📍 913 West Avenue, Columbia, Marion County, 39429
Columbia Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Marion County. The school has 466 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Columbia Primary School enrolls 466 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 44% Black or African American and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 206 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 466 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 466 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.
Columbia Primary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 MS-30, state senate district 40, state house district 100.
Columbia Primary School is one of 4 schools in COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in Columbia, Mississippi. The district serves 1,639 students district-wide and employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 466 students, Columbia Primary School is close to the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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