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What do students at Columbia Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060945000961
Columbia Elementary
10142 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, CA 96003 · (530) 223-4070 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
172 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Columbia Elementary→Mountain View Middle
Based on grade levels within Columbia Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.7pp since 2014
Math
51.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.7% | 27.0% | 21.5% | 28.8% |
| Math | 20.9% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 17.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 50.3% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 54.6% |
| 2017-18 | 52.3% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 42.4% | 45.7% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for California 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 California'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 Columbia Elementary
Columbia Elementary's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary this school | 430 | 40.0% | 48.9% |
| Durham Elementary Durham | 495 | 38.4% | 41.2% |
| Penngrove Elementary Penngrove | 472 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Ventura | 396 | 37.1% | 61.0% |
| Nevada City School of the Arts Nevada City | 477 | 43.0% | N/A |
| Jacoby Creek Bayside | 455 | 34.9% | 70.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Columbia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,796 of 5,151 | #9 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,485 of 5,172 ▼ 26 | #4 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #2,060 of 5,172 ▲ 346 | #10 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,650 of 5,116 | #13 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,279 of 5,915 | #10 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #430 of 5,352 | #9 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #2,804 of 5,354 | #24 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #4,334 of 5,625 | #30 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #3,737 of 3,837 | #16 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
430
+43 (+11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 40% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 23 | 20.1:1 | 45% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 22.1 | 19.6:1 | 43% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 40% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | N/A | N/A | 43% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 41% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 23 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (435 to 430); teachers up 15% (20 to 23).
About Columbia Elementary
Columbia Elementary is an elementary school located in Redding, California, in Shasta County. The student body numbers 430 students, from kindergarten through 4.
Federal records list Columbia Elementary as its own district.
Roughly 69% of students at Columbia Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Native American. Shasta County's residents are about 78% White, 10 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 23 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.7:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Columbia Elementary is 40%. The rate at public schools in Shasta County averages 58%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Columbia Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Columbia Elementary would be expected to post about 56.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.9%.
Census estimates describe Shasta County this way: the median household income is $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Columbia Elementary, Shasta County has 94 other public schools.
The closest public school, Redding School of the Arts, is about 1.2 miles from Columbia Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.8%; Columbia Elementary's is 48.9%, ranking 2nd of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Columbia Elementary's enrollment climbed 11%, to 430.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Shasta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,436
Census ACS
Median income
$72,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
26,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia Elementary
- Mountain View MiddleMiddle · 327 students
- Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community DayElementary · 2 students
Other schools in Redding
- Shasta HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Enterprise HighHigh · 1,148 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,009 students
- Boulder Creek ElementaryElementary · 839 students
- Turtle BayElementary · 692 students
- Mistletoe ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Other Columbia Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Columbia Elementary. Columbia Elementary is the 12th largest of the 25.
- Columbia ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 706 students
- Columbia ElementaryPerris, CA · 704 students
- Columbia ElementaryLancaster, CA · 620 students
- Columbia ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 601 students
- Columbia ElementaryFresno, CA · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Redding School of the Arts1.2 mi · 634
- Mountain View Middle1.7 mi · 327
- Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community Day1.7 mi · 2
- Shasta View Academy1.7 mi · 493
- Shasta Meadows Elementary1.8 mi · 320
- Alta Mesa Elementary2.2 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia ElementaryHow many students attend Columbia Elementary?
Columbia Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Columbia Elementary serve?
Columbia Elementary serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Columbia Elementary?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Columbia Elementary.
How diverse is Columbia Elementary?
Columbia Elementary reports a student body of 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbia Elementary?
Columbia Elementary is overseen by Columbia Elementary in Shasta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.