Enrollment
88
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000050
Columbus Elementary
913 N Oneida St, Appleton, WI 54911 · (920) 852-5450 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
62 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -13.7pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 24.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Elementary
Columbus Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Elementary this school | 88 | 70.5% | 33.6% |
| Coulee Montessori Charter School La Crosse | 118 | 66.1% | 28.7% |
| Hamilton Elementary School La Crosse | 151 | 80.1% | 21.3% |
| Winter Elementary Winter | 93 | 67.7% | 48.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary Appleton | 212 | 65.6% | 44.5% |
| Sheboygan Leadership Academy Sheboygan | 213 | 72.3% | 38.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Columbus Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #1,097 of 1,157 | #36 of 37 |
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
88
-55 (-38%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 88 | 8.2 | 10.7:1 | 70% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 12.4 | 10.7:1 | 77% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 13.1 | 10.1:1 | 78% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 16 | 8.9:1 | 85% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 16.1 | 9.3:1 | 69% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 16 | 9.6:1 | 100% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 63% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 18% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 12 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (149 to 88); teachers down 49% (16.1 to 8.2).
About Columbus Elementary
A small elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, Columbus Elementary is part of Appleton Area School District. School enrollment was 88 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
The district, Appleton Area School District, operates 38 schools serving 14,994 students.
Enrollment at Columbus Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Outagamie County's population at about 86%. The chance that two students picked at random at Columbus Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1 at Columbus Elementary, with 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 70% of enrollment. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Columbus Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.6% actual, 34.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Federal survey data for Outagamie County show that median household income is about $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 73 public schools operate in Outagamie County, serving about 31,330 students.
Nearest public school: Appleton Bilingual School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Columbus Elementary is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Columbus Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 38%, from 143 to 88. The ratio was 8.9:1 in 2020-21 and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other Columbus Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Columbus Elementary. Columbus Elementary is the 12th largest of the 12.
- Columbus ElementaryColumbus, WI · 425 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolCOLUMBUS, TX · 798 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW ROCHELLE, NY · 728 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolCARTERET, NJ · 642 students
- Columbus ElementaryGlendale, CA · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Appleton Bilingual School0.0 mi · 139
- Appleview0.3 mi · 29
- Kaleidoscope Academy0.4 mi · 456
- Valley New School0.6 mi · 68
- Edison Elementary0.7 mi · 242
- Franklin Elementary0.9 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus ElementaryHow many students attend Columbus Elementary?
Columbus Elementary enrolls approximately 88 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Columbus Elementary serve?
Columbus Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Columbus Elementary?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Columbus Elementary.
How diverse is Columbus Elementary?
Columbus Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Columbus Elementary public or private?
Columbus Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.