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Columbus Elementary

Summary:

Columbus Elementary is a public elementary school serving around 760 students in grades PK-5 in the Columbus Independent School District in Columbus, Texas. The student population is predominantly White (40.26%) and Hispanic (44.08%), with smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Columbus Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in reading, math, and science lower than the state averages. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with proficiency rates remaining in the 30-50% range. Compared to nearby schools like Garwood Elementary, Columbus Elementary outperforms, but it lags behind others, such as West End Elementary and Weimar Elementary. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a below-average SchoolDigger rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

Significant disparities in student subgroup performance are evident at Columbus Elementary. While White and Gifted and Talented students perform relatively well, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students struggle, with their performance often ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. This persistent achievement gap suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by these underperforming subgroups. Additionally, the high percentage of students (around 60-68%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at Columbus Elementary may be a contributing factor to the school's overall academic performance, highlighting the potential relationship between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1324 Bowie
       Columbus, TX  78934-2610

(979) 732-2078

District: Columbus Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2561st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,551 Help


Students who attend Columbus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Columbus J H
High:    Columbus High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  786

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.0%
White:
39.7%
African American:
10.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Columbus Elementary ranks worse than 54.8% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45%), White (39.7%), African American (10.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbus Elementary is 14. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbus Elementary is $9,551.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Columbus Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbus Elementary 2561st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Columbus Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Columbus Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Columbus Independent School District (Isd) 644th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Columbus Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.42 2458th 3465 29.1%
2005 62.64 1389th 3475 60.0%
2006 55.68 1742nd 3476 49.9%
2007 51.75 2126th 3724 42.9%
2008 22.53 3359th 3768 10.9%
2009 40.57 2703rd 3884 30.4%
2010 42.62 2721st 3937 30.9%
2011 43.49 2771st 4095 32.3%
2012 31.17 3367th 4206 19.9%
2013 36.29 3068th 4221 27.3%
2014 36.84 3063rd 4260 28.1%
2015 36.92 3015th 4320 30.2%
2016 29.68 3309th 4286 22.8%
2017 32.57 2987th 4329 31.0%
2018 28.58 3271st 4359 25.0%
2019 49.48 2079th 4479 53.6%
2021 50.90 1982nd 4578 56.7%
2022 35.20 3057th 4581 33.3%
2023 33.28 3202nd 4647 31.1%
2024 43.89 2561st 4675 45.2%
See the entire list of Texas Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.48 2962nd 3226 8.2%
2019 18.04 3142nd 3333 5.7%
2021 28.95 2720th 3446 21.1%
2022 21.47 3119th 3487 10.6%
2023 17.32 3322nd 3556 6.6%
2024 18.14 3339th 3638 8.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.98 2163rd 3558 39.2%
2019 65.74 716th 3684 80.6%
2021 29.55 2838th 3799 25.3%
2022 27.36 3214th 3952 18.7%
2023 28.64 3223rd 4086 21.1%
2024 27.67 3396th 4261 20.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.46 3521st 4264 17.4%
2019 51.48 1956th 4309 54.6%
2021 48.27 2153rd 4451 51.6%
2022 32.92 3319th 4477 25.9%
2023 25.43 3795th 4521 16.1%
2024 27.15 3736th 4560 18.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.34 3105th 4306 27.9%
2019 49.16 2110th 4348 51.5%
2021 53.60 1836th 4499 59.2%
2022 44.71 2490th 4561 45.4%
2023 38.74 2863rd 4588 37.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.11 929th 3106 70.1%
2019 35.55 2523rd 3184 20.8%
2021 85.99 1st 3006 100.0%
2022 65.34 1092nd 2958 63.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.98 3894th 4240 8.2%
2019 40.92 2597th 4295 39.5%
2021 31.05 3284th 4331 24.2%
2022 16.72 4207th 4461 5.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for At Risk Students!

Rank History for Male students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.56 3460th 4319 19.9%
2019 49.51 2042nd 4357 53.1%
2021 47.74 2100th 4498 53.3%
2022 29.09 3451st 4563 24.4%
2023 30.95 3338th 4585 27.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.48 1688th 2483 32.0%
2019 50.25 1125th 2515 55.3%
2021 29.36 1893rd 2444 22.5%
2022 26.76 1993rd 2421 17.7%
2023 21.63 2159th 2443 11.6%
2024 21.62 2139th 2421 11.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.87 3592nd 4168 13.8%
2019 38.79 2709th 4188 35.3%
2021 42.63 2404th 4329 44.5%
2022 29.71 3434th 4376 21.5%
2023 18.97 3999th 4401 9.1%
2024 24.83 3706th 4431 16.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Columbus Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.80 2102nd 3127 32.8%
2019 56.24 1318th 3142 58.1%
2021 46.23 1646th 3082 46.6%
2022 33.97 2266th 3082 26.5%
2023 46.46 1759th 3106 43.4%
2024 52.62 1483rd 3078 51.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Columbus Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 581 160 0 138 0 n/a n/a 0 879
1990 587 166 0 122 0 n/a n/a 0 875
1991 608 180 0 120 0 n/a n/a -116 792
1992 602 177 3 136 0 n/a n/a 0 918
1993 617 181 1 142 0 n/a n/a 0 941
1994 612 150 0 134 0 n/a n/a 0 896
1995 593 122 3 170 0 n/a n/a 0 888
1996 593 122 3 170 0 n/a n/a 0 888
1997 609 112 3 150 0 n/a n/a 0 874
1998 583 111 2 165 0 n/a n/a 0 861
1999 570 118 0 185 0 n/a n/a 0 873
2000 547 122 1 164 0 n/a n/a 0 834
2001 420 121 2 136 1 n/a n/a 0 680
2002 406 124 3 179 0 n/a n/a 0 712
2003 406 124 3 179 0 n/a n/a 0 712
2004 377 122 3 175 0 n/a n/a 0 677
2005 348 138 4 178 0 n/a n/a 0 668
2006 343 156 7 198 1 n/a n/a 0 705
2007 326 146 3 222 1 n/a n/a 0 698
2008 313 141 4 221 1 n/a n/a 0 680
2009 304 137 6 217 3 n/a n/a 0 667
2010 306 122 8 232 1 n/a n/a 0 669
2011 304 92 10 305 1 0 13 0 725
2012 323 87 4 327 1 0 11 0 753
2013 323 90 3 352 1 0 16 0 785
2014 301 94 2 376 0 0 13 0 786
2015 287 83 4 385 0 0 12 0 771
2016 275 83 2 386 1 0 14 0 761
2017 257 76 2 374 0 0 14 0 723
2018 251 66 2 363 0 2 10 0 694
2019 270 81 2 354 0 0 15 0 722
2020 265 84 3 353 2 0 18 0 725
2021 280 73 3 326 2 0 12 0 696
2022 302 79 7 326 1 1 18 0 734
2023 306 94 3 335 1 3 18 0 760
2024 312 81 3 354 2 5 29 0 786

