Is Columbus Elementary a good school?

Columbus Elementary ranks 2610 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbus Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 492 students attended Columbus Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Elementary?

Students at Columbus Elementary are 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Columbus Elementary attend?

Students who attend Columbus Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Eleanor J. Toll Middle High : Herbert Hoover High

Columbus Elementary

Summary:

Columbus Elementary is a public elementary school located in Glendale, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 464 students. It is part of the Glendale Unified School District, which is ranked 364 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Columbus Elementary is part of a generally well-performing school district, the school itself faces some challenges. Its test scores are generally lower than the Glendale Unified School District and the state of California averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy was 45.37% at Columbus Elementary, compared to 59.79% for Glendale Unified and 47.04% for California. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11% in 2017-2018 to 23.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than nearby schools like John Muir Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Additionally, Columbus Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 69.83% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is also higher than the nearby schools.

However, a closer examination of the school's performance reveals some interesting patterns. Columbus Elementary's performance on test scores varies significantly among different student subgroups, suggesting that the school may be more effective in supporting the academic achievement of certain subgroups compared to others. When comparing Columbus Elementary to nearby schools within the Glendale Unified School District, some schools like Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Horace Mann Elementary consistently outperform Columbus on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Overall, the Glendale Unified School District's performance suggests that there may be opportunities for Columbus Elementary to learn from and collaborate with other high-performing schools within the district.

Detail:

Public K-5

425 West Milford St.
Glendale, CA 91203-1708

(818) 242-7722

District: Glendale Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2610^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,691

Students who attend Columbus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eleanor J. Toll Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 492

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

Hispanic:

20.7%

Asian:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Columbus Elementary ranks better than 55.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Glendale Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.93. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.5%), Hispanic (20.7%), Asian (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbus Elementary is 21.3, which is the lowest among 20 elementary schools in the Glendale Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Columbus Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbus Elementary is $7,691, which is the 2^nd highest among 20 elementary schools in the Glendale Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Columbus Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbus Elementary 2610^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Columbus Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Glendale Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Glendale Unified 364^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Columbus Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Columbus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	54.51	1944^th	4809	59.6%
2005	49.09	2241^st	4822	53.5%
2006	52.90	2052^nd	4818	57.4%
2007	53.44	2138^th	5113	58.2%
2008	52.83	2229^th	5113	56.4%
2009	54.19	2232^nd	5193	57.0%
2010	60.36	1965^th	5314	63.0%
2011	61.68	1924^th	5377	64.2%
2012	70.33	1512^th	5390	71.9%
2013	68.62	1647^th	5530	70.2%
2015	55.25	2166^th	5611	61.4%
2016	54.60	2262^nd	5614	59.7%
2017	45.49	2773^rd	5692	51.3%
2018	39.83	3156^th	5662	44.3%
2019	36.69	3410^th	5789	41.1%
2022	49.32	2562^nd	5883	56.5%
2023	50.83	2488^th	5874	57.6%
2024	48.93	2610^th	5862	55.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Columbus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.36	1327^th	3246	59.1%
2019	48.31	1330^th	3275	59.4%
2022	54.91	970^th	3311	70.7%
2023	61.98	713^th	3250	78.1%
2024	61.76	662^nd	3160	79.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.45	2520^th	5084	50.4%
2019	38.39	3238^th	5173	37.4%
2022	70.33	1158^th	5264	78.0%
2023	59.74	1756^th	5374	67.3%
2024	53.03	2188^th	5511	60.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Columbus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.61	3047^th	5413	43.7%
2019	37.63	3255^th	5492	40.7%
2022	45.30	2688^th	5635	52.3%
2023	50.07	2406^th	5617	57.2%
2024	44.97	2729^th	5605	51.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Columbus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.85	3120^th	5431	42.6%
2019	36.03	3315^th	5510	39.8%
2022	52.81	2295^th	5663	59.5%
2023	49.89	2454^th	5650	56.6%
2024	52.02	2356^th	5636	58.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Columbus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.74	3569^th	4830	26.1%
2019	46.85	2495^th	4963	49.7%
2022	32.68	3469^th	5084	31.8%
2023	46.96	2429^th	5098	52.4%
2024	43.26	2730^th	5102	46.5%

