Enrollment
273
High
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA LOCAL·NCES 390481403123
Columbia High School
14168 W River Rd, Columbia Station, OH 44028 · (440) 236-5001 · Lorain County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest 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.
- C+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 Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
78 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 23% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Columbia Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.4pp since 2021
Math
74.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.3% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 88.5% | 64.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 High School
Columbia High School's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia High School this school | 273 | 28.6% | 80.2% |
| Dalton High School Dalton | 282 | 21.6% | 79.5% |
| Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School Rootstown | 282 | 31.2% | 66.4% |
| Cedarville High School Cedarville | 319 | 37.9% | 77.5% |
| Fairview High School Fairview Park | 484 | 23.3% | 77.7% |
| Columbiana High School Columbiana | 319 | 28.2% | 80.8% |
Matched among Ohio high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #82 of 403 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #88 of 776 ▲ 111 | #2 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #88 of 774 ▲ 131 | #2 of 17 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #429 of 742 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #645 of 888 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #91 of 739 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #382 of 749 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #333 of 435 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #188 of 198 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
273
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 273 | 21.5 | 12.7:1 | 29% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 22.5 | 12.3:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 20.5 | 12.7:1 | 21% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 31% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 8% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (271 to 273); teachers up 7% (20 to 21.5).
About Columbia High School
Columbia High School is a high school located in Columbia Station, Ohio, in Lorain County. It educates 273 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 52% smaller than the 565 average for high schools in Ohio.
Columbia Local has a total of 3 schools and 1,040 students, Columbia High School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Columbia High School is 88% White. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 78% White. Columbia High School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.7:1, with 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Columbia High School is 29%.
The allk12 Grade for Columbia High School is A-. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 81% 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 High School would be expected to post about 78.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.2%.
Columbia High School is located in Lorain County, where the median household income is $73,347, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Columbia High School, Lorain County has 91 other public schools.
Nearby, Columbia Middle School is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Columbia High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Columbia High School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Columbia High School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 271 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 273.
The Columbia High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia Local
- Copopa Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 343 students
Other schools in Columbia Station
- Copopa Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 343 students
Other Columbia High schools
14 other US public schools in 14 states are named Columbia High. Columbia High School is the 13th largest of the 15.
- Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJ · 1,985 students
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLLAKE CITY, FL · 1,711 students
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLEAST GREENBUSH, NY · 1,272 students
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLNAMPA, ID · 1,165 students
- Columbia High SchoolHuntsville, AL · 916 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Middle School0.4 mi · 343
- Copopa Elementary School0.4 mi · 424
- Strongsville Academy2.8 mi · 65
- Surrarrer Elementary School3.5 mi · 399
- Muraski Elementary School3.9 mi · 522
- Albert Einstein Academy for Letters Arts and Sciences-Ohio3.9 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia High SchoolHow many students attend Columbia High School?
Columbia High School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Columbia High School serve?
Columbia High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia High School is approximately 12.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbia High School?
At Columbia High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Columbia High School public or private?
Columbia High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.