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Columbus Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 879 n/a n/a n/a
1990 875 53.0 16.5 n/a
1991 792 14.4 55.0 n/a
1992 918 54.7 16.7 30.4
1993 941 58.0 16.2 42.1
1994 896 53.0 16.9 36.7
1995 888 53.1 16.7 36.1
1996 888 53.1 16.7 36.1
1997 874 52.1 16.8 38.7
1998 861 54.8 15.7 38.4
1999 873 53.4 16.3 47.4
2000 834 54.4 15.3 42.8
2001 680 47.7 14.3 46.9
2002 712 47.3 15.1 50.1
2003 712 47.3 15.1 50.1
2004 677 48.0 14.1 50.4
2005 668 48.6 13.7 54
2006 705 48.6 14.5 57.4
2007 698 49.6 14.1 60.6
2008 680 48.9 13.9 63.1
2009 667 50.3 13.2 62.2
2010 669 49.8 13.4 62.9
2011 725 53.1 13.6 65.7
2012 753 53.2 14.1 65.6
2013 785 52.9 14.8 66.9
2014 786 52.4 14.9 67.8
2015 771 51.0 15.1 70.8
2016 761 54.0 14.0 67.3
2017 723 54.8 13.1 69.2
2018 694 52.9 13.1 68.3
2019 722 51.3 14.0 65.4
2020 725 55.1 13.1 66.8
2021 696 55.5 12.5 60.8
2022 734 51.7 14.1 62.3
2023 760 54.6 13.9 68.2
2024 786 55.8 14.0 67.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Columbus Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 879 n/a n/a n/a
1990 875 53.0 16.5 n/a
1991 792 14.4 55.0 n/a
1992 918 54.7 16.7 30.4
1993 941 58.0 16.2 42.1
1994 896 53.0 16.9 36.7
1995 888 53.1 16.7 36.1
1996 888 53.1 16.7 36.1
1997 874 52.1 16.8 38.7
1998 861 54.8 15.7 38.4
1999 873 53.4 16.3 47.4
2000 834 54.4 15.3 42.8
2001 680 47.7 14.3 46.9
2002 712 47.3 15.1 50.1
2003 712 47.3 15.1 50.1
2004 677 48.0 14.1 50.4
2005 668 48.6 13.7 54
2006 705 48.6 14.5 57.4
2007 698 49.6 14.1 60.6
2008 680 48.9 13.9 63.1
2009 667 50.3 13.2 62.2
2010 669 49.8 13.4 62.9
2011 725 53.1 13.6 65.7
2012 753 53.2 14.1 65.6
2013 785 52.9 14.8 66.9
2014 786 52.4 14.9 67.8
2015 771 51.0 15.1 70.8
2016 761 54.0 14.0 67.3
2017 723 54.8 13.1 69.2
2018 694 52.9 13.1 68.3
2019 722 51.3 14.0 65.4
2020 725 55.1 13.1 66.8
2021 696 55.5 12.5 60.8
2022 734 51.7 14.1 62.3
2023 760 54.6 13.9 68.2
2024 786 55.8 14.0 67.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Columbus Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,742 (21.2%) $6,461 (78.8%) $8,203
2020 $1,954 (21.0%) $7,346 (79.0%) $9,300
2021 $1,494 (15.6%) $8,057 (84.4%) $9,551

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Columbus Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 2079th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3202nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 22.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Columbus Elementary)3144
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Columbus Independent School District (Isd))3144
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus Elementary)4731
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus Independent School District (Isd))4731
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Columbus Elementary)3637
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Columbus Independent School District (Isd))3637
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Elementary)5737
 20%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Independent School District (Isd))5737
 20%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Columbus Elementary)5054
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Columbus Independent School District (Isd))5054
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Elementary)4530
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Independent School District (Isd))4530
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Columbus Elementary)5519
 36%
   5th Grade Science (Columbus Independent School District (Isd))5519
 36%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students722760
 5.3%
African American8194
 16%
American Indian01
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic354335
 5.4%
Pacific Islander03
White270306
 13.3%
Two or More Races1518
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.4%68.2%
 2.8%

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Columbus Elementary ranks 2561st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 786 students attended Columbus Elementary.

Students who attend Columbus Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbus J H
High : Columbus High School

Students at Columbus Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 40% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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