For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 430 students in Columbus School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Columbus School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
444 Schools
# Students
854 Students
135,097 Students
# Teachers
60 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Columbus School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#202 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
31%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.54
# American Indian Students
19 Students
1,123 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
3,384 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
43 Students
26,977 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
20%
# Black Students
6 Students
7,995 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
717 Students
87,589 Students
% White Students
84%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
67 Students
7,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
50
1,187
# Students in K Grade:
88
1,373
# Students in 1st Grade:
78
1,723
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
1,821
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
1,853
# Students in 4th Grade:
72
2,318
# Students in 5th Grade:
58
3,889
# Students in 6th Grade:
78
26,331
# Students in 7th Grade:
64
35,096
# Students in 8th Grade:
68
36,357
# Students in 9th Grade:
85
5,226
# Students in 10th Grade:
78
5,637
# Students in 11th Grade:
65
5,522
# Students in 12th Grade:
70
5,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,355
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,998 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,614 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,998
$16,276
Spending / Student
$18,614
$17,192
Best Columbus School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Columbus Junior High And High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
124 S High School Avenue
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3821
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3821
Grades: 7-12
| 430 students
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