Enrollment
121
Combined
STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA (STEVENS) SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530156000278
Columbia High And Elementary
4961B Hunters Shop Road, Hunters, WA 99137 · (509) 722-3311 · Stevens County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
92 students
STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 68% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
17.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.8% | 18.2% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 26.7% |
| 2017-18 | 39.1% | 30.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.2% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 38.2% | 35.9% |
| 2014-15 | 26.5% | 30.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 And Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia High And Elementary this school | 121 | 76.0% | 38.5% |
| Clallam Bay High & Elementary Clallam Bay | 100 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Washtucna Elementary/High School Washtucna | 71 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Mary M. Knight School Elma | 184 | 65.8% | 30.7% |
| Easton School EASTON | 81 | 74.1% | 38.7% |
| Mansfield Elem and High School MANSFIELD | 107 | 64.5% | N/A |
Matched among Washington K-12 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 And Elementary ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #16 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #15 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #48 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #5 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
121
+18 (+17%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 121 | 12.4 | 9.8:1 | 76% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 12.9 | 8.9:1 | 72% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 11.7 | 11.9:1 | 78% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 12 | 8.6:1 | 62% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 14.8 | 8.9:1 | 74% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 76% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 76% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia High And Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (132 to 121); teachers down 16% (14.8 to 12.4).
About Columbia High And Elementary
As a small combined-grade school, Columbia High And Elementary serves students in Hunters, Washington. The grade span is pre-K through 12, and enrollment is 121 students. Average enrollment for combined schools in Washington is about 204, so this school runs 41% smaller than that.
Columbia High And Elementary is listed under Columbia (Stevens) School District in federal data.
At Columbia High And Elementary, White students make up 50% of the student body. The remaining shares are 29% multiracial, 13% Native American, and 7% Hispanic. Stevens County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 12.4 full-time equivalents, or about 9.8 students per teacher. On average, combined schools in Washington have 33.2:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. About 76% of students, or 92, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Stevens County average 55%.
Columbia High And Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5% and a predicted 29.2%.
Stevens County has about 48,067 residents, and the median household income is $69,327, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Stevens County has 41 public schools and roughly 7,726 students.
Inchelium Elementary School is the public school closest to Columbia High And Elementary, about 12.6 miles away. Columbia High And Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Columbia High And Elementary is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Columbia High And Elementary grew 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 103 to 121 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.8:1) than in 2020-21 (8.6:1).
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Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,067
Census ACS
Median income
$69,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
7,726 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Inchelium Elementary School12.6 mi · 79
- Inchelium High School12.6 mi · 62
- Inchelium Middle School12.6 mi · 47
- Evergreen School13.4 mi · 39
- Summit Valley School16.6 mi · 108
- Wellpinit High School18.2 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia High And ElementaryHow large is Columbia High And Elementary?
Columbia High And Elementary enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-12.
Is Columbia High And Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia High And Elementary is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Columbia High And Elementary have?
Columbia High And Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Columbia High And Elementary?
Student demographics at Columbia High And Elementary are roughly 50% White, 7% Hispanic, 29% Two or more.
What district is Columbia High And Elementary in?
Columbia High And Elementary is part of Columbia (Stevens) School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.