Summary:
ZIP code 53925 has one public high school, Columbus High, which serves grades 9–12 in Columbus, WI as part of Columbus School District. With 383 students, it is the only high school in this ZIP code, so there are no local peer schools to compare it with; families should look at district, state, and prior-year comparisons. The school reports 21.41% free/reduced lunch eligibility, $16,589 in per-student spending, and a 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio.
Academically, Columbus High’s 2024–25 results were strong: 10th graders scored above the state in English Language Arts by 12.63 points, in Mathematics by 6.02 points, and in Science by 14.08 points, while Social Studies was only 1.75 points below the state. In 2025–26, however, Math and Science fell sharply. Math dropped 15.42 points year over year and is now 9.60 points below the state; Science dropped 14.64 points and is essentially level with the state, 0.34 points below. ELA remains above the state at 53.57% versus 48.47%, and Social Studies improved to 54.00%, which is 5.75 points above the state. The school’s rank fell from 4 stars and low-70s percentile in 2023–24 and 2024–25 to 3 stars and the 56th percentile in 2025–26.
Outcome indicators are mostly positive. Columbus High’s 2024–25 graduation rate is 97.8%, equal to the district and 5.8 percentage points above the state’s 92.0%. Its dropout rate is 0.2%, below the state’s 1.1%, though slightly above the district’s 0.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state’s 17.3% but notably higher than the district’s 8.8%, suggesting the high school may face a more specific absenteeism challenge. The district’s overall rank is 196 of 432, or 55th percentile with 3 stars, closely matching the school’s 2025–26 profile. Overall, Columbus High has strong graduation and dropout results and relative strengths in ELA and Social Studies, but the recent Math and Science declines are the main concern.
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