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Middle Schools in Columbus Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictColumbus Community School District283^rd of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

104

Students

Top rankedColumbus Community Junior High School261^st of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The Columbus Community School District in Iowa has only one middle school, Columbus Community Junior High School, which serves students in grades 7-8. The school has faced some challenges, including inconsistent academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population with significant socioeconomic needs.

Columbus Community Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa middle schools, with a ranking of 261 out of 344 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics below the state averages for both 7th and 8th grades in 2024-2025. However, the school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate was higher than the state average. In 2023-2024, the school's 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate was higher than the state average, but its 8th-grade ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates were lower than the state averages.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 72.16% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,044, which is higher than the state average, but it's unclear how these resources are being allocated to support student learning and address the school's challenges.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (2025)		ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbus Community Junior High School	Public	7-8	1004 Colton St	Columbus Junction	52738	Louisa County	Columbus Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 728-2233	104	5	20.6	63.5%	35 (33.7%)	2 (1.9%)	53 (51.0%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	36	261^st of 344 public middle schools	24.1%		37.9	245^th of 337 public middle schools	27.3%	16	64.3	76.1	66.1	69.6	78.3	$11,044	$149	$10,894

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Louisa-Muscatine Community School District	8.67 mi	2	109^th
Waco Community School District	9.75 mi	2	284^th
Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	10.62 mi	2	271^st
Wapello Community School District	10.87 mi	3	266^th
Highland Community School District	13.19 mi	3	213^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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