📍 103 Cardinal Ln, Columbus, Colorado County, 78934
Columbus H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Colorado County. The school has 505 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Diana Sarao. It is part of the Columbus Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus H S enrolls 505 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 44% White and 7.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 46% |
| White | 222 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 505 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 13.
Columbus H S is one of 4 schools in COLUMBUS ISD, based in COLUMBUS, Texas. The district serves 1,659 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 505 students, Columbus H S is larger than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote