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Parkside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1400 Parkside Dr, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4314 · Part of Bartholomew County School Corporation

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Directions
Students
733
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Columbus Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Parkside Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1400 Parkside Dr, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten96
Grade 186
Grade 289
Grade 399
Grade 4104
Grade 5111
Grade 6121
Enrollment over time
758’20
752’21
727’22
724’23
733’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 24%Asian 11%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkside Elementary School from Columbus Township families.

Other schools in Bartholomew County School Corporation

The district →
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
A
891 students18:1
Clifty Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C−
705 students15:1
Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C−
704 students18:1
W D Richards Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
B
610 students20:1
Taylorsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Taylorsville
C−
580 students16:1
L F Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C+
420 students15:1

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 Indiana’s other public schools; Columbus Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.