Columbia High School

As a close-knit high school in BURBANK, Washington, Columbia High School works with 235 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Columbia (Walla Walla) School District. That puts it 59% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Columbia (Walla Walla) School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 776 students; Columbia High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Columbia High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 48% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Columbia High School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Walla Walla County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Columbia High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.4%; actual is 31.5%, a gap of -13.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Walla Walla County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,202 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Columbia High School is one of 33 public schools in Walla Walla County (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students).

Nearest neighbor: Columbia Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Columbia High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Columbia High School's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 235). Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Columbia High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.