📍 1015 W Macon, Carthage, Jasper County, 64836
Columbian Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carthage, Jasper County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carthage R-Ix school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Columbian Elem. enrolls 379 students across grades K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 1.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 252 | 66% |
| White | 112 | 30% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 379 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 307 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Columbian Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 163.
Columbian Elem. is one of 11 schools in CARTHAGE R-IX, based in CARTHAGE, Missouri. The district serves 5,070 students district-wide and employs 400 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Columbian Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe