Columbus Elem School

Columbus Elem School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Edwardsville, Illinois, operated by Edwardsville CUSD 7. Current enrollment sits at 373 students spanning grades 3 through 5.

Edwardsville CUSD 7 comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,060 students; Columbus Elem School is among them.

On demographics, Columbus Elem School logs that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 11% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Madison County's rate of about 46%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Columbus Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household income runs about $75,793, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Madison County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), Columbus Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Lincoln Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Columbus Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 412 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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