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Columbus Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1324 Bowie
Columbus, TX 78934
Phone
(979) 732-2078
District
COLUMBUS ISD
County
COLORADO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
786
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.7% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Columbus Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
47%
48%
50%
43%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
47%
43%
47%
40%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
52%
45%
56%
44%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 97 12.3%
Kindergarten 113 14.4%
Grade 1 113 14.4%
Grade 2 112 14.2%
Grade 3 131 16.7%
Grade 4 114 14.5%
Grade 5 106 13.5%
Total 786 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.2% 43.2% 26.7%
Black 10.7% 9.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 46.8% 46.7% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.5% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.2% 60.8% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 62.2% 55.7% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 5.1% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,244 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 25.9 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 22.0% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,792 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 3.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.1% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.3% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.8% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.4% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 7.9% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,814 $11,148,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $443 $725,000 3.5%
Staff $388 $634,000 3.0%
General Administration $572 $935,000 4.5%
School Administration $646 $1,057,000 5.1%
Operation $1,355 $2,216,000 10.6%
Transportation $394 $644,000 3.1%
Other $511 $836,000 4.0%
Total Support $4,307 $7,047,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,603 $2,623,000 12.6%
Total Expenditures $12,725 $20,818,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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