Enrollment
323
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS ISD·NCES 481470000964
Columbus Junior High School
702 N RAMPART ST, COLUMBUS, TX 78934 · (979) 732-2891 · Colorado County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
189 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 115 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 37% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · 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
Columbus Junior High School→Columbus High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COLUMBUS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Junior High School
Columbus Junior High School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Junior High School this school | 323 | 58.5% | 34.4% |
| Farmersville Junior High School FARMERSVILLE | 361 | 60.4% | 45.5% |
| Caldwell Junior High School CALDWELL | 298 | 60.4% | 51.7% |
| Borger Middle School BORGER | 337 | 56.7% | 52.3% |
| Borger Intermediate School BORGER | 335 | 62.4% | 42.7% |
| Isbill Junior High School MCGREGOR | 333 | 52.3% | 41.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,199 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,183 of 1,670 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,033 of 1,670 ▲ 99 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.5pp | #135 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #1,365 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #230 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #557 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #976 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #875 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
323
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 209
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 323 | 26.1 | 12.4:1 | 59% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 27.6 | 11.3:1 | 63% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 62% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 56% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 26.1 | 12.6:1 | 63% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 59% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 58% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 33% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 209 | 28 | 7.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (330 to 323); teachers unchanged (26.1 to 26.1).
About Columbus Junior High School
Columbus Junior High School is one of the public schools in COLUMBUS, Texas. It is a small middle school. The school serves 323 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
COLUMBUS ISD has a total of 4 schools and 1,659 students, Columbus Junior High School among them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Columbus Junior High School, at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 45% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 60%. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 at Columbus Junior High School, with 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 12.4:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 59% of enrollment.
Columbus Junior High School is 14.3 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Texas.
Colorado County census figures show that the median household income is $66,377, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Colorado County is home to 14 public schools and about 3,697 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Columbus Crossing High School, is about 0.7 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Columbus Junior High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Columbus Junior High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 323 students in 2024-25, 20 fewer than the 343 it had in 2020-21.
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Colorado County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,006
Census ACS
Median income
$66,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBUS ISD
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 798 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Columbus Crossing High SchoolHigh · 14 students
Other schools in COLUMBUS
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 798 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Columbus Crossing High SchoolHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Crossing High School0.7 mi · 14
- Columbus Elementary School0.7 mi · 798
- Columbus High School1.0 mi · 524
- Rice JH10.8 mi · 282
- Rice High School10.8 mi · 348
- Weimar Junior High School14.2 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbus Junior High School?
Columbus Junior High School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Columbus Junior High School serve?
Columbus Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbus Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbus Junior High School is approximately 12.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Columbus Junior High School?
Student demographics at Columbus Junior High School are roughly 45% White, 45% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Columbus Junior High School public or private?
Columbus Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLUMBUS ISD.
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