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Columbus El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1324 Bowie, Columbus, TX 78934 · (979) 732-2078 · Part of Columbus Independent School District

Columbus’ School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
798
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Columbus El

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Columbus kids: Columbus J H

On the path

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

PK–5Columbus ElYou are here
6–8Columbus J H323 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1324 Bowie, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K85
Kindergarten128
Grade 1117
Grade 2117
Grade 3105
Grade 4129
Grade 5117
Enrollment over time
696’20
734’21
760’22
786’23
798’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%White 39%Black 10%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 El from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus Independent School District

The district →
Columbus J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbus
B−
323 students12:1
Columbus H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus
B−
524 students13:1
Columbus Crossing H S
High · Grades 11–12 · Columbus
14 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 Texas’s other public schools; Columbus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.