Columbus Elem School
Edwardsville, IL · Edwardsville CUSD 7
Regular public school · Grades 3 - 5 · Suburb, large
530th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 75%▼ Declining
315 N Kansas St, Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618)656-5167NCES ID 171353001638Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Columbus Elem School 530th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 75% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 95th in 2019 to 75th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 374 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.8% | 79.7% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| Black | 8.2% | 7.5% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.6% | 7.5% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.2% | 3.5% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 1.9% | ▲ 1.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $334K in zip 62025 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Columbus Elem School
- #558Woodland Elementary SchoolEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 0.9 mi away558th of 2,105
ELA 60% ▲3 · Math 57% ▼4Compare - –N O Nelson Elem SchoolEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 1 mi awayCompare
- –LeClaire Elem SchoolEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 1.3 mi awayCompare
- –Goshen ElementaryEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 2.6 mi awayCompare
- #689Albert Cassens ElementaryEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 4.5 mi away689th of 2,105
ELA 57% = · Math 51% ▼10Compare - –Glen Carbon Elem SchoolEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 4.7 mi awayCompare
- –South Primary SchoolRoxana CUSD 1 · 5.5 mi awayCompare
- #316Maryville Elem SchoolCollinsville CUSD 10 · 6.3 mi away316th of 2,105
ELA 71% ▲14 · Math 63% ▲2Compare
What school district is Columbus Elem School in?
Columbus Elem School is part of the Edwardsville CUSD 7 district in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Is Columbus Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Columbus Elem School 530th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 75% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Columbus Elem School?
White 80%, Black 8%, Two or more races 8%, Hispanic 4% (374 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Columbus Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62025 is $334K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.