Columbus Crossing High School
Public high school in Columbus, Texas · Columbus ISD · Grades 11–12
Columbus Crossing High School serves 14 students in grades 11–12 in Columbus (Colorado County). It is one of 4 schools in Columbus ISD. By enrollment it is the 1877th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 11–12 |
| District | Columbus ISD |
| County | Colorado County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481470012678 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Columbus ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 14 | 1,659 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | – | 14.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.6% | 59.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Columbus Crossing High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Columbus ISD, Columbus Crossing High School is the smallest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 18.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 468; Columbus Crossing High School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 10 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 4, against an average of 7 per grade. This year grade 12 has 150% more students than grade 11 (10 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 50% here and 42.6% across Columbus ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 42.9%.
78.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.1% across Columbus ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
NCES reports no teacher count for Columbus Crossing High School for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it. Across Columbus ISD there are 14.2 students per teacher.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Location
Columbus Crossing High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Columbus High School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 50% |
| Hispanic | 42.9% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 11 | 4 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1421 Austin St, Columbus, TX 78934
Phone: (979)732-2963
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Columbus Crossing High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus High School | Columbus ISD | 1.0 mi | 524 | 13.2 | 50.6% |
| Rice High School | Rice CISD | 10.2 mi | 348 | 13.6 | 70.4% |
| Weimar High School | Weimar ISD | 14.6 mi | 214 | 10.1 | 55.1% |
| Rice Challenge Academy | Rice CISD | 16.0 mi | 114 | 28.9 | 97.4% |
| Schulenburg Secondary | Schulenburg ISD | 21.7 mi | 411 | 11.3 | 68.9% |
| Sealy High School | Sealy ISD | 22.6 mi | 1,002 | 14.8 | 61.3% |
| Bellville High School | Bellville ISD | 23.3 mi | 786 | 14.6 | 37.7% |
| La Grange High School | La Grange ISD | 23.6 mi | 600 | 11.9 | 47.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Columbus ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 798 |
| Columbus High School | High | 9–12 | 524 |
| Columbus Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 323 |