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Columbia Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
839th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 17% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Columbia Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Logansport, Indiana, serving 447 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Logansport Community School Corporation, which is ranked 317 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Columbia Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Indiana elementary schools, with proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts, Math, and Science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages, often by 10-20 percentage points. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 19.2% over the past few years, which are well above the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.1% to 83.22% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

In comparison, the nearby Fairview Elementary School and Landis Elementary School, which are also part of the Logansport Community School Corporation, perform significantly better than Columbia Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the challenges faced by Columbia Elementary School, such as student poverty and attendance, could be crucial for improving the school's performance and providing a better educational experience for its students.

432
Students ?
13.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,098
Per pupil spending ?
84.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 20 E Columbia St
       Logansport, IN  46947

(574) 753-3432

District: Logansport Community School Corp


Students who attend Columbia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Logansport Junior High School
High:    Logansport Community High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.9%
White:
30.8%
African American:
13.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025
Worth a look
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg23%
839th of 1,005
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Logansport Community School Corp
317th of 380Logansport Community School Corp among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202517.6839 of 100516.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.9838 of 101117.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.1811 of 101620.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.8850 of 102016.7%★☆☆☆☆
202128.5758 of 101625.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.4885 of 103114.2%★☆☆☆☆
201818.8868 of 102715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201717.9891 of 103313.7%★☆☆☆☆
201624.4861 of 104617.7%★☆☆☆☆
201532.1788 of 104024.2%★☆☆☆☆
201440.4742 of 103628.4%★☆☆☆☆
201334.0805 of 103522.2%★☆☆☆☆
201211.9942 of 10157.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201120.4890 of 102513.2%★☆☆☆☆
201019.5879 of 100912.9%★☆☆☆☆
200927.7807 of 100319.5%★☆☆☆☆
200815.7907 of 9968.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200726.6803 of 98518.5%★☆☆☆☆
20067.6922 of 9614.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.5934 of 9592.6%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Math27%
Science26%
English Language Arts19%

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Students who attend Columbia Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Logansport Junior High School
High : Logansport Community High School

Students at Columbia Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 31% White, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Columbia Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Indiana elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Columbia Elementary School.


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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025
2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025


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

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