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Enrollment
438
High
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS·NCES 200507001343
Columbus Junior High and High School
124 S High School Avenue, Columbus, KS 66725 · (620) 429-3821 · Cherokee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Kansas 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 Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
242 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 7 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 15% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Columbus. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 14.7% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Junior High and High School
Columbus Junior High and High School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Junior High and High School this school | 438 | 55.3% | 25.8% |
| Labette County High School Altamont | 483 | 58.0% | 23.8% |
| Concordia Jr-Sr High Concordia | 524 | 52.9% | 30.6% |
| Iola Sr High Iola | 296 | 54.7% | 22.1% |
| Osawatomie High Osawatomie | 295 | 55.6% | 18.3% |
| Council Grove Junior Senior High School Council Grove | 368 | 51.1% | 38.9% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Junior High and High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #162 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #196 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #174 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #92 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #43 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #128 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #69 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +51.6% | #4 of 75 |
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
438
+148 (+51%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 438 | 39.3 | 11.2:1 | 55% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 32.5 | 13.3:1 | 54% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 51% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 28.3 | 10.2:1 | 53% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 31 | 9.4:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 41% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 34% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Junior High and High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (289 to 438); teachers up 39% (28.3 to 39.3).
About Columbus Junior High and High School
Columbus Junior High and High School, a medium-sized high school, is located in Columbus, Kansas. A federal count lists 438 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12.
The district, Columbus, has 1,130 students enrolled across 4 schools.
Most students at Columbus Junior High and High School are White: 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Columbus Junior High and High School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Columbus Junior High and High School was 11.2:1. The 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 55%.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Columbus Junior High and High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Columbus Junior High and High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.8%, compared with a predicted 35.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Cherokee County, median household income is about $57,668, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 17 public schools operate in Cherokee County, serving about 3,647 students.
The closest public school, Highland Elem, is about 0.3 miles from Columbus Junior High and High School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Columbus Junior High and High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Columbus Junior High and High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts for Columbus Junior High and High School: 290 students in 2020-21, 438 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,151
Census ACS
Median income
$57,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus
- Central ElemElementary · 348 students
- Park ElemElementary · 208 students
- Highland ElemElementary · 136 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Central ElemElementary · 348 students
- Park ElemElementary · 208 students
- Highland ElemElementary · 136 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elem0.3 mi · 136
- Central Elem0.6 mi · 348
- Park Elem0.9 mi · 208
- Southeast Elementary School10.2 mi · 149
- Riverton Middle10.4 mi · 147
- Riverton High10.4 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Junior High and High SchoolHow large is Columbus Junior High and High School?
Columbus Junior High and High School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 07-12.
Is Columbus Junior High and High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbus Junior High and High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Columbus Junior High and High School have?
Columbus Junior High and High School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Columbus Junior High and High School?
Columbus Junior High and High School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Columbus Junior High and High School public or private?
Columbus Junior High and High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbus.
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