Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280117000148
Columbia Elementary School
401 Mary Street, Columbia, MS 39429 · (601) 736-2362 · Marion County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
279 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 119 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 65.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 (63.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary School this school | 378 | 73.8% | 63.3% |
| Franklin Lower Elementary Meadville | 379 | 77.8% | 67.5% |
| Quitman Lower Elementary Quitman | 407 | 75.4% | 47.6% |
| Columbia Primary School Columbia | 448 | 70.1% | 70.2% |
| Monticello Elementary Monticello | 397 | 76.3% | 36.1% |
| West Amory Elementary School Amory | 355 | 68.7% | 72.1% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #140 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #161 of 439 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #165 of 439 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #247 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #77 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #127 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #293 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #207 of 296 |
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
378
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
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 | 378 | 28.8 | 13.1:1 | 74% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 27.7 | 13.3:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 27.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 28.1 | 14.7:1 | 78% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 78% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 15 | 18.8:1 | 76% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 66% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 18 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Elementary School.
About Columbia Elementary School
Columbia Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbia, Mississippi. The grade span is 3 through 5, and enrollment is 378 students.
COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT has 4 schools; together they serve 1,639 students.
Columbia Elementary School is 53% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 40% Black and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 64% of Marion County residents are White. Columbia Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.1:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Marion County average 89%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Columbia Elementary 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.
Columbia Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.3% and a predicted 57.3%.
Across Marion County, the median household income is $45,110, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion County is home to 13 public schools and about 3,667 public school students.
Nearby, Columbia Primary School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Columbia Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.7%; Columbia Elementary School's is 63.3%, ranking 3rd of 6.
Federal data place Columbia Elementary School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 20 students since 2020-21, to 378.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,193
Census ACS
Median income
$45,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,667 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Columbia Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
Other schools in Columbia
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Columbia Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
- EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 298 students
- EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 216 students
- EAST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 143 students
Other Columbia Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Columbia Elementary. Columbia Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 25.
- Columbia ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 706 students
- Columbia ElementaryPerris, CA · 704 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 701 students
- Columbia ElementaryLancaster, CA · 620 students
- Columbia ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Primary School0.3 mi · 448
- Jefferson Middle School0.7 mi · 329
- Columbia High School0.7 mi · 484
- EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 216
- EAST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 143
- EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbia Elementary School?
Columbia Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Columbia Elementary School serve?
Columbia Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbia Elementary School?
At Columbia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 2% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Columbia Elementary School in?
Columbia Elementary School is part of COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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