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Columbus Elementary

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Columbus Elementary ranks 2059 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2059^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Elementary in Columbus, TX, serves 798 students in grades PK-5 within the Columbus Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 45th percentile statewide, and has shown a remarkable turnaround over the past three years, climbing from the 31st percentile to the 56th percentile in statewide rankings.

This school stands out for its consistent improvement, especially compared to nearby schools like Garwood Elementary and Eagle Lake Intermediate, which have shown more volatile year-to-year rankings. Columbus Elementary has a clear strength in mathematics, with 4th-grade math proficiency (56.73%) significantly outpacing the state average (49.28%). The school also demonstrates a notable ability to serve its diverse student body equitably, with strong performance for its Special Education (55th percentile) and Low Socio-Economic Status (48th percentile) students—a significant improvement from just two years prior. While the school is larger than its peers, with a student-teacher ratio of 15.5, it benefits from economies of scale, spending $9,551 per student compared to smaller schools like Sheridan Elementary ($13,879) and Garwood ($13,139).

One interesting finding is the volatility of the Gifted and Talented program, which dropped from the 92nd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting a need for closer examination. Additionally, while math is a strength, science remains a key area for growth, with 5th-grade proficiency at 36.21% in 2024-2025, though this is a significant improvement from just 16.67% two years earlier. Overall, Columbus Elementary is outperforming its economic and district-level expectations, making it a compelling choice for parents seeking a school on an upward trajectory.

798

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,934

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1324 Bowie
Columbus, TX 78934-2610

(979) 732-2078

District: Columbus Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Columbus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbus J H
High:	Columbus High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.4%

White:

39.5%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Texas avg51%

2,059^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

520^th of 951Columbus Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	2059 of 4627	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	1651 of 4651	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	2586 of 4710	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3202 of 4647	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3057 of 4581	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	1982 of 4578	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	2079 of 4479	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	3271 of 4359	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	2987 of 4329	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.7	3309 of 4286	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.9	3015 of 4320	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.8	3063 of 4260	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.3	3068 of 4221	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	3367 of 4206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.5	2771 of 4095	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.6	2721 of 3937	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.6	2703 of 3884	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.5	3359 of 3768	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.7	2126 of 3724	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.7	1742 of 3476	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.6	1389 of 3475	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.4	2458 of 3465	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	1393 of 2406	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	1337 of 1905	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2157 of 2443	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2159 of 2443	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1993 of 2421	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1893 of 2444	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	1125 of 2515	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	1688 of 2483	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	4207 of 4461	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	3284 of 4331	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	2597 of 4295	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3894 of 4240	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	2033 of 2918	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	3366 of 3668	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	3322 of 3556	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	3119 of 3487	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	2720 of 3446	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3142 of 3333	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	2962 of 3226	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	1964 of 4575	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	1545 of 3744	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	2164 of 4658	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	2863 of 4588	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2490 of 4561	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	1836 of 4499	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2110 of 4348	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.3	3105 of 4306	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	1719 of 3075	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	1092 of 2958	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.0	1 of 3006	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	35.5	2523 of 3184	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.1	929 of 3106	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	3092 of 4413	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.2	1974 of 3644	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3737 of 4465	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	3999 of 4401	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3434 of 4376	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	2404 of 4329	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2709 of 4188	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3592 of 4168	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2330 of 4520	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	1711 of 3705	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.1	3763 of 4594	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3795 of 4521	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3319 of 4477	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	2153 of 4451	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1956 of 4309	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.5	3521 of 4264	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2129 of 4582	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	1148 of 3739	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	3214 of 4647	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3338 of 4585	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3451 of 4563	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	2100 of 4498	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	2042 of 4357	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.6	3460 of 4319	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	1928 of 4301	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.8	2423 of 3549	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3421 of 4292	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3223 of 4086	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3214 of 3952	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	2838 of 3799	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.7	716 of 3684	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	2163 of 3558	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	1230 of 3006	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.6	628 of 2612	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	1496 of 3108	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	1759 of 3106	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	2266 of 3082	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	1646 of 3082	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1318 of 3142	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	2102 of 3127	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-26 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

Reading50%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1324 Bowie	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 732-2078	798	51	15.5	64.5%	315 (39.5%)	77 (9.6%)	370 (46.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	27 (3.4%)	51.1	2059^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.5%		58.4	1651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	64.5%	408	46.4	47.1	54.6	46.0	56.7	46.7	$8,934
Eagle Lake Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Johnnie D Hutchins	Eagle Lake	77434	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	194	13	14.7	81.4%	12 (6.2%)	36 (18.6%)	138 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)							$7,308
Eagle Lake Intermediate	Public	3-5	701 Tate Ave	Eagle Lake	77434	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	166	13	13.0	82.5%	11 (6.6%)	24 (14.5%)	126 (75.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	22.1	3937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.9%		42.3	2622^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.6%	1315	22.0	28.9	38.2	14.0	53.9	38.2	$8,031
Weimar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 W Main St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 725-6009	290	23	12.6	55.9%	138 (47.6%)	33 (11.4%)	112 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	65.7	1316^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.2	1302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.0%	14	46.4	68.3		44.6	73.2		$8,908
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	5526 Fm 2437	Sheridan	77475	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	82	7	11.5	79.3%	35 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.3%)	52.2	2002^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.6	2340^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.7%	338	29.4	63.6	52.9	35.3	90.9	58.8	$9,148
West End Elementary	Public	K-5	7453 Ernst Pkwy	Industry	78944	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 357-2595	143	12	12.0	36.4%	108 (75.5%)	2 (1.4%)	29 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	75.9	904^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.5%		66	1309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	405	47.6	60.0	70.6	57.1	75.0	61.8	$9,894
Garwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7827 Hwy 71 S	Garwood	77442	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	120	8	15.6	59.2%	39 (32.5%)	9 (7.5%)	68 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	55.2	1846^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		51.1	2071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	225	50.0	59.1	47.4	33.3	63.6	52.6	$8,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Elementary

What district is Columbus Elementary in?

Columbus Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Columbus Elementary attend?

Students who attend Columbus Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbus J H
High : Columbus High School

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Elementary?

Students at Columbus Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 39% White, 10% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Columbus Elementary a good school?

Columbus Elementary ranks 2059^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbus Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Columbus Elementary.

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