Top 3 Best Columbus Public Schools (2021-22)
For the 2021-22 school year, there are 4 public schools serving 959 students in Columbus, KS. Columbus has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Kansas.
The top ranked public schools in Columbus, KS are Highland Elementary School, Central Elementary School and Columbus High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Columbus, KS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Kansas public school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 37% statewide average). Schools in Columbus have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kansas public schools.
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Best Columbus, KS Public Schools (2021-22)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Highland Elementary School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
319 N High School St
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3032
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3032
Grades: 2-3
| 150 students
Rank: #22.
Central Elementary School
Math: 19% | Reading: 39%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
810 S High School Avenue
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3943
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3943
Grades: 4-8
| 348 students
Rank: #33.
Columbus High School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
124 S High School Avenue
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3821
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3821
Grades: 9-12
| 289 students
724 E Garfield Street
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3905
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-3905
Grades: PK-1
| 172 students
Columbus, Kansas Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
9155 Sw 30th Street
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 674-8593
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 674-8593
Grades: K-4
| 40 students
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