Columbia Upper Elementary School

Set in BROOKLYN, Michigan, Columbia Upper Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community, part of Columbia School District. It educates 406 students across grades 3 through 6.

Within Columbia School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,428 students, Columbia Upper Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Columbia Upper Elementary School logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Columbia Upper Elementary School reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 37% of students at Columbia Upper Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Columbia Upper Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 51.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,073 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Columbia Upper Elementary School is one of 68 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students).

The closest other public school is Columbia Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Columbia Upper Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Columbia Upper Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 409 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.