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R Howell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

653 Bear Creek PIKE, Columbia, TN 38401 · (931) 540-1032 · Part of Maury County School District

Columbia’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
587
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about R Howell Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 34.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4R Howell ElementaryYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

653 Bear Creek PIKE, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten116
Grade 1105
Grade 295
Grade 3101
Grade 4130
Enrollment over time
436’20
614’21
645’22
594’23
587’24

Up 34.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Black 27%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 6%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 R Howell Elementary from Columbia families.

Other schools in Maury County School District

The district →
Culleoka Unit School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Culleoka
C+
868 students
Battle Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Hill
B+
682 students
Marvin Wright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Hill
A
613 students
J E Woodard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbia
A
581 students
Santa Fe Unit School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Santa Fe
B+
553 students
J E Woody Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mt Pleasant
B+
544 students

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