📍 17345 Notre Dame St, Forest Lake, Anoka County, 55025
Columbus Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forest Lake, Anoka County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Lake Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus Elementary enrolls 432 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Asian and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 81% |
| Asian | 52 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 432 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 79 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbus Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 31.
Columbus Elementary is one of 14 schools in Forest Lake Public School District, based in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota. The district serves 5,776 students district-wide and employs 344 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, Columbus Elementary is close to the district average of about 413 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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