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C−

Cook Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2217 7th Street N, Columbus, MS 39701 · (662) 241-7180 · Part of Columbus Municipal School District

Columbus’ School Grade D better than 9% of Mississippi school districts

Students
415
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cook Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Columbus kids: Columbus Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Cook Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Columbus Middle School597 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

2217 7th Street N, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten69
Grade 183
Grade 271
Grade 365
Grade 458
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
391’20
382’21
388’22
423’23
415’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 86%Hispanic 6%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cook Elementary School from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus Municipal School District

The district →

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