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Schools in Columbus

Columbus’s public schools

Columbus School District has 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?0/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 7% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,049 students on the public path
In brief

Columbus’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Columbus’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Columbus Middle places highest (better than 39%); Columbus High lowest (33%). 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–5Columbus ElementaryColumbus School DistrictNo scores
6–8Columbus MiddleColumbus School DistrictC+
9–12Columbus HighColumbus School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Columbus School District.

The district

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

Columbus School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,120 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,320WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 38.1% · 577 students tested
Math35%
State average 38.7% · 577 students tested

Columbus vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbus—Columbus
Columbus (city)B−Columbus
York—Columbus PK–12 · Marshall PK–12
ElbaB−Columbus
Fountain Prairie—Fall River
Hampden—Columbus

4 of the 5 neighbors share Columbus with Columbus, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Columbus

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

Also serving Columbusin other towns
Columbus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
425 students12:1Rate it →
Columbus Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
241 students13:1Rate it →
Columbus High
High · Grades 9–12
C
383 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Wisconsin Academy
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Religious
66 students10:1Rate it →
Petersen Adventist School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
18 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbus’s schools

Are Columbus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbus. Columbus School District has 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 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbus in?

Columbus School District.

Where do Columbus kids go to high school?

Columbus High.

Are there private schools in Columbus?

Yes: Wisconsin Academy (grades 9–12, 66 students) and Petersen Adventist School (grades K–8, 18 students).

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What Columbus families are saying about 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.