Columbus High School

  • High school in Columbus ISD
  • Columbus, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Total students

519

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Columbus ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.3 %

Columbus ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

Columbus High School is a high school in Columbus, TX, in the Columbus ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 519 students. 47.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.1% 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.

In the Class of 2023, 97.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.1% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Columbus High School was 954 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.7.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,099, which is $1,375 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.columbusisd.org/HighSchool/index.html

Address

103 Cardinal Ln
Columbus, TX 78934-0486

Office phone number

(979) 732-5746

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Columbus High 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

519

African American

41 (7.9%)

Columbus ISD: 9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Columbus ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.6%)

Columbus ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

235 (45.3%)

Columbus ISD: 45.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Columbus ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

231 (44.5%)

Columbus ISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

9 (1.7%)

Columbus ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

7.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

45.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

44.5%

Two or more races

1.7%

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

47.4 %

Columbus ISD: 51%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

49.5 %

Columbus ISD: 61.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

9.8 %

Columbus ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

47.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

49.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.8%

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

9.1 %

Columbus ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3.7 %

Columbus ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.5 %

Columbus ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

9.1%

Gifted and talented

3.7%

Special education

12.5%

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

Columbus ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Columbus 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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97.3 %

Columbus ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Columbus ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

94.4 %

Columbus ISD: 94.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Columbus ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

94.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.1 %

Columbus ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2%

African American

2.5 %

Columbus ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.1 %

Columbus ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Columbus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Columbus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

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

17.5 %

Columbus ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

20.5 %

Columbus ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Columbus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

23 %

Columbus ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

11 %

Columbus ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

23.1 %

Columbus ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

33.8 %

Columbus ISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

8.7 %

Columbus ISD: 8%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

34.7 %

Columbus ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

39 %

Columbus ISD: 36%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

12.5 %

Columbus ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

30.4 %

Columbus ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

Masked

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

15.2 %

Columbus ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Columbus ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

43.9 %

Columbus ISD: 43.9%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Columbus ISD: Masked

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

954

Columbus ISD: 954

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.7

Columbus ISD: 20.7

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

52.7 %

Columbus ISD: 46%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

55.5 %

Columbus ISD: 48.4%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

49.1 %

Columbus ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

52.7%

Math

55.5%

Reading + Math

49.1%

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

38.9

African American

1.4 (3.5%)

Columbus ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Columbus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Columbus ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2 (5.1%)

Columbus ISD: 8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Columbus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35.5 (91.4%)

Columbus ISD: 88%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Columbus 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%)

Columbus ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

29.6 (76.2%)

Columbus ISD: 79.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

9.3 (23.8%)

Columbus ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Columbus 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

13.4

Columbus ISD: 13

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

13.3 years

Columbus ISD: 11.8 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

$61,099

Columbus ISD: $58,459

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Columbus ISD: $50,539

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$52,035

Columbus ISD: $52,120

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$56,722

Columbus ISD: $55,192

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,166

Columbus ISD: $61,922

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,966

Columbus ISD: $67,467

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$67,172

Columbus ISD: $67,160

Statewide: $74,014

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