Enrollment
361
High
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE SALMON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530981001664
Columbia High School
1455 NW BRUIN COUNTRY RD, WHITE SALMON, WA 98672 · (509) 493-1970 · Klickitat County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Washington public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
159 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 101 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 25% |
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 White Salmon Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.9pp since 2014
Math
29.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 54.2% | 36.5% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% | 36.1% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 35.6% |
| 2017-18 | 69.4% | 46.5% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 34.8% |
| 2015-16 | 33.3% | 36.4% |
| 2014-15 | 55.1% | 33.7% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 School
Columbia High School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia High School this school | 361 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
| CASHMERE HIGH SCHOOL Cashmere | 543 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Cascade High School Leavenworth | 403 | 48.4% | N/A |
| Naches Valley High School Naches | 399 | 46.9% | 46.3% |
| Orcas Island High School EASTSOUND | 177 | 46.9% | 49.8% |
| Kingston High School Kingston | 602 | 44.4% | 52.5% |
Matched among Washington 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #121 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #157 of 321 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #207 of 327 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #62 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #242 of 570 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #136 of 311 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #179 of 316 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #236 of 386 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #86 of 164 |
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
361
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 361 | 17.8 | 20.3:1 | 44% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 45% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 19.5 | 18.7:1 | 45% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 38% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 19.8 | 19.8:1 | 40% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 42% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 47% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (393 to 361); teachers down 10% (19.8 to 17.8).
About Columbia High School
Federal records list Columbia High School as a high school in WHITE SALMON, Washington. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 361 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Washington average about 573 students.
District-wide, White Salmon Valley School District has 5 schools and 1,078 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Columbia High School are White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Klickitat County residents are about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.3:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Columbia High School reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Klickitat County averages 55%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Columbia High School is B-. Compared with Washington public high schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Columbia High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.0%) and its predicted rate (50.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
Klickitat County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,042, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Klickitat County is home to 21 public schools and about 2,803 public school students.
The nearest other public school, White Salmon Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Columbia High School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Columbia High School's enrollment grew 9%, to 361. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.4:1 to 20.3:1.
Discussions about Columbia High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Klickitat County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,411
Census ACS
Median income
$71,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
2,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White Salmon Valley School District
- Hulan L Whitson ElemElementary · 352 students
- Wayne M Henkle Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
- Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 163 students
- White Salmon AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other schools in WHITE SALMON
- Hulan L Whitson ElemElementary · 352 students
- Wayne M Henkle Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
- Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 163 students
- White Salmon AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other Columbia High schools
14 other US public schools in 14 states are named Columbia High. Columbia High School is the 12th largest of the 15.
- Columbia High SchoolBURBANK, WA · 235 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- White Salmon Academy0.0 mi · 35
- Wayne M Henkle Middle School0.1 mi · 167
- Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School0.1 mi · 163
- Hulan L Whitson Elem0.8 mi · 352
- May Street Elementary School3.0 mi · 452
- Hood River Middle School3.0 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbia High School?
Columbia High School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Columbia High School serve?
Columbia High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Columbia High School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Columbia High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbia High School?
At Columbia High School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Columbia High School public or private?
Columbia High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by White Salmon Valley School District.
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