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Columbus High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3434 Discoverer Drive, Columbus, NE 68602 · (402) 563-7050 · Part of Columbus Public Schools

Columbus’ School Grade C− better than 21% of Nebraska school districts

Directions
Students
1,337
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Columbus High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

On the path

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

5–8Columbus Middle School1,166 students
9–12Columbus High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 48.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Nebraska’s 882 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3434 Discoverer Drive, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9353
Grade 10308
Grade 11327
Grade 12349
Enrollment over time
1,325’20
1,281’21
1,273’22
1,295’23
1,337’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%White 45%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbus High School from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus Public Schools

The district →
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
B−
353 students14:1
Lost Creek Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C
318 students13:1
North Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C+
304 students16:1
Emerson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C
286 students20:1
West Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbus
C−
215 students15:1
Kramer Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Columbus
170 students24:1

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