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Columbus Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

315 N Kansas St, Edwardsville, IL 62025 · (618) 656-5167 · Part of Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Edwardsville Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
373
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Columbus Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Edwardsville Township kids: Lincoln Middle School

On the path

Where Edwardsville Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–5Columbus Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Lincoln Middle Schoolin Edwardsville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

315 N Kansas St, Edwardsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3140
Grade 4122
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
403’20
384’21
378’22
374’23
373’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Two or more races 11%Black 6%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbus Elem School from Edwardsville Township families.

Other schools in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

The district →
N O Nelson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
347 students18:1
Goshen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
346 students13:1
Glen Carbon Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glen Carbon
318 students17:1
LeClaire Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
312 students16:1
Hamel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hamel
126 students13:1
Midway School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moro
120 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Edwardsville Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.