Columbia Junior High School
Public high school, grades 8 to 9 · Tacoma, Washington
Columbia Junior High School in Tacoma, Washington enrolled 619 students in 2024-25 with 29.8 full-time teachers, 20.8 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. 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, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
565 students in 2022-23, 602 students in 2023-24, 619 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.3 to 29.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 565 | 30.3 | 18.6 |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 29.8 | 20.2 |
| 2024-25 | 619 | 29.8 | 20.8 |
20.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Washington high schools
Among the 488 Washington high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
One counselor per 225 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Columbia Junior High School enrolled 562 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 225 of the 562 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions46
- Chronically absent34.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.2% of students were White, 22.9% Hispanic, 14.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White37.2%
- Hispanic22.9%
- Two or more races14.2%
- Black10.3%
- Asian8.0%
- Pacific Islander6.9%
- American Indian0.5%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Columbia Junior High School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 47% | 47% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 24% | 30‑33% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
High schools in Tacoma
21 public high schools in Tacoma report 2024-25 enrollment; Columbia Junior High School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium High School | 1,700 | 23.5 | 28.5% |
| Lincoln High School | 1,556 | 20.5 | 54.2% |
| Mount Tahoma High School | 1,410 | 21.4 | 52.7% |
| Dr. Dolores Silas High School | 1,160 | 23.0 | 30.4% |
| Washington High School | 989 | 17.6 | 59.3% |
| Fife High School | 885 | 22.8 | 35.6% |
| Tacoma School of the Arts | 658 | 19.6 | 33.1% |
| Columbia Junior High School | 619 | 20.8 | 42.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Columbia Junior High School
- Fife High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 885 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Fife Open DoorsThe next nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 25 students (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Columbia Junior High School with Fife High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fife Public Schools spends per student$17,662 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,662
- The largest public schools in WashingtonColumbia Junior High School is the number 194 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#194 of 606
- Washington schools by students per teacher20.8 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.20.8:1
- 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 Junior High School
How many students attend Columbia Junior High School?
619 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 565 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tacoma, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Junior High School?
20.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for high schools is 20.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Columbia Junior High School a Title I school?
Columbia Junior High School 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 Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Columbia Junior High School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Columbia Junior High School in?
Fife Public Schools, NCES district ID 5302880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530288003161 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, 2021-22 and 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.