Columbian High School

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Columbian High School is a public high school located in Tiffin, Ohio, serving grades 8-12 with a student population of 729. The school is part of the Tiffin City Schools district, which is ranked 486 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Columbian High School performs above the state average in several end-of-course assessments, including American Government, American History, and Biology. However, the school struggles in Geometry, where only 26.9% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 39.8%. The school has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.9% to 98.4% over the past five years, which is generally higher than the state average. However, Columbian High School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2019-2020 to 25.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Columbian High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby schools in the Tiffin City Schools district, such as Carey High School and Lakota High School. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Seneca East High School, Mohawk High School, and Hopewell-Loudon Local High School, which are all within a 15-mile radius. The school's performance varies widely across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but special education and gifted and talented students struggling, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 300 S Monroe St
       Tiffin, OH  44883-2906


(419) 447-6331

District: Tiffin City Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
412th of 864 Ohio High Schools


Feeder schools for Columbian High School:

Elementary:    Krout 2-3 Elementary
    Noble 4-5 Elementary
    Washington K-1 Elementary School
Middle:    Tiffin Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  729

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.3%
Hispanic:
5.6%
Two or more races:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.7% Help


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Compare Details Columbian High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2016 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.92. (See more...)
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Compare Details Columbian High School ranks better than 52.3% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.19. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Columbian High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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.
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Schooldigger Rankings:

Columbian High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Columbian High School 412th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Columbian High School in the ranking list.)

Tiffin City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Tiffin City Schools 486th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Columbian High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 95.92 3rd 1050 99.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Columbian High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.46 402nd 681 41.0%
2005 73.23 166th 689 75.9%
2006 64.10 268th 696 61.5%
2007 68.78 221st 756 70.8%
2008 64.80 290th 767 62.2%
2009 68.46 256th 791 67.6%
2010 65.12 325th 819 60.3%
2011 62.37 403rd 818 50.7%
2012 66.85 311th 832 62.6%
2013 67.27 243rd 767 68.3%
2014 55.60 465th 769 39.5%
2015 58.87 351st 778 54.9%
2016 50.62 446th 784 43.1%
2017 51.47 381st 773 50.7%
2018 58.73 339th 800 57.6%
2019 61.32 315th 836 62.3%
2021 47.34 443rd 819 45.9%
2022 56.69 365th 836 56.3%
2023 58.73 354th 867 59.2%
2024 54.19 412th 864 52.3%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.24 112th 201 44.3%
2021 8.88 200th 211 5.2%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.91 468th 614 23.8%
2024 28.12 448th 598 25.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.44 351st 758 53.7%
2019 62.95 274th 779 64.8%
2021 47.76 419th 763 45.1%
2022 62.43 263rd 773 66.0%
2023 59.71 312th 805 61.2%
2024 41.53 528th 822 35.8%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.13 389th 751 48.2%
2019 67.93 266th 781 65.9%
2021 50.81 410th 775 47.1%
2022 60.75 326th 794 58.9%
2023 59.02 370th 813 54.5%
2024 55.25 407th 798 49.0%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.47 404th 550 26.5%
2019 41.00 356th 628 43.3%
2021 20.68 501st 596 15.9%
2022 29.74 419th 606 30.9%
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Rank History for high school Gifted and Talented students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.06 374th 538 30.5%
2019 62.51 107th 272 60.7%
2021 49.75 221st 349 36.7%
2022 63.46 131st 312 58.0%
2023 58.36 163rd 308 47.1%
2024 43.25 211th 280 24.6%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.21 318th 763 58.3%
2019 60.96 342nd 792 56.8%
2021 41.14 499th 778 35.9%
2022 55.09 381st 808 52.8%
2023 61.30 335th 819 59.1%
2024 54.46 417th 816 48.9%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.36 71st 207 65.7%
2021 45.35 138th 239 42.3%
2023 35.68 184th 270 31.9%
2024 41.82 171st 273 37.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Columbian High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.70 351st 718 51.1%
2019 58.93 324th 739 56.2%
2021 40.63 450th 727 38.1%
2022 51.05 381st 749 49.1%
2023 54.75 370th 756 51.1%
2024 50.22 421st 754 44.2%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio 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.

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Enrollment information for Columbian High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 894 10 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 911
1989 864 7 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 875
1990 842 8 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 856
1991 819 5 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 832
1992 750 6 6 11 1 n/a n/a 0 774
1993 838 9 5 14 0 n/a n/a 0 866
1994 1122 15 7 20 1 n/a n/a 0 1165
1995 1204 13 5 12 5 n/a n/a 0 1239
1996 1204 13 5 12 5 n/a n/a 0 1239
1997 1172 10 5 14 5 n/a n/a 0 1206
1998 1142 11 4 14 4 n/a n/a 0 1175
1999 1100 15 6 19 4 n/a n/a 0 1144
2000 1112 10 8 18 3 n/a n/a 0 1151
2001 1061 7 6 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1089
2002 951 5 6 15 0 n/a n/a 18 995
2003 951 5 6 15 0 n/a n/a 18 995
2004 941 8 7 16 0 n/a n/a 20 992
2005 905 12 6 15 0 n/a n/a 22 960
2006 917 8 7 12 0 n/a n/a 27 971
2007 864 6 6 12 0 n/a n/a 27 915
2008 829 6 7 17 0 n/a n/a 28 887
2009 820 10 7 10 0 n/a n/a 22 869
2010 779 9 6 13 0 n/a n/a 26 833
2011 780 7 6 23 0 0 20 0 836
2012 707 7 8 41 0 0 22 0 785
2013 745 8 7 42 0 0 28 0 830
2014 730 17 6 37 0 0 32 0 822
2015 743 17 8 35 0 0 34 0 837
2016 782 17 11 29 0 1 26 0 866
2017 749 19 7 31 0 2 28 0 836
2018 756 15 6 29 0 1 33 0 840
2019 750 16 7 32 0 1 27 0 833
2020 787 13 3 31 0 0 24 0 858
2021 775 8 3 39 0 0 35 0 860
2022 809 9 5 48 0 1 35 0 907
2023 644 7 5 41 0 2 30 0 729

