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Columbus Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1324 Bowie

Columbus TX, 78934, Colorado County

Phone: 979-732-2078

Ranking:

(4,347 out of 6,018, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Columbus Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	52		53		53		53		50		50		49
Total Students:	786		785		753		725		669		667		680
Prekindergarten:	91	11.6%	107	13.6%	101	13.4%	90	12.4%	48	7.2%	39	5.8%	41	6.0%
Kindergarten:	127	16.2%	127	16.2%	125	16.6%	108	14.9%	101	15.1%	89	13.3%	107	15.7%
Grade 1:	130	16.5%	126	16.1%	123	16.3%	107	14.8%	93	13.9%	112	16.8%	110	16.2%
Grade 2:	117	14.9%	113	14.4%	96	12.7%	95	13.1%	112	16.7%	108	16.2%	102	15.0%
Grade 3:	104	13.2%	107	13.6%	98	13.0%	107	14.8%	99	14.8%	108	16.2%	106	15.6%
Grade 4:	112	14.2%	100	12.7%	105	13.9%	101	13.9%	110	16.4%	104	15.6%	100	14.7%
Grade 5:	105	13.4%	105	13.4%	105	13.9%	117	16.1%	106	15.8%	107	16.0%	114	16.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	399	50.8%	399	50.8%	393	52.2%	381	52.6%	350	52.3%	354	53.1%	363	53.4%
Female:	387	49.2%	386	49.2%	360	47.8%	344	47.4%	311	46.5%	305	45.7%	313	46.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%
Asian:	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	10	1.4%	8	1.2%	6	0.9%	4	0.6%
Hispanic:	376	47.8%	352	44.8%	327	43.4%	305	42.1%	232	34.7%	217	32.5%	221	32.5%
Black:	94	12.0%	90	11.5%	87	11.6%	92	12.7%	122	18.2%	137	20.5%	141	20.7%
White:	301	38.3%	323	41.1%	323	42.9%	304	41.9%	306	45.7%	304	45.6%	313	46.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	1.7%	16	2.0%	11	1.5%	13	1.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	478	60.8%	464	59.1%	443	58.8%	420	57.9%	370	55.3%	352	52.8%	358	52.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	7.0%	61	7.8%	51	6.8%	56	7.7%	51	7.6%	63	9.4%	71	10.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.00		14.81		14.14		13.65		13.43		13.20		13.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	60%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	67%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	71%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	79%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47%	47%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	87.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	12.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	83.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,358.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,813.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,067.0

* Columbus Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.