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Columbus Junior High and High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

124 S High School Avenue, Columbus, KS 66725 · (620) 429-3821 · Part of Columbus Unified School District 493

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

Directions
Students
438
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Columbus Junior High and High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 51% since 2020–21

On the path

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

2–6Central Elem348 students
7–12Columbus Junior High and High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

124 S High School Avenue, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 781
Grade 866
Grade 972
Grade 1078
Grade 1175
Grade 1266
Enrollment over time
290’20
267’21
423’22
430’23
438’24

Up 51% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbus Junior High and High School from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus Unified School District 493

The district →
Park Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Columbus
208 students16:1
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Columbus
B−
348 students13:1

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.