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Columbiana Middle School

Q: Is Columbiana Middle School a good school?

Columbiana Middle School ranks 212 th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Columbiana Middle School serves 428 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Shelby County district, a highly-rated system where this school sits in the middle of the pack with a consistent 3-star state rating.

The biggest challenge facing the school is chronic absenteeism. In 2024-2025, nearly 1 in 5 students (19.2%) were chronically absent—almost double the district rate of 11% and well above the state average. While this is a major improvement from the 34% rate two years ago, it remains the school's most significant hurdle. This matters because the school actually has favorable resources: a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 is better than nearby Helena Middle (18.2) or Oak Mountain Middle School (18.5), and per-student spending is above average. The issue isn't funding or class size—it's getting students in seats. Academically, math proficiency lags significantly, especially in 6th grade where only 18% of students are proficient versus 44% district-wide. However, English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 8th grade scores (59%) essentially matching the state average. Science is also a hidden gem, with 55% proficiency that beats the state average.

There are encouraging signs worth noting. Special education students have shown strong recent gains, jumping from the 49th to 64th percentile statewide. The school also outperforms Calera Middle, its most demographically similar neighbor, in both 8th grade math (27.9% vs. 21.7%) and English (59% vs. 57.5%). While the school trails more affluent peers like Chelsea Middle School and Oak Mountain by 20-30 points in most subjects, it's performing reasonably given its student population. The clearest path to improvement is tackling attendance—if chronic absenteeism dropped to the district average, the school would likely see meaningful gains across all subjects.

428

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,167

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Joinertown Road
Columbiana, AL 35051

(205) 682-6610

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Columbiana Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shelby County High School

Feeder schools for Columbiana Middle School:

Elementary:	Elvin Hill Elementary School
	Shelby Elementary School
	Wilsonville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

13.3%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (19% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg56%

Alabama avg44%

212^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 139Shelby County among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	212 of 443	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	203 of 439	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	206 of 442	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	183 of 437	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	175 of 432	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	199 of 440	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	119 of 437	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	114 of 423	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	57.6	164 of 432	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	133 of 432	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	102 of 430	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	61.9	138 of 438	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	142 of 436	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.9	122 of 436	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	96 of 435	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	55.4	205 of 435	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	150 of 425	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.8	197 of 417	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.0	244 of 412	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.9	137 of 409	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.5	163 of 415	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.9	194 of 407	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	184 of 266	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	184 of 259	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	92 of 269	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	162 of 263	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	176 of 271	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	171 of 266	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	101 of 252	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	71 of 247	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	50.4	74 of 205	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	203 of 422	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	222 of 415	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	245 of 426	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	204 of 417	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	192 of 423	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	201 of 415	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	113 of 399	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	110 of 392	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	60.4	128 of 380	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	99 of 173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	97 of 164	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	96 of 166	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	72 of 157	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	77 of 154	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	38 of 124	69.4%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	56 of 113	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	198 of 432	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	225 of 428	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	264 of 437	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	258 of 410	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	208 of 421	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	225 of 415	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	114 of 396	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	103 of 396	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	51.2	155 of 349	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	206 of 421	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	175 of 422	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	164 of 428	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	139 of 419	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	161 of 427	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	180 of 418	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	107 of 399	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	98 of 397	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	51.3	174 of 380	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	112 of 145	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	95 of 266	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	86 of 271	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	142 of 281	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	69 of 281	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	90 of 256	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	77 of 274	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	71 of 254	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	48 of 223	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	31.3	142 of 195	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	211 of 355	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	208 of 377	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	246 of 373	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	178 of 370	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	180 of 376	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	201 of 369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	127 of 343	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	107 of 331	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.4	135 of 247	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2025)5th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science55%~ state avg

English55%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-5 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 30, 2012

This is by far one of the worst schools in the county. The administrators are only interested in teaching to pass state tests and not interested in the education. Many teachers and staff have bullied students and have also told students that they are dumb and that they hate their students. It makes me sick to think anyone would want their children damaged by the staff and their desire to only get a pay check. Please consider your child before putting them in danger at this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbiana Middle School	Public	6-8	222 Joinertown Road	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6610	428	29	14.6	62.9%	322 (75.2%)	34 (7.9%)	57 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	51	212^th of 443 public middle schools	52.1%		51.1	203^rd of 439 public middle schools	53.8%	9			18.2	24.4	27.9		55.0			50.3	54.5	59.0	$10,167	$908	$9,238
Calera Middle	Public	6-8	9178 Highway 22	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 728-8737	767	46	16.8	62.5%	277 (36.1%)	330 (43.0%)	108 (14.1%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.6%)	46.7	233^rd of 443 public middle schools	47.4%		41.1	267^th of 439 public middle schools	39.2%	34			29.0	20.8	21.7		48.4			49.0	51.3	57.5	$8,564	$701	$7,844
Chelsea Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Highway 39	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7210	831	47	17.8	29.0%	632 (76.1%)	90 (10.8%)	63 (7.6%)	14 (1.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	88.2	42^nd of 443 public middle schools	90.5%		88.4	43^rd of 439 public middle schools	90.2%	1			53.6	35.2	52.5		82.6			77.2	69.8	77.5	$7,609	$560	$7,031
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,444	84	17.2	52.6%	734 (50.8%)	329 (22.8%)	335 (23.2%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.9%)	86.5	44^th of 443 public middle schools	90.1%		80.6	61^st of 439 public middle schools	86.1%	17			54.6	44.6	43.6		77.0			68.7	68.5	77.4	$10,052	$1,307	$8,732
STAR Program Middle	Public	6-8	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)
Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	835	45	18.5	46.1%	359 (43.0%)	161 (19.3%)	240 (28.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	56.4	179^th of 443 public middle schools	59.6%		59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%	26			30.3	20.9	14.6		58.5			62.1	63.3	61.1
Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,168	63	18.5	25.5%	853 (73.0%)	140 (12.0%)	96 (8.2%)	53 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	92.3	29^th of 443 public middle schools	93.5%		91.1	33^rd of 439 public middle schools	92.5%	4			60.6	43.8	47.7		82.6			78.4	78.5	81.8	$8,399	$658	$7,724
Jemison Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1491 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	468	20	23.4	67.3%	224 (47.9%)	39 (8.3%)	190 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)								(n/a)	16.9	13.8	18.1			33.7		39.2	62.3	53.5			$7,068	$1,387	$5,655
Montevallo Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Samford St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6410	346	31	11.3	78.6%	139 (40.2%)	70 (20.2%)	128 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	47.6	232^nd of 443 public middle schools	47.6%		43.3	253^rd of 439 public middle schools	42.4%	21			18.4	20.8	26.6		60.2			50.0	43.4	60.2	$12,938	$1,065	$11,850
Berry Middle School	Public	6-12	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,058	73	14.5	30.1%	611 (57.8%)	208 (19.7%)	96 (9.1%)	90 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.9%)	96	13^th of 443 public middle schools	97.1%		95.7	15^th of 439 public middle schools	96.6%	2			64.4	57.9	58.2		85.3			83.6	83.1	85.7	$10,356	$823	$9,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbiana Middle School

What high school do graduates of Columbiana Middle School attend?

Students who attend Columbiana Middle School usually go on to attend Shelby County High School

What is the racial makeup of Columbiana Middle School?

Students at Columbiana Middle School are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Columbiana Middle School a good school?

Columbiana Middle School ranks 212^th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbiana Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Columbiana Middle School.

What district is Columbiana Middle School in?

Shelby County

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