📍 702 N Rampart St, Columbus, Colorado County, 78934
Columbus J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbus, Colorado County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kevin Winfield. It is part of the Columbus Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus J H enrolls 333 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 47% |
| White | 144 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 333 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 22 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 J H 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 J H 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 333 students, Columbus J H is smaller than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote