Columbia High School

Summary:

Columbia High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in West Columbia, Texas, with a student population of 889. The school is part of the Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District, which is ranked 517 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Columbia High School has several strengths, including consistently high four-year graduation rates ranging from 95.1% to 97.5% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school also maintains very low dropout rates, typically below 1.3%. However, its academic performance on STAAR End-of-Course exams has been mixed, with the school struggling in Algebra I while performing better in subjects like Biology and English II Reading. The school's student population is predominantly White (57.37%), with significant Hispanic (29.47%) and African American (9.9%) representation, and a relatively high percentage (60.29%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, Sweeny High School stands out with a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, while Needville High School has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly higher STAAR EOC proficiency rates. Columbia High School's own performance has declined over the past decade, with its statewide ranking dropping from 833 out of 1,743 Texas high schools in 2014-2015 to 1,031 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 521 S 16th St
       West Columbia, TX  77486-3751


(979) 345-5147

District: Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1031st of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,336 Help


Feeder schools for Columbia High School:

Elementary:    Damon Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  896

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.0%
Hispanic:
30.6%
African American:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Columbia High School ranks worse than 51.9% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.93. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Columbia High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58%), Hispanic (30.6%), African American (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbia High School is 15.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbia High School is $10,336.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Columbia High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbia High School 1031st of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Columbia High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd) 517th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Columbia High School

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Rank History for all students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 68.37 414th 1427 71.0%
2005 64.72 515th 1429 64.0%
2006 73.79 289th 1430 79.8%
2007 72.46 336th 1497 77.6%
2008 62.97 598th 1510 60.4%
2009 64.52 582nd 1539 62.2%
2010 66.38 504th 1568 67.9%
2011 63.55 664th 1672 60.3%
2012 32.87 1230th 1603 23.3%
2013 43.72 1052nd 1652 36.3%
2014 49.09 954th 1734 45.0%
2015 55.20 833rd 1743 52.2%
2016 52.92 886th 1762 49.7%
2017 43.45 921st 1777 48.2%
2018 40.89 1026th 1797 42.9%
2019 36.57 1214th 1857 34.6%
2021 24.99 1428th 1861 23.3%
2022 41.05 1091st 1876 41.8%
2023 41.93 1136th 1961 42.1%
2024 45.93 1031st 1987 48.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.54 505th 582 13.2%
2019 33.30 414th 604 31.5%
2021 14.10 534th 588 9.2%
2022 37.00 408th 664 38.6%
2023 31.08 484th 677 28.5%
2024 11.66 673rd 730 7.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.17 1099th 1113 1.3%
2019 41.13 541st 1136 52.4%
2021 24.11 976th 1195 18.3%
2022 23.27 1028th 1278 19.6%
2023 35.51 777th 1371 43.3%
2024 34.10 866th 1435 39.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.71 778th 1347 42.2%
2019 26.12 1106th 1357 18.5%
2021 27.46 1112th 1382 19.5%
2022 24.06 1220th 1418 14.0%
2023 27.70 1147th 1478 22.4%
2024 27.87 1215th 1547 21.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.44 1186th 1794 33.9%
2019 31.19 1355th 1818 25.5%
2021 21.82 1517th 1848 17.9%
2022 40.67 1052nd 1847 43.0%
2023 37.80 1172nd 1897 38.2%
2024 39.84 1042nd 1883 44.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.98 928th 1781 47.9%
2019 47.02 977th 1798 45.7%
2021 25.13 1402nd 1815 22.8%
2022 46.96 943rd 1841 48.8%
2023 43.40 1069th 1891 43.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.57 411th 1137 63.9%
2019 70.72 232nd 1145 79.7%
2021 24.69 1013th 1177 13.9%
2022 62.99 535th 1172 54.4%
2023 67.55 441st 1182 62.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.82 1233rd 1784 30.9%
2019 23.71 1534th 1810 15.2%
2021 15.16 1689th 1829 7.7%
2022 26.60 1408th 1837 23.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.68 1221st 1803 32.3%
2019 24.85 1427th 1824 21.8%
2021 22.78 1440th 1840 21.7%
2022 32.50 1240th 1853 33.1%
2023 39.58 1119th 1913 41.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.56 870th 1013 14.1%
2019 18.41 870th 1024 15.0%
2021 19.26 861st 1020 15.6%
2022 31.41 670th 1031 35.0%
2023 40.61 572nd 1069 46.5%
2024 34.09 649th 1065 39.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.35 948th 1691 43.9%
2019 34.67 1168th 1714 31.9%
2021 26.00 1331st 1743 23.6%
2022 33.05 1181st 1762 33.0%
2023 33.48 1199th 1820 34.1%
2024 32.08 1204th 1804 33.3%
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Rank History for White students at Columbia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.39 1111th 1539 27.8%
2019 27.67 1204th 1526 21.1%
2021 12.99 1361st 1510 9.9%
2022 34.03 1072nd 1525 29.7%
2023 33.72 1089th 1576 30.9%
2024 33.20 1075th 1556 30.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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 Columbia High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 702 174 4 69 n/a n/a n/a 0 949
1989 700 164 2 86 0 n/a n/a 0 952
1990 693 161 2 91 1 n/a n/a 0 948
1991 680 155 2 88 1 n/a n/a 0 926
1992 690 159 4 90 1 n/a n/a 0 944
1993 689 137 6 102 0 n/a n/a 0 934
1994 704 144 6 119 1 n/a n/a 0 974
1995 738 151 1 127 1 n/a n/a 0 1018
1996 738 151 1 127 1 n/a n/a 0 1018
1997 774 161 1 154 3 n/a n/a 0 1093
1998 725 133 1 138 4 n/a n/a 0 1001
1999 684 160 1 119 4 n/a n/a 0 968
2000 690 164 2 123 3 n/a n/a 0 982
2001 639 160 4 118 4 n/a n/a 0 925
2002 560 147 7 136 4 n/a n/a 0 854
2003 560 147 7 136 4 n/a n/a 0 854
2004 554 153 8 132 6 n/a n/a 0 853
2005 530 137 8 126 6 n/a n/a 0 807
2006 542 148 9 142 6 n/a n/a 0 847
2007 572 136 6 157 6 n/a n/a 0 877
2008 577 135 7 163 4 n/a n/a 0 886
2009 586 128 5 182 5 n/a n/a 0 906
2010 570 122 6 174 2 n/a n/a 0 874
2011 494 91 3 209 11 1 31 0 840
2012 474 81 2 218 7 0 32 0 814
2013 484 85 3 228 3 1 28 0 832
2014 489 100 1 240 2 0 13 0 845
2015 504 111 2 231 1 1 18 0 868
2016 510 108 2 227 1 0 21 0 869
2017 530 106 2 252 2 0 18 0 910
2018 534 98 3 238 2 0 23 0 898
2019 513 88 4 224 3 0 17 0 849
2020 535 101 3 241 2 0 19 0 901
2021 495 98 1 232 2 0 24 0 852
2022 494 80 2 246 0 0 26 0 848
2023 510 88 1 262 2 0 26 0 889
2024 520 70 2 274 4 0 26 0 896

