Columbia 6th Grade Academy
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Logansport, Indiana
Columbia 6th Grade Academy in Logansport, Indiana enrolled 654 students in 2024-25 with 38.4 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 16% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 106% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 72%
318 students in 2022-23, 672 students in 2023-24, 654 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 38.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 318 | 22.3 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 37.9 | 17.7 |
| 2024-25 | 654 | 38.4 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 Indiana middle schools
Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Columbia 6th Grade Academy enrolled 314 students and reported no counselor; it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions55
- Chronically absent12.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.3% of students were Hispanic, 38.1% White, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic50.3%
- White38.1%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Black4.1%
- Asian2.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Columbia 6th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 16% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 16% | 24% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Logansport
2 public middle schools in Logansport report 2024-25 enrollment; Columbia 6th Grade Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia 6th Grade Academy | 654 | 17.0 | 63.6% |
| Logansport Junior High School | 641 | 16.7 | 60.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Columbia 6th Grade Academy
- Logansport Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 641 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Lewis Cass Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.3 miles away: 332 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Compare Columbia 6th Grade Academy with Logansport Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Logansport Community Sch Corp spends per student$11,822 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,822
- The largest public schools in IndianaColumbia 6th Grade Academy is the number 117 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#117 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.17.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Columbia 6th Grade Academy
How many students attend Columbia 6th Grade Academy?
654 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 318 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Logansport, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia 6th Grade Academy?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Columbia 6th Grade Academy a Title I school?
Columbia 6th Grade Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Columbia 6th Grade Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Columbia 6th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 16% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Columbia 6th Grade Academy in?
Logansport Community Sch Corp, NCES district ID 1806030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180603001052 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.