For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 196 students in Columbia (Walla Walla) School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle School in Columbia (Walla Walla) School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the Washington public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
3 Schools
799 Schools
# Students
734 Students
302,457 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
16,390 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Columbia (Walla Walla) School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 307 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#261 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
49%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.67
# American Indian Students
3 Students
5,646 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
3 Students
22,600 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
8%
# Hispanic Students
305 Students
73,312 Students
% Hispanic Students
42%
25%
# Black Students
12 Students
13,447 Students
% Black Students
2%
4%
# White Students
391 Students
150,112 Students
% White Students
53%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
3,701 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
26,007 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
9%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,356
# Students in K Grade:
59
4,027
# Students in 1st Grade:
67
4,383
# Students in 2nd Grade:
48
4,400
# Students in 3rd Grade:
52
4,700
# Students in 4th Grade:
54
5,007
# Students in 5th Grade:
47
6,930
# Students in 6th Grade:
73
69,712
# Students in 7th Grade:
66
81,726
# Students in 8th Grade:
57
84,624
# Students in 9th Grade:
61
10,999
# Students in 10th Grade:
59
7,810
# Students in 11th Grade:
50
7,675
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
9,108
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,447 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,857. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,309 is less than the state median of $19,309. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,447
$18,857
Spending / Student
$17,309
$19,309
Best Columbia (Walla Walla) School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Columbia Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
835 Maple Street
Burbank, WA 99323
(509) 545-8571
Burbank, WA 99323
(509) 545-8571
Grades: 6-8
| 196 students
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