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Columbia Central High School

Public Grades 9-12

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 15% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Columbia Central High School is a public high school in Columbia, Tennessee, serving 1,409 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Maury County School District, which is ranked 95 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Columbia Central High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Tennessee high schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Algebra I, English I, and Geometry well below state averages. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups. In comparison, nearby schools like Mt. Pleasant High School and Spring Hill High School generally perform better academically, with higher test scores and graduation rates.

Columbia Central High School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% to 25.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 15%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.3% and 89.2%, slightly below the state average of around 90%. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive approach that addresses both academic and non-academic factors, such as attendance, student support, and resource allocation, in order to improve outcomes for all students at the school.

1,401

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,125

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

921 Lion PKWY
Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 381-2222

District: Maury County

Feeder schools for Columbia Central High School:

Elementary:	Highland Park Elementary
	J E Woodard Elementary
	J. Brown Elementary
	J. R. Baker Elementary
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	R Howell Elementary
	Riverside Elementary
Middle:	E. A. Cox Middle School
	Whitthorne Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

African American:

27.6%

Hispanic:

23.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (81% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

331^st of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Maury County

95^th of 139Maury County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	331 of 389	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	344 of 392	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	331 of 384	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	316 of 358	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	283 of 347	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	299 of 342	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	288 of 341	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	247 of 273	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	44.3	197 of 351	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.0	224 of 300	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.2	197 of 296	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	161 of 285	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.1	206 of 269	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	63.6	106 of 273	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	118 of 267	55.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	212 of 233	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	230 of 240	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	227 of 239	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	206 of 222	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	190 of 208	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	174 of 187	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	188 of 199	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	323 of 365	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	328 of 365	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	322 of 366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	312 of 350	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	273 of 340	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	298 of 337	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	208 of 213	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	188 of 209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	185 of 202	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	185 of 189	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	141 of 180	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	115 of 153	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	132 of 159	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	315 of 324	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	311 of 337	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	305 of 330	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	267 of 317	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	260 of 302	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	259 of 308	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	312 of 368	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	334 of 366	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	323 of 359	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	313 of 349	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	281 of 332	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	280 of 329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	171 of 183	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	93 of 151	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	118 of 159	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	277 of 323	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	293 of 326	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	298 of 312	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	249 of 306	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	280 of 301	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	278 of 307	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Biology I48%~ state avg

English II30%-25 vs state

English I21%-18 vs state

Algebra II18%-43 vs state

Geometry14%-22 vs state

Algebra I7%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)		TNReady English Language Arts (2025)		TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)		TNReady Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Central High School	Public	9-12	921 Lion PKWY	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 381-2222	1,409	83	17.0		674 (47.8%)	391 (27.8%)	297 (21.1%)	12 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.0%)	18.7	331^st of 389 public high schools	14.9%		15	344^th of 392 public high schools	12.2%	13					7.8		6.8	17.6				53.2	33.3		47.7				22.6	21.4	32.3	15.4	29.5	6.7	16.4			14.5					$11,125	$524	$9,942
Northfield Academy	Public	9-12	1101 Bridge ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-1134	106	4	27.6		59 (55.7%)	36 (34.0%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																																	$11,445	$389	$11,056
Virtual Academy of Maury County	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 Bridge ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 381-1468	60	5	12.4		37 (61.7%)	10 (16.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)	29.7	274^th of 389 public high schools	29.6%					(n/a)	7.1	5.0	7.1	5.0											27.3		11.1	15.0			66.7		66.7		9.1			16.7	14.3	10.0	7.1	5.0	$12,465	$732	$11,733
Mt Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	600 North Greenwood AVE	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 379-5583	390	38	10.4		271 (69.5%)	79 (20.3%)	26 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	43.9	202^nd of 389 public high schools	48.1%		33	264^th of 392 public high schools	32.7%	62					30.1		25.8		14.9		14.1			17.3	15.8				24.2	23.5	53.8		53.8		34.2			29.1					$15,409	$525	$13,998
Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	One Raider LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2207	1,243	70	17.8		853 (68.6%)	157 (12.6%)	181 (14.6%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.7%)	50.7	173^rd of 389 public high schools	55.5%		48.3	182^nd of 392 public high schools	53.6%	9					16.5		14.1	61.5	11.7		14.5	69.2		45.5	48.0				33.3	32.3	55.9		53.6		43.7			38.7					$12,415	$591	$11,326
Battle Creek High School	Public	9-12	130 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 388-8403	0																		(n/a)																																	$15,128	$502	$13,607
Summit High School	Public	9-12	2830 Twin Lakes DR	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5100	1,648	90	18.2		1,308 (79.4%)	68 (4.1%)	155 (9.4%)	41 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.6%)	88.9	24^th of 389 public high schools	93.8%		86.5	24^th of 392 public high schools	93.9%						53.5	15.4	51.7		45.5		55.5	66.8	46.2		65.8		65.6	65.7	63.2	63.0	77.1		75.5		66.3			69.8					$12,335	$238	$11,656
Summertown High School	Public	9-12	411 College ST	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3539	387	29	13.5		379 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	87^th of 389 public high schools	77.6%		61.8	112^th of 392 public high schools	71.4%	25					33.3		30.4	27.4			27.3		43.9		43.3				41.3	41.3	60.0		59.3		88.2	57.5		60.0					$14,122	$770	$12,550
Independence High School	Public	9-12	1776 Declaration Way	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4600	2,097	118	17.7		1,641 (78.3%)	53 (2.5%)	216 (10.3%)	84 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	98 (4.7%)	93.7	7^th of 389 public high schools	98.2%		93.2	11^th of 392 public high schools	97.2%	4					54.2	15.0	52.0		61.2		73.4	79.0	46.7		77.6		71.8	71.7	65.9	65.5	80.8		80.8		62.0		26.7	66.5					$11,962	$244	$11,310
Marshall County High School	Public	9-12	661 W Ellington PKWY	Lewisburg	37091	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 359-1549	804	51	15.8		483 (60.1%)	99 (12.3%)	167 (20.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	42.3	208^th of 389 public high schools	46.5%		45.3	197^th of 392 public high schools	49.7%	11					19.6	5.0	17.7	84.0	21.4	6.7	28.9		33.9	12.5	32.0	13.8	43.7	37.3	28.2	28.1	46.9		46.7	92.6	28.6		10.0	35.5					$10,267	$327	$9,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Central High School

What schools feed into Columbia Central High School?

Columbia Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Highland Park Elementary
Elementary : J E Woodard Elementary
Elementary : J. Brown Elementary
Elementary : J. R. Baker Elementary
Elementary : R Howell Elementary
Elementary : Riverside Elementary
Middle : E. A. Cox Middle School
Middle : Whitthorne Middle School

What district is Columbia Central High School in?

Maury County

How many students attend Columbia Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,401 students attended Columbia Central High School.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Central High School?

Students at Columbia Central High School are 44% White, 28% African American, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Columbia Central High School a good school?

Columbia Central High School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Tennessee high schools.

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