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Columbia Middle

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Columbia Middle ranks 1412 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

Columbia Middle is a public school serving 697 students in grades 6-8 within the Sunnyvale School District, located in a region known for its high-performing schools.

Academically, the school finds itself in a unique position: while its performance is near the state average, it significantly trails almost all neighboring middle schools in core subjects like English, Math, and Science. For example, proficiency rates are notably lower than at nearby Sunnyvale Middle in the same district and far behind top performers like Sam H. Lawson Middle. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than several of these higher-achieving schools. A clear strength is student attendance, with chronic absenteeism at just 6.9%, which is better than the district and state averages and competitive with many area schools.

The student population has seen a notable decrease in economic disadvantage over the past two years. Performance varies among different student groups, with male students currently outperforming female students. Despite the academic challenges relative to its neighbors, the school shows a relative strength in Spanish Reading assessments. Its historical state ranking has been volatile over the past decade, and it currently holds a 2-star rating.

697

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,718

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

739 Morse Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-3010

(408) 522-8247

District: Sunnyvale

Students who attend Columbia Middle usually attend:

High:

Fremont High

Feeder schools for Columbia Middle:

Elementary:	Bishop Elementary
	Fairwood Elementary
	Lakewood Elementary
	San Miguel Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

Asian:

17.5%

White:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,412^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Sunnyvale

461^st of 1,543Sunnyvale among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1412 of 2761	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1480 of 2783	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1489 of 2781	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1359 of 2740	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	1608 of 2715	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1481 of 2480	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	1608 of 2508	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	1323 of 2497	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	1211 of 2477	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	25.0	1882 of 2379	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	1584 of 2259	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.6	1426 of 2236	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	1116 of 2179	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.7	1368 of 2063	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	1221 of 2005	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	1197 of 1999	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.1	919 of 1804	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.9	961 of 1777	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.1	1037 of 1769	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	527 of 739	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	557 of 743	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	484 of 715	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	380 of 733	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	439 of 745	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	451 of 700	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.8	1063 of 1531	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	648 of 1491	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	631 of 1369	53.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	1003 of 1478	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	689 of 1521	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	1407 of 1540	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1095 of 1442	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	843 of 1364	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1419 of 2533	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1435 of 2551	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1243 of 2531	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	1279 of 2509	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1520 of 2380	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1366 of 2262	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1489 of 2395	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1743 of 2388	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1778 of 2374	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1679 of 2359	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1891 of 2213	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1773 of 2072	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1813 of 2542	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1831 of 2579	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1506 of 2531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1542 of 2458	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1689 of 2369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1710 of 2230	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1232 of 2534	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	1313 of 2552	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1516 of 2538	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	1193 of 2527	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	1428 of 2407	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1386 of 2273	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	458 of 726	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	360 of 701	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	527 of 677	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	403 of 665	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	380 of 554	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	865 of 1566	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	919 of 1552	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	962 of 1531	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	995 of 1520	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1093 of 1537	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	877 of 1543	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	908 of 1555	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1050 of 1602	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	784 of 1496	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

Listening19%-7 vs state

Writing14%-3 vs state

Reading13%+5 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	739 Morse Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8247	697	41	16.9	30.3%	107 (15.4%)	6 (0.9%)	376 (53.9%)	122 (17.5%)	20 (2.9%)	14 (2.0%)	50 (7.2%)	42.4	1412^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		39.5	1480^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.8%	68	12.5	11.8	9.8	11.2	15.6	17.7	22.0	18.7	18.8	17.7	7.3	14.0	12.5	8.8	17.1	13.1	27.2	27.2	40.0	41.0	36.5	39.2	31.6	34.5	30.0	32.1	$24,718	$1,708	$23,010
Sunnyvale Middle	Public	6-8	1080 Mango Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8288	1,053	54	19.4	16.8%	271 (25.7%)	16 (1.5%)	283 (26.9%)	372 (35.3%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.3%)	88.8	295^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.3%		86.4	359^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.1%	64																	64.2	64.2	63.6	65.3	67.9	65.6	61.8	61.3	61.5	61.5	$22,356	$1,157	$21,199
Marian A. Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	1380 Rosalia Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2800	759	36	21.3	22.0%	123 (16.2%)	8 (1.1%)	229 (30.2%)	350 (46.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.7%)	87.9	314^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		88.6	307^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.0%	7																	55.0	55.0	65.6	70.0	66.4	67.3	63.6	59.6	53.4	58.8	$28,128	$1,177	$26,951
Juan Cabrillo Middle	Public	6-8	2550 Cabrillo Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3700	796	46	17.2	26.1%	123 (15.5%)	14 (1.8%)	317 (39.8%)	275 (34.5%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	55 (6.9%)	75.9	565^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		73.1	633^rd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	68																	50.4	50.4	57.5	56.3	59.6	57.8	42.2	48.7	52.4	48.1	$29,611	$1,207	$28,404
Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Castro St.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 965-9292	860	49	17.5	26.3%	203 (23.6%)	5 (0.6%)	338 (39.3%)	204 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (12.4%)	84.4	383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		83.3	412^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	29																	54.5	54.5	62.5	63.1	60.5	62.0	56.4	57.5	58.3	57.4	$25,440	$1,527	$23,913
Crittenden Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Rock St.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6945	616	35	17.5	23.7%	156 (25.3%)	11 (1.8%)	243 (39.4%)	127 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (12.3%)	84.8	374^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		84.7	388^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.1%	14																	54.0	54.0	64.3	65.1	66.4	65.2	51.0	54.1	58.8	54.7	$27,599	$1,636	$25,963
Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	99.1	15^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		99.1	16^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	1																	83.5	83.5		89.8	86.5	88.1		92.0	89.6	90.8	$25,635	$395	$25,240
Cupertino Middle	Public	6-8	1650 South Bernardo Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0303	1,067	59	18.0	20.9%	261 (24.5%)	8 (0.7%)	127 (11.9%)	582 (54.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.1%)	97.2	74^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%		98.1	45^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.4%	29																	77.8	77.8	76.1	79.0	85.5	80.4	71.8	78.4	81.6	77.5	$19,029	$334	$18,695
Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	841	44	19.3	15.2%	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.7%)	703 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	98.9	18^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%		99.1	15^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.5%	3																	85.3	85.3	84.1	86.8	90.1	87.0	85.5	88.4	91.4	88.4	$18,636	$570	$18,066
Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	3556 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2000	571	29	19.6	37.0%	57 (10.0%)	16 (2.8%)	280 (49.0%)	179 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	52.7	1108^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%		53.4	1061^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	47																	35.6	35.6	60.2	42.2	44.2	48.6	36.2	32.5	28.7	32.4	$28,976	$1,182	$27,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Middle

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Middle?

Students at Columbia Middle are 54% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 15% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Columbia Middle attend?

Students who attend Columbia Middle usually go on to attend Fremont High

What district is Columbia Middle in?

Sunnyvale

How many students attend Columbia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Columbia Middle.

Is Columbia Middle a good school?

Columbia Middle ranks 1412^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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