) to Little Kiokee Creek and Tubman Rd. and south to Louisville Rd and Columbia Rd. North from Columbia Rd to Bowen Rd and Tubman Rd and west to Ray Owens Rd. North and east of Ray Owens Rd to Cobbham Rd. North of Cobbham Rd east and west of Ray Owens to the county line.

  • Grovetown High

    • Removed:

      • South from I‐20 at Baker Place Rd., to Wrightsboro Rd. then east to Chamblin Rd. South from Wrightsboro Rd., and Creek Bend Dr to Harlem Grovetown Rd. and Ashland Way. South to Reynolds Farm Rd, Euchee Springs Dr and east to VFW Rd. and Newmantown Rd to Gordon Highway at Parham Rd. East on Gordon Hwy. to Newmantown Rd.

  • Greenbrier High

    • Removed:

      • North of Washington Road from Clarks Hill Rd (Hwy 221) northwest to the county line (Water’s Edge area). East on an imaginary line from Hwy 221 (N) to Little Kiokee Creek and Tubman Rd. and south to Louisville Rd and Columbia Rd. North from Columbia Rd to Bowen Rd and Tubman Rd and west to Ray Owens Rd. North and east of Ray Owens Rd to Cobbham Rd. North of Cobbham Rd east and west of Ray Owens to the county line.

Columbia County is rapidly growing and it is impossible to precisely predict enrollment for anything past the 2015-2016 school year. Any proposed zoning plans after the 2015-2016 school year are subject to change.

 

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