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 Columbian High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 911 45.0 20.2 0
1989 875 43.0 20.3 n/a
1990 856 41.6 20.5 n/a
1991 832 38.0 21.8 n/a
1992 774 38.0 20.3 3.7
1993 866 38.3 22.6 3.5
1994 1165 56.3 20.7 2.7
1995 1239 52.9 23.4 3.9
1996 1239 52.9 23.4 3.9
1997 1206 54.2 22.3 3
1998 1175 54.7 21.5 3.6
1999 1144 56.6 20.2 5.6
2000 1151 57.3 20.1 5
2001 1089 63.1 17.3 4.8
2002 995 56.8 17.5 6.8
2003 995 56.8 17.5 6.8
2004 992 51.7 19.2 7.7
2005 960 49.9 19.2 10
2006 971 49.9 19.5 15.6
2007 915 50.1 18.3 17.6
2008 887 45.1 19.7 n/a
2009 869 45.7 19.0 26.2
2010 833 45.0 18.5 32.7
2011 836 44.4 18.8 34
2012 785 38.3 20.4 34.3
2013 830 36.9 22.4 32
2014 822 39.3 20.9 34.1
2015 837 n/a n/a 30.3
2016 866 38.0 22.7 30.4
2017 836 38.0 21.9 33.5
2018 840 40.0 20.9 26.5
2019 833 40.0 20.8 28.5
2020 858 42.0 20.4 24.5
2021 860 35.8 23.9 n/a
2022 907 34.1 26.5 n/a
2023 729 34.0 21.4 30.7

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 Columbian High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 911 45.0 20.2 0
1989 875 43.0 20.3 n/a
1990 856 41.6 20.5 n/a
1991 832 38.0 21.8 n/a
1992 774 38.0 20.3 3.7
1993 866 38.3 22.6 3.5
1994 1165 56.3 20.7 2.7
1995 1239 52.9 23.4 3.9
1996 1239 52.9 23.4 3.9
1997 1206 54.2 22.3 3
1998 1175 54.7 21.5 3.6
1999 1144 56.6 20.2 5.6
2000 1151 57.3 20.1 5
2001 1089 63.1 17.3 4.8
2002 995 56.8 17.5 6.8
2003 995 56.8 17.5 6.8
2004 992 51.7 19.2 7.7
2005 960 49.9 19.2 10
2006 971 49.9 19.5 15.6
2007 915 50.1 18.3 17.6
2008 887 45.1 19.7 n/a
2009 869 45.7 19.0 26.2
2010 833 45.0 18.5 32.7
2011 836 44.4 18.8 34
2012 785 38.3 20.4 34.3
2013 830 36.9 22.4 32
2014 822 39.3 20.9 34.1
2015 837 n/a n/a 30.3
2016 866 38.0 22.7 30.4
2017 836 38.0 21.9 33.5
2018 840 40.0 20.9 26.5
2019 833 40.0 20.8 28.5
2020 858 42.0 20.4 24.5
2021 860 35.8 23.9 n/a
2022 907 34.1 26.5 n/a
2023 729 34.0 21.4 30.7

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Columbian High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,367
2022 $9,101
2023 $10,011

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Columbian High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 315th of 836 High schoolsRanks 354th of 867 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Columbian High School)88.975.8
 13.1%
   End of Course American Government (Tiffin City Schools)88.968.4
 20.5%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Columbian High School)83.981.6
 2.3%
   End of Course American History (Tiffin City Schools)83.977.5
 6.4%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Columbian High School)83.269.7
 13.5%
   End of Course Biology (Tiffin City Schools)83.262.5
 20.7%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Columbian High School)72.869.4
 3.4%
   End of Course English II (Tiffin City Schools)72.859.7
 13.1%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Columbian High School)5541.9
 13.1%
   End of Course Geometry (Tiffin City Schools)55.235.8
 19.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Columbian High School)62.350.3
 12%
   End of Course Algebra I (Tiffin City Schools)65.449.7
 15.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students833729
 12.5%
African American167
 56.3%
American Indian00
Asian75
 28.6%
Hispanic3241
 28.1%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White750644
 14.1%
Two or More Races2730
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.5%30.7%
 2.3%


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Students at Columbian High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Columbian High School ranks 412th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Columbian High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Krout 2-3 Elementary
Elementary : Noble 4-5 Elementary
Elementary : Washington K-1 Elementary School
Middle : Tiffin Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 729 students attended Columbian High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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