The Columbia Public School District is located in Columbia,

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. The district is Accredited with Distinction by the

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is the administrative arm of the Missouri State Board of Education that works with school officials, legislators, government agencies, community leaders, and citizens to maintai ...

. 19,052 students are enrolled as of 2020. The district has four high schools, seven middle schools, and twenty-one elementary schools. The district also has a career center, preschool, gifted education school, and special education school. The current Superintendent, Brian Yearwood, started with the district on July 1st, 2021. Prior to 2013, there were three middle schools for grades 6-7 and three junior high schools for grades 8–9. With the opening of

Battle High School Muriel Williams Battle High School (commonly Battle) is a public high school in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It opened for summer school on June 3, 2013, and started its first school year in August 2013. The school serves students in grades ...

, 9th grade was able to move to high school and all six schools became middle schools for grades 6–8. The seventh middle school, John Warner Middle School, opened its doors in the 2020 school year.

Schools

Elementary (K–5)

*Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School *Benton STEM Elementary School (formerly Benton Elementary School) *Beulah Ralph Elementary School *Blue Ridge Elementary School *Cedar Ridge Elementary School *Center for Gifted Education - Enrichment and Extension (formerly Eugene Field Elementary School) *Derby Ridge Elementary School *Eliot Battle Elementary School *Fairview Elementary School *U.S. Grant Elementary School *Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School (formerly Robert E. Lee Elementary School) *Midway Heights Elementary School *Mill Creek Elementary School *New Haven Elementary School *Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School *Parkade Elementary School *Ridgeway Elementary School *Rock Bridge Elementary School *Russell Boulevard Elementary School *Shepard Boulevard Elementary School *Two Mile Prairie Elementary School *West Boulevard Elementary School

Middle schools (6–8)

* Gentry Middle School * Jefferson Middle School: A STEAM Academy (formerly, Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson Junior High School, and Columbia High School) * Lange Middle School * Oakland Middle School (formerly Oakland Junior High School) * Smithton Middle School * West Middle School (formerly West Junior High School) * John Warner Middle School

High schools (9–12)

* David H. Hickman High School *

Rock Bridge High School Rock Bridge High School is a public high school located in southern Columbia, Missouri, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and is one of four High Schools in Columbia Public Schools. It is located next to the Columbia Area Career ...

* Douglass High School *

Muriel Williams Battle High School Muriel Williams Battle High School (commonly Battle) is a public high school in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It opened for summer school on June 3, 2013, and started its first school year in August 2013. The school serves students in grades ...

Columbia Area Career Center The Columbia Area Career Center is a vocational school in Columbia, Missouri operated by Columbia Public Schools providing career and technical education. Students are mainly from Columbia's four public high schools: Hickman High School, Douglas ...

References

External links

Columbia Public Schools
School districts in Missouri Education in Columbia, Missouri Government of Columbia, Missouri {{Missouri-school-stub