Columbus Elementary School
218 East 1st Ave North
Columbus MT, 59019, Stillwater County
Phone: 406-322-5372
Ranking:
(56 out of 448, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Columbus Elementary 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: | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 321 | 302 | 302 | 289 | 279 | 270 | 282 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 65 | 20.2% | 52 | 17.2% | 53 | 17.5% | 49 | 17.0% | 57 | 20.4% | 43 | 15.9% | 48 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 48 | 15.0% | 54 | 17.9% | 40 | 13.2% | 47 | 16.3% | 48 | 17.2% | 44 | 16.3% | 50 | 17.7% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 16.2% | 36 | 11.9% | 49 | 16.2% | 49 | 17.0% | 45 | 16.1% | 51 | 18.9% | 39 | 13.8% |
Grade 3: | 44 | 13.7% | 48 | 15.9% | 52 | 17.2% | 46 | 15.9% | 53 | 19.0% | 37 | 13.7% | 36 | 12.8% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 16.5% | 51 | 16.9% | 51 | 16.9% | 54 | 18.7% | 39 | 14.0% | 35 | 13.0% | 59 | 20.9% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 17.1% | 56 | 18.5% | 50 | 16.6% | 39 | 13.5% | 35 | 12.5% | 58 | 21.5% | 50 | 17.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 164 | 51.1% | 144 | 47.7% | 159 | 52.6% | 152 | 52.6% | 153 | 54.8% | 151 | 55.9% | 161 | 57.1% |
Female: | 157 | 48.9% | 158 | 52.3% | 143 | 47.4% | 137 | 47.4% | 118 | 42.3% | 111 | 41.1% | 117 | 41.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 2.5% | 9 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 9 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.5% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.5% | 6 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 2.2% | 9 | 3.0% | 11 | 3.6% | 12 | 4.2% | 13 | 4.7% | 14 | 5.2% | 14 | 5.0% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
White: | 299 | 93.1% | 279 | 92.4% | 280 | 92.7% | 265 | 91.7% | 254 | 91.0% | 241 | 89.3% | 251 | 89.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 19.0% | 42 | 13.9% | 50 | 16.6% | 53 | 18.3% | 49 | 17.6% | 26 | 9.6% | 35 | 12.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 5.3% | 13 | 4.3% | 15 | 5.0% | 7 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.9% | 8 | 3.0% | 21 | 7.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.35 | 15.89 | 15.49 | 14.82 | 14.31 | 14.20 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CRT | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 65.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 67.6% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 80.5% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 83.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 84% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 45.2% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 56.5% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 63.7% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 67.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 67% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 65.7% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 75% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 79.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 79% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 81% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 62% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 66% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 66.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 79.3% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 84% |
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* Columbus Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.