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Columbus Municipal School Dist Schools
Columbus Municipal School Dist is a public school district in Mississippi, based in Lowndes County (Columbus). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Columbus Municipal School Dist on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Columbus Municipal School Dist
7 of 7 schools in Columbus Municipal School Dist carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
D: 7
Best schools in Columbus Municipal School Dist
Statewide rankings: all 219 high schools in Mississippi · all 141 middle schools in Mississippi · all 378 elementary schools in Mississippi
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Sale Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Columbus High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D Cook Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Franklin Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Columbus Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Fairview Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Stokes Beard Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Columbus Municipal School Dist
High schools (1)
- D Columbus High School, Columbus
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Columbus Middle School, Columbus
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D Cook Elementary School, Columbus
- D- Fairview Elementary School, Columbus
- D+ Sale Elementary School, Columbus
- D- Stokes Beard Elementary School, Columbus
Other schools and academies (1)
- D Franklin Academy, Columbus
Where Columbus Municipal School Dist schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Columbus (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Mississippi
- County: Lowndes County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,065 students with 233 full-time-equivalent teachers and 546 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2801200
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lowndes Co School Dist (8 schools, 6 mi)
- Aberdeen School Dist (3 schools, 21 mi)
- West Point Consolidated School Dist (6 schools, 22 mi)
- Monroe Co School Dist (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist (7 schools, 27 mi)
- Amory School Dist (4 schools, 31 mi)
- Noxubee County School District (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Okolona Separate School Dist (3 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Columbus Municipal School Dist
How many schools are in Columbus Municipal School Dist?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Columbus Municipal School Dist, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Columbus Municipal School Dist serve?
The largest by graded schools: Columbus.
How good are the schools in Columbus Municipal School Dist?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 17.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20%. 57% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Columbus Municipal School Dist?
3,065 students were enrolled in Columbus Municipal School Dist in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Columbus Municipal School Dist?
Columbus Municipal School Dist is in Mississippi, based in Lowndes County, with its district office in Columbus. Its boundary covers about 65.9 sq mi.