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 Columbia High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 949 64.0 14.8 n/a
1989 952 n/a n/a n/a
1990 948 62.0 15.2 n/a
1991 926 64.4 14.3 n/a
1992 944 60.4 15.6 11.7
1993 934 59.0 15.8 15.5
1994 974 63.8 15.3 16.6
1995 1018 63.5 16.0 17.8
1996 1018 63.5 16.0 17.8
1997 1093 65.3 16.7 15.4
1998 1001 70.8 14.1 8.5
1999 968 61.4 15.8 15.5
2000 982 61.7 15.9 17.6
2001 925 67.8 13.6 18.6
2002 854 60.7 14.1 24.7
2003 854 60.7 14.1 24.7
2004 853 53.8 15.9 27.7
2005 807 58.0 13.9 29.1
2006 847 54.4 15.6 32.8
2007 877 52.6 16.7 34.3
2008 886 54.9 16.1 35.4
2009 906 53.8 16.8 37.3
2010 874 59.1 14.7 37.3
2011 840 57.3 14.6 39.5
2012 814 55.6 14.6 40
2013 832 58.1 14.3 42.9
2014 845 57.5 14.6 46.4
2015 868 56.0 15.5 46
2016 869 58.0 14.9 44.1
2017 910 60.8 14.9 46.9
2018 898 60.8 14.7 51.6
2019 849 59.0 14.3 38.9
2020 901 62.7 14.3 51.1
2021 852 58.7 14.5 54.8
2022 848 60.2 14.0 57.7
2023 889 58.5 15.1 60.3
2024 896 58.3 15.3 53.6

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 Columbia High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 949 64.0 14.8 n/a
1989 952 n/a n/a n/a
1990 948 62.0 15.2 n/a
1991 926 64.4 14.3 n/a
1992 944 60.4 15.6 11.7
1993 934 59.0 15.8 15.5
1994 974 63.8 15.3 16.6
1995 1018 63.5 16.0 17.8
1996 1018 63.5 16.0 17.8
1997 1093 65.3 16.7 15.4
1998 1001 70.8 14.1 8.5
1999 968 61.4 15.8 15.5
2000 982 61.7 15.9 17.6
2001 925 67.8 13.6 18.6
2002 854 60.7 14.1 24.7
2003 854 60.7 14.1 24.7
2004 853 53.8 15.9 27.7
2005 807 58.0 13.9 29.1
2006 847 54.4 15.6 32.8
2007 877 52.6 16.7 34.3
2008 886 54.9 16.1 35.4
2009 906 53.8 16.8 37.3
2010 874 59.1 14.7 37.3
2011 840 57.3 14.6 39.5
2012 814 55.6 14.6 40
2013 832 58.1 14.3 42.9
2014 845 57.5 14.6 46.4
2015 868 56.0 15.5 46
2016 869 58.0 14.9 44.1
2017 910 60.8 14.9 46.9
2018 898 60.8 14.7 51.6
2019 849 59.0 14.3 38.9
2020 901 62.7 14.3 51.1
2021 852 58.7 14.5 54.8
2022 848 60.2 14.0 57.7
2023 889 58.5 15.1 60.3
2024 896 58.3 15.3 53.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Columbia High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $710 (6.8%) $9,656 (93.2%) $10,366
2020 $558 (5.5%) $9,679 (94.5%) $10,237
2021 $850 (8.2%) $9,486 (91.8%) $10,336

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Columbia High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1214th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1136th of 1961 High schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Columbia High School)2818
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd))4333
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Columbia High School)5956
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd))5956
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Columbia High School)3854
 16%
   End of Course English I Reading (Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd))3854
 16%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Columbia High School)5164
 13%
   End of Course English II Reading (Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd))5164
 13%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Columbia High School)5959
   End of Course U.S. History (Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd))5959
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students849889
 4.7%
African American8888
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic224262
 17%
Pacific Islander00
White513510
 0.6%
Two or More Races1726
 52.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.9%60.3%
 21.4%


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Columbia High School ranks 1031st of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 896 students attended Columbia High School.

Columbia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Damon Elementary

Students at Columbia High School are 58% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.


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