Overview of Central Elem: Central Elem is a public school located in Columbus, KS, which is in a distant town setting. The student population of Central Elem is 365, and the school serves 4-8. At Central Elem, 22% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 37% scored at or above that level for reading.

The school’s minority student enrollment is 13%. The student-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The student population is made up of 52% female students and 48% male students. The school enrolls 53% economically disadvantaged students. There are 29 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Central Elem: At Central Elem, 22% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 37% scored at or above that level for reading.

Compared with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this metric. In Columbus, 40% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 32% tested at or above that level for math.

Central Elem did worse in math and worse in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Kansas, 38% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 35% tested at or above that level for math.