Enrollment
220
High
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190798000396
Columbus Community High School
1004 Colton St, Columbus Junction, IA 52738 · (319) 728-2231 · Louisa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Iowa public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
124 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 64 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 25% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Columbus Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 57.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Columbus Community High School
Columbus Community High School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Community High School this school | 220 | 56.4% | 63.8% |
| Perry High School Perry | 549 | 54.5% | 67.3% |
| North High School Sioux City | 1,529 | 63.2% | 54.4% |
| Denison High School Denison | 777 | 64.4% | 72.3% |
| Clarke Community High School Osceola | 421 | 52.5% | 62.4% |
| South Tama County High School Tama | 421 | 55.8% | 55.3% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Columbus Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #258 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #258 of 314 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #205 of 314 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #237 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #3 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #29 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #25 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #119 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high 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
220
+27 (+14%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 220 | 21.8 | 10.1:1 | 56% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 20.8 | 9.8:1 | 57% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 20.8 | 9.7:1 | 60% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 18 | 10.7:1 | 59% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 21.9 | 10.1:1 | 63% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 74% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 64% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 26% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 20 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Community High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (221 to 220); teachers unchanged (21.9 to 21.8).
About Columbus Community High School
Columbus Community High School sits in Columbus Junction, Iowa, and is classified as a high school. It enrolled 220 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 53% lower than the average for high schools in Iowa, which is about 468.
Columbus Comm School District is responsible for 3 schools, Columbus Community High School included, with 707 students in all.
Hispanic students account for 55% of enrollment at Columbus Community High School. Smaller groups are 30% White, 7% Asian, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Louisa County is roughly 16% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Columbus Community High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
At Columbus Community High School, 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.1:1. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. Roughly 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 46% average among public schools in Louisa County.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, Columbus Community High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Columbus Community High School's results are within a point of predicted: 63.8% against 63.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Louisa County show that median household income is about $77,354, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Columbus Community High School is one of 9 public schools in Louisa County, which together enroll about 2,165 students.
The school nearest to Columbus Community High School is Columbus Community Junior High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Columbus Community High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Columbus Community High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 220 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 193.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Louisa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,678
Census ACS
Median income
$77,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus Comm School District
- Roundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Columbus Community Junior High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other schools in Columbus Junction
- Roundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Columbus Community Junior High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Community Junior High School0.0 mi · 104
- Roundy Elementary School0.2 mi · 383
- Louisa-Muscatine Elementary8.7 mi · 468
- Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School8.9 mi · 353
- WACO Elementary School9.7 mi · 317
- Winfield Elementary School10.6 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Community High SchoolHow many students attend Columbus Community High School?
Columbus Community High School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Columbus Community High School serve?
Columbus Community High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Columbus Community High School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Columbus Community High School.
What is the student diversity at Columbus Community High School?
Student demographics at Columbus Community High School are roughly 30% White, 55% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Columbus Community High School in?
Columbus Community High School is part of Columbus Comm School District.
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