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Columbus High School

215 Hemlock St, Columbus, MS 39702 · (662) 241-7200 · Lowndes County
GRADES 09–13HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 7% of Mississippi public high schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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 high schools

Enrollment
865
High
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 651
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
863 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 917620%
Grade 1023627%
Grade 1124829%
Grade 1220323%
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
182%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 40% · US 43%
Hispanic
233%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
81394%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 45% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
40%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
45452%
Female
41148%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
19.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

MAAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2519.2%31.3%
2023-2420.2%26.4%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Columbus High School

Columbus High School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Columbus High School this school86599.8%35.3%
Vicksburg High School
VICKSBURG
785100.0%33.8%
Jim Hill High School
Jackson
97599.9%44.6%
McComb High School
MCCOMB
632100.0%42.6%
Greenwood High School/Votech
Greenwood
63399.8%36.0%
Provine High School
Jackson
791100.0%28.1%
Matched among Mississippi 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 High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Mississippi
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.3%#179 of 192
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.3%#181 of 199
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
19.2%#190 of 199
▼ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
865#53 of 203
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#61 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.5%#176 of 192
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.8%#46 of 194
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.3%#31 of 121
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 2024-25
Enrollment
865
-80 (-8%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258657411.7:1100% (863)
2023-2493759.115.9:1100% (937)
2022-2389863.814.1:1100% (898)
2020-219456614.3:1100% (945)
2017-181,02166.515.3:1100% (1,021)
2015-161,0818412.9:1100% (1,081)
2010-111,2507816.0:180% (1,006)
2000-011,3737318.8:173% (1,008)
1990-918254617.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus High School.

About Columbus High School

Columbus High School is a high school in Columbus, Mississippi, according to federal school records. It teaches 865 students in grades 9 through 13. By comparison, high schools in Mississippi enroll about 651 students on average.

Enrollment across the 7 schools in Columbus Municipal School District totals 3,011 students.

Black students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. It is also 3% Hispanic and 2% White. Lowndes County's residents are about 44% Black, 50 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Columbus High School are from different groups.

For every teacher at Columbus High School, there are about 11.7 students; the school has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 863 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Lowndes County average 75%.

Columbus High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Mississippi public high schools.

The model predicts 44.2% for a school in Mississippi with Columbus High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Columbus High School posts 35.3%.

In the surrounding county, Lowndes County, the median household earns about $53,812 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Columbus High School, Lowndes County has 20 public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Sale Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Columbus High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Columbus High School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 865, from 945 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.3 to 11.7 over 4 years.

The Columbus High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Lowndes County at a glance

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Population
57,838
Census ACS
Median income
$53,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,512 students

Quick facts

School name
Columbus High School
District
Columbus Municipal School District
Address
215 Hemlock St, Columbus, MS 39702
Phone
(662) 241-7200
County
Lowndes County
Level
High
Grade range
09–13
Total enrollment
865
Teachers (FTE)
74
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
863 (100%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
280120000154
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Columbus High. Columbus High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Columbus High School
How large is Columbus High School?
Columbus High School enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Columbus High School serve?
Columbus High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Columbus High School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Columbus High School.
How diverse is Columbus High School?
Columbus High School reports a student body of 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbus High School?
Columbus High School is overseen by Columbus Municipal School District in Lowndes County.
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