COLUMBUS, GA · The Best of The Best
DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
Best of Columbus
COLUMBUS, GA
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Preschool

St. Mark Preschool

6795 Whitesville Rd, Columbus, GA 31904, USA(706) 327-3372www.stmarkcolumbus.com/preschoolView on Google Maps →
5.6/10 overall scoreFair
5.0

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Fair

5.6/10

Category Rank

of 111 in Education · Bottom 50%

#64

Subcategory Rank

of 4 in Preschool · Bottom 50%

#3

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 25%

#2120

Online Presence

Fair

4.8/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

3/10
Mobile Score
48/100
Desktop Score
71/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 48; desktop score 71; very slow LCP 10252ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #3 to #2 in Preschool.

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Rank in Preschool

#3of 4Bottom 50%
1
7.4
Polka-Dots Early Childhood Development Center
2
5.8
Central Christian Church Columbus
3
5.6
St. Mark Preschool
4
5.5
Morningside Christian Preschool
Category average: 6.1/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

+42%

Add photos to your Google listing

Listings with photos receive 42% more direction requests and 35% more click-throughs to websites. Google research

Speed up site load (10.3s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

+50%

Grow reviews from 1 to 100+

Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. BrightLocal 2024

↑ rank

Switch to HTTPS

Google deprioritizes HTTP sites in search rankings, and modern browsers flag them "Not Secure" — visitors leave on sight. Google Webmaster

+52

Lift mobile performance (48/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. Think with Google

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • Not using HTTPS — Google penalizes this
  • Mobile performance is poor (48/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds
  • No photos on Google — listings with photos get 42% more direction requests

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