Enrollment
235
High
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA (WALLA WALLA) SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530159001758
Columbia High School
787 Maple Street, BURBANK, WA 99323 · (509) 545-8573 · Walla Walla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
122 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
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 | 64 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 24% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Columbia (Walla Walla) School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.8% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 14.5% |
| 2018-19 | 44.1% | 13.1% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 35.4% |
| 2016-17 | 20.0% | 24.1% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 27.9% |
| 2014-15 | 33.3% | 20.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Columbia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Walla Walla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #223 of 271 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #269 of 321 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #303 of 327 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #112 of 259 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #299 of 570 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #77 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #177 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #173 of 386 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #109 of 136 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
235
+25 (+12%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 235 | 12.7 | 18.6:1 | 52% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 13.7 | 16.3:1 | 58% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 12.7 | 16.6:1 | 56% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 12 | 17.5:1 | 51% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 13.4 | 17.0:1 | 46% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 40% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 15 | 20.6:1 | 46% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 14 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia High School.
About Columbia High School
Columbia High School is a public high school run by Columbia (Walla Walla) School District in BURBANK, Washington. Its 235 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Washington is about 573 students.
Columbia (Walla Walla) School District has 3 schools and 776 students, and Columbia High School is one of those schools.
Columbia High School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. Smaller groups are 48% White and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of Walla Walla County residents are Hispanic. Columbia High School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1 at Columbia High School, with 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Walla Walla County is 63%.
Columbia High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Washington are predicted to post 45.4%, so the school is 13.9 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Across Walla Walla County, the median household income is $74,202, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walla Walla County is home to 33 public schools and about 8,516 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Columbia Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Columbia High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 31.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 25 students since 2020-21, to 235. Students per teacher rose from 17.5 in 2020-21 to 18.6 in 2024-25.
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Walla Walla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,161
Census ACS
Median income
$74,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia (Walla Walla) School District
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 students
Other schools in BURBANK
- Columbia ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Middle School0.1 mi · 174
- Columbia Elementary0.3 mi · 367
- Finley Middle School3.4 mi · 204
- River View High School3.4 mi · 321
- Virgie Robinson Elementary4.0 mi · 473
- Whittier Elementary4.3 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia High SchoolHow many students attend Columbia High School?
Columbia High School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 09-12.
Is Columbia High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Columbia High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Columbia High School.
What is the student diversity at Columbia High School?
Student demographics at Columbia High School are roughly 48% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbia High School?
Columbia High School is overseen by Columbia (Walla Walla) School District in Walla Walla County.
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