Columbia Middle

Summary:

Columbia Middle is a public middle school located in Sunnyvale, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 587. It is part of the Sunnyvale School District, which is ranked 492 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Columbia Middle faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in comparison to nearby higher-performing schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Sunnyvale district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy for the end of course was 38.52% at Columbia Middle, compared to 54.86% for the Sunnyvale district and 47.04% for California. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Multi-racial students generally performing better than Hispanic and White students.

Interestingly, Sunnyvale Middle, a nearby school within the same district, consistently outperforms Columbia Middle across academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, schools in the neighboring Los Altos Elementary and Cupertino Union districts, such as Ardis G. Egan Junior High and Cupertino Middle, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance compared to Columbia Middle.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 739 Morse Ave.
       Sunnyvale, CA  94085-3010


(408) 522-8247

District: Sunnyvale

SchoolDigger Rank:
1476th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,325 Help


Students who attend Columbia Middle usually attend:

High:    Fremont High

Feeder schools for Columbia Middle:

Elementary:    Bishop Elementary
    Fairwood Elementary
    Lakewood Elementary
    San Miguel Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  672

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.3%
Asian:
19.3%
White:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Columbia Middle ranks worse than 53.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.51. (See more...)
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Columbia Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.3%), Asian (19.3%), White (12.5%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbia Middle is 18.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbia Middle is $14,325.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Columbia Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbia Middle 1476th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Columbia Middle in the ranking list.)

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Sunnyvale:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyvale 492nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Columbia Middle

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Rank History for all students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 37.12 1037th 1769 41.4%
2005 41.85 961st 1777 45.9%
2006 44.15 919th 1804 49.1%
2007 36.70 1197th 1999 40.1%
2008 37.71 1221st 2005 39.1%
2009 33.75 1368th 2063 33.7%
2010 46.98 1116th 2179 48.8%
2011 37.57 1426th 2236 36.2%
2012 31.91 1584th 2259 29.9%
2013 24.96 1882nd 2379 20.9%
2015 45.27 1211th 2477 51.1%
2016 41.74 1323rd 2497 47.0%
2017 32.29 1608th 2508 35.9%
2018 36.33 1481st 2480 40.3%
2019 35.23 1608th 2715 40.8%
2022 43.33 1359th 2740 50.4%
2023 39.06 1494th 2802 46.7%
2024 39.51 1476th 2777 46.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 36.31 380th 554 31.4%
2022 39.59 403rd 665 39.4%
2023 22.46 528th 678 22.1%
2024 50.09 359th 699 48.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.27 843rd 1364 38.2%
2019 30.46 1095th 1442 24.1%
2022 26.65 1407th 1540 8.6%
2023 41.99 692nd 1529 54.7%
2024 34.06 1003rd 1477 32.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.50 966th 1538 37.2%
2024 35.33 917th 1550 40.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.46 1710th 2230 23.3%
2019 30.11 1689th 2369 28.7%
2022 33.94 1542nd 2458 37.3%
2023 35.67 1517th 2549 40.5%
2024 28.80 1828th 2575 29.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.01 1366th 2262 39.6%
2019 32.98 1520th 2380 36.1%
2022 41.88 1279th 2509 49.0%
2023 43.05 1247th 2547 51.0%
2024 37.16 1431st 2546 43.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.65 631st 1369 53.9%
2019 44.59 648th 1491 56.5%
2022 29.82 1063rd 1531 30.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.38 1386th 2273 39.0%
2019 36.13 1428th 2407 40.7%
2022 44.76 1193rd 2527 52.8%
2023 34.33 1527th 2558 40.3%
2024 41.07 1309th 2547 48.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.55 451st 700 35.6%
2019 48.93 439th 745 41.1%
2022 56.28 380th 733 48.2%
2023 40.33 487th 718 32.2%
2024 28.84 555th 741 25.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.43 1773rd 2072 14.4%
2019 20.01 1891st 2213 14.6%
2022 28.66 1679th 2359 28.8%
2023 26.36 1788th 2391 25.2%
2024 27.40 1739th 2383 27.0%
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Rank History for White students at Columbia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.49 784th 1496 47.6%
2019 35.34 1050th 1602 34.5%
2022 40.34 908th 1555 41.6%
2023 42.08 880th 1552 43.3%
2024 28.24 1091st 1535 28.9%
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Data source: test scores: California 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 Columbia Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 463 63 249 286 17 n/a n/a 0 1078
1989 430 59 283 240 11 n/a n/a 0 1023
1990 388 56 297 297 12 n/a n/a 0 1050
1991 367 62 283 325 13 n/a n/a 0 1050
1992 350 59 290 344 11 n/a n/a 0 1054
1993 352 52 310 354 8 n/a n/a 0 1076
1994 311 50 298 386 9 n/a n/a 0 1054
1995 187 57 268 306 11 n/a n/a 0 829
1996 187 57 268 306 11 n/a n/a 0 829
1997 172 55 283 323 4 n/a n/a 0 837
1998 172 51 306 406 8 n/a n/a 0 943
1999 154 44 300 373 6 n/a n/a 3 880
2000 155 43 286 384 5 n/a n/a 6 879
2001 162 48 299 406 9 n/a n/a 10 934
2002 140 35 298 422 2 n/a n/a 0 897
2003 140 35 298 422 2 n/a n/a 0 897
2004 123 39 297 448 7 n/a n/a 8 922
2005 114 34 288 507 5 n/a n/a 8 956
2006 103 26 257 523 3 n/a n/a 5 917
2007 110 23 236 520 7 n/a n/a 4 900
2008 89 22 234 527 4 n/a n/a 0 876
2009 95 31 214 528 4 14 8 0 894
2010 74 26 210 506 3 16 2 0 837
2011 82 29 225 558 2 10 13 0 919
2012 64 27 208 498 1 9 9 0 816
2013 68 24 197 482 1 7 11 0 790
2014 45 19 199 458 4 6 9 0 740
2015 49 26 186 442 7 7 13 0 730
2016 55 22 184 419 8 7 19 0 714
2017 67 20 191 430 14 8 26 0 756
2018 81 20 180 428 20 14 30 0 773
2019 104 19 171 421 28 14 33 0 790
2020 95 18 167 383 28 17 38 0 746
2021 62 14 143 351 22 15 38 0 645
2022 55 9 116 339 19 12 32 1 583
2023 69 11 98 339 21 11 38 0 587
2024 84 10 130 378 21 10 38 1 672

