Columbiaville Elementary School

As an average-sized primary school in COLUMBIAVILLE, Michigan, Columbiaville Elementary School caters to 347 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by LakeVille Community School District.

Across the 3 schools in LakeVille Community School District (999 students total), Columbiaville Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Columbiaville Elementary School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lapeer County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Columbiaville Elementary School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lapeer County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Columbiaville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lapeer County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,306, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lapeer County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,962 students), Columbiaville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LakeVille High School, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Columbiaville Elementary School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Columbiaville Elementary School has edged up 49%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 347 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Columbiaville Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.