West Columbia Elementary School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: N/A

Total students

690

Avg. teacher experience

14.8 years

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 14.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

West Columbia Elementary School is an elementary school in West Columbia, TX, in the Columbia-Brazoria ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 690 students. 53.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,590, which is $1,884 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cbisd.com

Address

711 S Gray
West Columbia, TX 77486-3857

Office phone number

(979) 345-5147

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in West Columbia Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

690

African American

43 (6.2%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (0.7%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

206 (29.9%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

415 (60.1%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

21 (3%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

6.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

29.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

60.1%

Two or more races

3.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

53.5 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 52%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

55.8 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

8.6 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

53.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

55.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.1 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.6 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

20.7 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 18%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

8.1%

Gifted and talented

3.6%

Special education

20.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

17.8 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

16.2 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 28%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

20.7 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 25%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

17.1 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

10.5 %

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 36.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42

African American

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (2.4%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (9.5%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

37 (88.1%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 78.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

37 (88.1%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 86.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5 (11.9%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16.4

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 15.2

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.8 years

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: 14.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,590

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $60,955

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$57,090

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $56,763

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$55,565

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $57,913

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,516

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $58,805

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,324

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $60,500

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,743

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $64,720

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$66,600

Columbia-Brazoria ISD: $69,015

Statewide: $74,014

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