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Rank History for White students at Columbus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.54	2437^th	2737	11.0%
2019	10.83	2602^nd	2834	8.2%
2022	25.80	2123^rd	2726	22.1%
2023	25.63	2088^th	2662	21.6%
2024	25.24	2086^th	2647	21.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Columbus Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	341	18	73	264	3	n/a	n/a	0	699
1989	476	13	120	262	0	n/a	n/a	0	871
1990	567	17	115	294	0	n/a	n/a	0	993
1991	631	12	128	301	1	n/a	n/a	0	1073
1992	698	24	145	338	0	n/a	n/a	0	1205
1993	752	28	123	303	0	n/a	n/a	0	1206
1994	738	40	117	291	0	n/a	n/a	0	1186
1995	749	26	105	302	1	n/a	n/a	0	1183
1996	749	26	105	302	1	n/a	n/a	0	1183
1997	718	20	121	314	1	n/a	n/a	0	1174
1998	687	23	129	309	1	n/a	n/a	0	1149
1999	630	21	143	296	0	n/a	n/a	0	1090
2000	602	18	132	318	0	n/a	n/a	1	1071
2001	593	21	138	296	4	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2002	544	12	123	259	1	n/a	n/a	7	946
2003	544	12	123	259	1	n/a	n/a	7	946
2004	517	10	119	249	4	n/a	n/a	5	904
2005	516	7	113	243	2	n/a	n/a	2	883
2006	491	11	113	221	3	n/a	n/a	7	846
2007	410	12	111	194	1	n/a	n/a	6	734
2008	387	10	113	190	1	n/a	n/a	0	701
2009	344	10	108	134	1	2	18	0	617
2010	346	7	88	151	0	1	16	0	609
2011	338	4	87	144	0	1	15	0	589
2012	319	5	75	143	1	0	17	0	560
2013	308	7	72	164	1	0	13	0	565
2014	328	5	83	158	2	0	13	0	589
2015	366	5	92	151	2	0	10	0	626
2016	327	5	110	150	3	0	4	0	599
2017	356	5	103	140	4	0	2	0	610
2018	353	4	108	109	1	1	1	0	577
2019	345	4	77	106	1	0	3	0	536
2020	321	9	57	108	0	1	5	0	501
2021	282	8	51	106	1	1	10	0	459
2022	286	6	46	91	0	1	9	0	439
2023	310	7	43	97	1	1	5	0	464
2024	337	10	34	102	1	0	8	0	492

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Columbus Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	699	25.0	27.9	n/a
1989	871	31.3	27.8	n/a
1990	993	35.0	28.3	n/a
1991	1073	40.1	26.7	n/a
1992	1205	40.7	29.6	68
1993	1206	43.0	28.0	67.7
1994	1186	44.0	27.0	71.4
1995	1183	42.5	27.8	77.8
1996	1183	42.5	27.8	77.8
1997	1174	43.5	27.0	76.3
1998	1149	44.0	26.1	72.8
1999	1090	47.0	23.2	69.4
2000	1071	50.7	21.1	70.9
2001	1052	50.5	20.8	73.4
2002	946	48.0	19.7	81.8
2003	946	48.0	19.7	81.8
2004	904	41.0	22.0	82.4
2005	883	41.0	21.5	77.9
2006	846	39.0	21.7	79.1
2007	734	34.0	21.6	77.6
2008	701	34.0	20.6	74.6
2009	617	31.0	18.7	78.3
2010	609	29.0	21.0	79.5
2011	589	n/a	n/a	75.2
2012	560	24.0	23.3	73.4
2013	565	23.5	24.0	80
2014	589	23.0	25.6	77.9
2015	626	25.0	25.0	77.8
2016	599	25.0	23.9	71.6
2017	610	25.0	24.4	75.2
2018	577	24.0	24.0	74.4
2019	536	24.0	22.3	76.7
2020	501	n/a	n/a	77.2
2021	459	20.0	22.9	71.5
2022	439	21.0	20.9	64
2023	464	21.0	22.0	69.8
2024	492	23.0	21.3	73.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Columbus Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	699	25.0	27.9	n/a
1989	871	31.3	27.8	n/a
1990	993	35.0	28.3	n/a
1991	1073	40.1	26.7	n/a
1992	1205	40.7	29.6	68
1993	1206	43.0	28.0	67.7
1994	1186	44.0	27.0	71.4
1995	1183	42.5	27.8	77.8
1996	1183	42.5	27.8	77.8
1997	1174	43.5	27.0	76.3
1998	1149	44.0	26.1	72.8
1999	1090	47.0	23.2	69.4
2000	1071	50.7	21.1	70.9
2001	1052	50.5	20.8	73.4
2002	946	48.0	19.7	81.8
2003	946	48.0	19.7	81.8
2004	904	41.0	22.0	82.4
2005	883	41.0	21.5	77.9
2006	846	39.0	21.7	79.1
2007	734	34.0	21.6	77.6
2008	701	34.0	20.6	74.6
2009	617	31.0	18.7	78.3
2010	609	29.0	21.0	79.5
2011	589	n/a	n/a	75.2
2012	560	24.0	23.3	73.4
2013	565	23.5	24.0	80
2014	589	23.0	25.6	77.9
2015	626	25.0	25.0	77.8
2016	599	25.0	23.9	71.6
2017	610	25.0	24.4	75.2
2018	577	24.0	24.0	74.4
2019	536	24.0	22.3	76.7
2020	501	n/a	n/a	77.2
2021	459	20.0	22.9	71.5
2022	439	21.0	20.9	64
2023	464	21.0	22.0	69.8
2024	492	23.0	21.3	73.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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