COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.

Located at 3120 ST LOUIS AVE, in ST LOUIS, Missouri, COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. is a modestly sized K-5 school that enrolls 216 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

ST. LOUIS CITY runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 17,933 students. COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the income-and-resources front, COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Louis city) records that median household income runs about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students).

Nearest neighbor: VASHON HIGH, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.5%.

COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. has rose 13%, going from 191 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.