Enrollment
90
Middle
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYRRELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370459002650
Columbia Middle
920 Main Street, Columbia, NC 27925 · (252) 796-0369 · Tyrrell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
87 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 39% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · 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 Middle→Columbia High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tyrrell County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
48.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Middle
Columbia Middle's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Middle this school | 90 | 96.7% | 39.4% |
| Ellerbe Middle Ellerbe | 182 | 98.4% | 47.6% |
| West Pender Middle Burgaw | 209 | 97.6% | 35.9% |
| South Creek Middle Robersonville | 146 | 96.6% | 31.2% |
| Clarkton School of Discovery Clarkton | 147 | 98.0% | 49.0% |
| Cordova Middle Cordova | 233 | 98.7% | 38.9% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Columbia Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #474 of 478 |
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
90
-49 (-35%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 134
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 90 | 8.8 | 10.3:1 | 97% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 8.8 | 10.5:1 | 97% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 7.6 | 14.6:1 | 97% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 98% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 10.5 | 12.9:1 | 98% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 79% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | 66% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (135 to 90); teachers down 16% (10.5 to 8.8).
About Columbia Middle
Columbia Middle is one of the public schools in Columbia, North Carolina. It is a very small middle school. Enrollment totals 90 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 605.
Tyrrell County Schools (3 schools, 462 students) runs Columbia Middle.
Black students make up 34% of enrollment at Columbia Middle, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 28% White, and 9% multiracial. That is in line with Tyrrell County, where about 33% of residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. The school has 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is 5.6 students per teacher. In all, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tyrrell County is similar, at 98%.
Columbia Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of North Carolina public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Columbia Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.4%; the prediction is 49.3%.
The school's county is Tyrrell County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $41,685, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Tyrrell County's 3 public schools enroll about 462 students and include Columbia Middle.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Columbia Middle from the closest public school, Columbia High. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.8% on proficiency, and Columbia Middle is below that at 39.4%.
For locale, NCES codes Columbia Middle as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 90 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 139. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.6:1 to 10.3:1.
People who know Columbia Middle can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tyrrell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,423
Census ACS
Median income
$41,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tyrrell County Schools
- Tyrrell ElementaryElementary · 196 students
- Columbia HighHigh · 176 students
Other schools in Columbia
- Tyrrell ElementaryElementary · 196 students
- Columbia HighHigh · 176 students
Other Columbia Middle schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Columbia Middle. Columbia Middle is the 11th largest of the 11.
- Columbia Middle SchoolGrovetown, GA · 903 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMOSES LAKE, WA · 875 students
- Columbia MiddleAdelanto, CA · 754 students
- Columbia MiddleSunnyvale, CA · 697 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolAURORA, CO · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia High0.1 mi · 176
- Tyrrell Elementary0.4 mi · 196
- Pocosin Innovative Charter8.5 mi · 269
- Washington Early College High9.0 mi · 72
- Creswell Elementary9.0 mi · 93
- Weeksville Elementary20.2 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia MiddleHow many students attend Columbia Middle?
Columbia Middle enrolls approximately 90 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Columbia Middle serve?
Columbia Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Middle is approximately 10.3:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Columbia Middle?
Student demographics at Columbia Middle are roughly 28% White, 29% Hispanic, 34% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Columbia Middle in?
Columbia Middle is part of Tyrrell County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.