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Columbia Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3230 Columbia Woods Dr, Decatur, DeKalb County, 30032

412
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Columbia Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, DeKalb County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
DeKalb County

Enrollment & staffing

Columbia Elementary School enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
223 (54%)
Female students
189 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.7
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American37792%
Hispanic or Latino266.3%
Two or more races61.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

412 of the school's 412 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 412 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Columbia Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-40, state senate district 10, state house district 84.

School district: DeKalb County

Columbia Elementary School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, Columbia Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 700 students per school.

91,752
District students
131
Schools
6,250
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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