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Columbia Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1078 47.9 22.5 n/a
1989 1023 45.0 22.7 n/a
1990 1050 44.0 23.8 n/a
1991 1050 45.0 23.3 n/a
1992 1054 45.7 23.0 29.6
1993 1076 40.5 26.6 35
1994 1054 41.0 25.7 39.5
1995 829 37.5 22.1 38.8
1996 829 37.5 22.1 38.8
1997 837 36.7 22.8 41.2
1998 943 43.7 21.6 45.5
1999 880 40.6 21.7 45.4
2000 879 41.9 21.0 39.5
2001 934 44.0 21.2 38.9
2002 897 47.0 19.1 41.9
2003 897 47.0 19.1 41.9
2004 922 44.8 20.6 15.2
2005 956 47.0 20.3 54
2006 917 46.8 19.6 51
2007 900 46.8 19.2 54.7
2008 876 47.0 18.6 57.8
2009 894 47.8 18.0 63.6
2010 837 49.2 17.0 67.4
2011 919 n/a n/a 65.3
2012 816 35.1 23.2 n/a
2013 790 35.2 22.4 68.5
2014 740 34.8 21.2 66.8
2015 730 33.0 22.1 63
2016 714 31.0 23.0 60.1
2017 756 40.7 18.5 53.7
2018 773 35.0 22.0 57.6
2019 790 41.0 19.2 57.3
2020 746 n/a n/a 52.5
2021 645 40.1 16.0 38.1
2022 583 37.8 15.4 37
2023 587 36.2 16.2 46.5
2024 672 36.8 18.2 40.3

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1078 47.9 22.5 n/a
1989 1023 45.0 22.7 n/a
1990 1050 44.0 23.8 n/a
1991 1050 45.0 23.3 n/a
1992 1054 45.7 23.0 29.6
1993 1076 40.5 26.6 35
1994 1054 41.0 25.7 39.5
1995 829 37.5 22.1 38.8
1996 829 37.5 22.1 38.8
1997 837 36.7 22.8 41.2
1998 943 43.7 21.6 45.5
1999 880 40.6 21.7 45.4
2000 879 41.9 21.0 39.5
2001 934 44.0 21.2 38.9
2002 897 47.0 19.1 41.9
2003 897 47.0 19.1 41.9
2004 922 44.8 20.6 15.2
2005 956 47.0 20.3 54
2006 917 46.8 19.6 51
2007 900 46.8 19.2 54.7
2008 876 47.0 18.6 57.8
2009 894 47.8 18.0 63.6
2010 837 49.2 17.0 67.4
2011 919 n/a n/a 65.3
2012 816 35.1 23.2 n/a
2013 790 35.2 22.4 68.5
2014 740 34.8 21.2 66.8
2015 730 33.0 22.1 63
2016 714 31.0 23.0 60.1
2017 756 40.7 18.5 53.7
2018 773 35.0 22.0 57.6
2019 790 41.0 19.2 57.3
2020 746 n/a n/a 52.5
2021 645 40.1 16.0 38.1
2022 583 37.8 15.4 37
2023 587 36.2 16.2 46.5
2024 672 36.8 18.2 40.3

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 Columbia Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $14,325

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Columbia Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1608th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1494th of 2802 Middle schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Columbia Middle)33.234
 0.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sunnyvale)52.754
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Columbia Middle)27.221.2
 6.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyvale)50.446.2
 4.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Columbia Middle)44.538.1
 6.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sunnyvale)58.852.3
 6.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Columbia Middle)2724.9
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyvale)45.644.7
 0.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Columbia Middle)4141.8
 0.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sunnyvale)55.256.8
 1.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Columbia Middle)20.829.8
 9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyvale)46.445.1
 1.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Columbia Middle)28.819.4
 9.5%
   8th Grade Science (Sunnyvale)44.542.5
 2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students790587
 25.7%
African American1911
 42.1%
American Indian2821
 25%
Asian17198
 42.7%
Hispanic421339
 19.5%
Pacific Islander1411
 21.4%
White10469
 33.7%
Two or More Races3338
 15.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.3%46.5%
 10.8%


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Students who attend Columbia Middle usually go on to attend Fremont High

Students at Columbia Middle are 56% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 672 students attended Columbia Middle.

Columbia Middle ranks 1476th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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