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Enrollment
428
Middle
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001173
Columbiana Middle School
222 Joinertown Road, Columbiana, AL 35051 · (205) 682-6610 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Alabama public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
269 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 163 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 31% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Columbiana Middle School
Columbiana Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbiana Middle School this school | 428 | 62.9% | 39.7% |
| Danville Middle School Danville | 372 | 57.3% | 39.5% |
| East Lawrence Middle School Trinity | 409 | 68.2% | 30.3% |
| Hanceville Middle School Hanceville | 284 | 61.6% | 36.5% |
| Sumiton Middle School Sumiton | 476 | 64.3% | 28.7% |
| West Blocton Middle School West Blocton | 387 | 55.6% | 38.2% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Columbiana Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #136 of 260 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #150 of 260 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #131 of 260 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #145 of 265 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #21 of 244 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #150 of 246 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #106 of 264 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #120 of 151 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 29.3 | 14.6:1 | 63% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 62% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 63% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 53% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 23.5 | 19.0:1 | 50% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 56% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 46 | 10.8:1 | 56% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 37% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 27 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbiana Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (447 to 428); teachers up 25% (23.5 to 29.3).
About Columbiana Middle School
Columbiana Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Alabama, located in Columbiana. It has an enrollment of 428 students in grades 6 through 8.
Shelby County operates 29 schools. Combined enrollment is 20,638 students.
The student body at Columbiana Middle School is 75% White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among Shelby County residents, the White share is about 76%. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Columbiana Middle School are from different groups.
Columbiana Middle School reports a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher, from 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for middle schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 42% average for public schools in Shelby County is 21 points lower.
Columbiana Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Alabama public middle schools.
A school with Columbiana Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 38.3%. Columbiana Middle School scores 39.7%, 1.4 points above that line.
In the surrounding county, Shelby County, the median household earns about $97,961 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Shelby County has 48 public schools with about 35,120 students, including Columbiana Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Columbiana Middle School is closest to Shelby County High School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.5%; Columbiana Middle School's is 39.7%, ranking 6th of 8.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 24 students, from 452 to 428. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.6:1.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Other schools in Columbiana
- Shelby County High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Elvin Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Career Technical Education CenterHigh
- New DirectionHigh
Nearby schools
- Shelby County High School1.0 mi · 572
- Elvin Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 534
- Shelby Elementary School7.5 mi · 242
- Wilsonville Elementary School8.3 mi · 229
- Calera Elementary9.4 mi · 766
- Forest Oaks Elementary School9.8 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Columbiana Middle SchoolHow many students attend Columbiana Middle School?
Columbiana Middle School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 06-08.
Is Columbiana Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbiana Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Columbiana Middle School have?
Columbiana Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Columbiana Middle School?
Columbiana Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Columbiana Middle School public or private?
Columbiana Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.