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Columbus High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

103 Cardinal Ln

Columbus TX, 78934, Colorado County

Phone: 979-732-5746

Ranking:

(520 out of 1,337, top 39%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

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:	44		43		46		49		45		42		43
Total Students:	477		487		508		514		537		522		536
Grade 9:	133	27.9%	118	24.2%	152	29.9%	126	24.5%	139	25.9%	135	25.9%	141	26.3%
Grade 10:	109	22.9%	140	28.7%	111	21.9%	136	26.5%	140	26.1%	134	25.7%	153	28.5%
Grade 11:	126	26.4%	114	23.4%	125	24.6%	129	25.1%	126	23.5%	138	26.4%	119	22.2%
Grade 12:	109	22.9%	115	23.6%	120	23.6%	123	23.9%	132	24.6%	115	22.0%	123	22.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	244	51.2%	242	49.7%	249	49.0%	271	52.7%	291	54.2%	289	55.4%	283	52.8%
Female:	233	48.8%	245	50.3%	259	51.0%	243	47.3%	238	44.3%	225	43.1%	249	46.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%
Asian:	4	0.8%	7	1.4%	6	1.2%	4	0.8%	7	1.3%	7	1.3%	6	1.1%
Hispanic:	131	27.5%	125	25.7%	127	25.0%	116	22.6%	109	20.3%	106	20.3%	116	21.6%
Black:	64	13.4%	62	12.7%	64	12.6%	66	12.8%	72	13.4%	61	11.7%	66	12.3%
White:	273	57.2%	289	59.3%	304	59.8%	318	61.9%	349	65.0%	346	66.3%	347	64.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	4	0.8%	1	0.2%	5	1.0%	7	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	171	35.8%	169	34.7%	164	32.3%	152	29.6%	159	29.6%	123	23.6%	125	23.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	27	5.7%	28	5.7%	24	4.7%	41	8.0%	39	7.3%	45	8.6%	53	9.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.74		11.23		11.00		10.45		11.93		12.30		12.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	83%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89%	90%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	87%	87%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	78%	79%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	31%	31%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	82%	82%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	73%	73%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	56%	55%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	58%	58%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	28%	28%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	78%	78%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	54%	53%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	32%	32%	63%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	91%	91%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	22%	22%	61%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	43%	43%	63%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	79%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	58%	58%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	59%	59%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	85.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	12.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,237.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,246.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,540.0

* Columbus High 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.