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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Columbia Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOGANSPORT COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180603001051
Columbia Elementary School
20 E Columbia St, Logansport, IN 46947 · (574) 753-3432 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
365 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 9% larger than its 4th grade class (90).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Columbia Elementary School→Century Career Center
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Logansport Community Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
19.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
27.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Columbia Elementary School
Columbia Elementary School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary School this school | 432 | 84.5% | 23.9% |
| Fairview Elementary School Logansport | 428 | 79.9% | 22.7% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Clarksville | 561 | 80.7% | 23.6% |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School Lake Station | 400 | 82.3% | 21.5% |
| Christel House Academy South Indianapolis | 513 | 80.3% | 15.5% |
| Chamberlain Elementary School Goshen | 342 | 80.1% | 44.2% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Columbia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #798 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #788 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #851 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #531 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #161 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #230 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #25 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #561 of 597 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 432 | 33.1 | 13.0:1 | 84% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 29.1 | 15.3:1 | 83% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 27.5 | 17.5:1 | 81% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 74% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 32.6 | 13.5:1 | 78% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 73% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 76% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 65% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Elementary School.
About Columbia Elementary School
Families in Logansport, Indiana, are served by Columbia Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 432 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Logansport Community Sch Corp has 8 schools; together they serve 4,488 students.
More than half of enrollment at Columbia Elementary School is Hispanic: 51%. Other groups include 31% White, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 19% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Columbia Elementary School scores 63%.
For every teacher at Columbia Elementary School, there are about 13.0 students; the school has 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 84%. It compares with 64% for public schools in Cass County.
On the allk12 Grade, Columbia Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Columbia Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 23.9% actual against 15.8% predicted.
In the wider Cass County area, median household income comes to about $56,403, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cass County's 18 public schools enroll about 6,815 students and include Columbia Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Columbia Elementary School from the closest public school, Logansport Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Columbia Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Columbia Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Columbia Elementary School enrolled 457 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 432. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Columbia Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,680
Census ACS
Median income
$56,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Logansport Community Sch Corp
- Logansport Community High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Landis Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Logansport Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Logansport Junior High SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- The Academy at Logansport Community SchoolHigh · 244 students
Other schools in Logansport
- Logansport Community High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Landis Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Logansport Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Logansport Junior High SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- The Academy at Logansport Community SchoolHigh · 244 students
Other Columbia Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Columbia Elementary. Columbia Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 25.
- Columbia Elementary SchoolRochester, IN · 325 students
- Columbia ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 706 students
- Columbia ElementaryPerris, CA · 704 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 701 students
- Columbia ElementaryLancaster, CA · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Logansport Intermediate School0.1 mi · 654
- Berry Preschool1.3 mi · 122
- Fairview Elementary School1.6 mi · 428
- The Academy at Logansport Community School2.1 mi · 244
- Logansport Juvenile Correctional2.1 mi · 146
- Logansport Community High School2.3 mi · 1,148
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Elementary SchoolHow large is Columbia Elementary School?
Columbia Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Columbia Elementary School serve?
Columbia Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Columbia Elementary School?
Student demographics at Columbia Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 51% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Columbia Elementary School public or private?
Columbia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Logansport Community Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.