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Schools in Columbus

Columbus’s public schools

Unadilla Valley Central School District and Sherburne-Earlville Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbus. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.7K
▼ 17% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Sherburne-Earlville Central
Students per teacher
10.8
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
1,666 students on the public path
In brief

Columbus’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Columbus’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Unadilla Valley Secondary School places highest (better than 27%); Unadilla Valley Elementary School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Columbus, graded from D to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Unadilla Valley Secondary School and Sherburne-Earlville Middle School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Columbus, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Unadilla Valley Central School District.

Two districts serve Columbus

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Unadilla Valley Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 775 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,112NY $34,607 · FY2024
D−
Sherburne-Earlville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,273 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,685NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Unadilla Valley Central School District22%
State average 48.9% · 326 students tested
Math · PK–12, Unadilla Valley Central School District22%
State average 46.5% · 356 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sherburne-Earlville Central School District34%
State average 48.9% · 577 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sherburne-Earlville Central School District32%
State average 46.5% · 576 students tested

Columbus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Columbus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbus—Unadilla Valley Central PK–12 · Sherburne-Earlville Central PK–12
EdmestonB+Edmeston Central
PittsfieldDUnadilla Valley Central PK–12 · Morris Central PK–12
BrookfieldDBrookfield Central
SherburneC+Sherburne-Earlville Central
New BerlinD−Unadilla Valley Central

2 of the 5 neighbors share Unadilla Valley Central with Columbus for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Columbus

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Columbusin other towns
Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sherburne
C−
589 students10:1Rate it →
Unadilla Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Berlin
D
434 students12:1Rate it →
Unadilla Valley Secondary School
High · Grades 5–12 · New Berlin
C
341 students10:1Rate it →
Sherburne-Earlville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sherburne
C−
302 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbus’s schools

Are Columbus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbus. Unadilla Valley Central School District and Sherburne-Earlville Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbus. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbus in?

Unadilla Valley Central School District and Sherburne-Earlville Central School District.

Where do Columbus kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Unadilla Valley Secondary School and Sherburne-Earlville Middle School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.