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B−

Central Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 2–6

810 S High School Avenue, Columbus, KS 66725 · (620) 429-3943 · Part of Columbus Unified School District 493

Columbus’ School Grade B− better than 54% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
348
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
2–6
The gist

What stands out about Central Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Columbus kids: Columbus Junior High and High School

On the path

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

PK–1Park Elem208 students
2–6Central ElemYou are here
7–12Columbus Junior High and High School438 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

810 S High School Avenue, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 275
Grade 377
Grade 464
Grade 572
Grade 660
Enrollment over time
331’20
353’21
188’22
208’23
348’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Elem from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus Unified School District 493

The district →
Park Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Columbus
208 students16:1
Columbus Junior High and High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Columbus
C−
438 students11:1

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