Columbiana Middle School

Public 6-8

 222 Joinertown Road
       Columbiana, AL  35051


(205) 682-6610

District: Shelby County

SchoolDigger Rank:
183rd of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,167 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  428

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.4%
African American:
14.5%
Hispanic:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.3% Help


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Compare Details Columbiana Middle School ranks better than 58.3% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked middle schools in the Shelby County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.98. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.4%), African American (14.5%), Hispanic (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbiana Middle School is 15.8, which is the 2nd best among 6 middle schools in the Shelby County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbiana Middle School is $10,167, which is the 2nd highest among 6 middle schools in the Shelby County School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Columbiana Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbiana Middle School 183rd of 439 Alabama public middle schools. (See Columbiana Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Shelby County:

SchoolDigger ranks Shelby County 31st of 134 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Columbiana Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 50.85 194th 407 52.3%
2005 57.45 163rd 415 60.7%
2006 61.92 137th 409 66.5%
2007 44.95 244th 412 40.8%
2008 52.79 197th 417 52.8%
2009 61.01 150th 425 64.7%
2010 55.42 205th 435 52.9%
2011 73.08 96th 435 77.9%
2012 67.90 122nd 436 72.0%
2013 64.38 142nd 436 67.4%
2014 61.85 138th 438 68.5%
2015 66.18 102nd 430 76.3%
2016 62.61 133rd 432 69.2%
2017 57.61 164th 432 62.0%
2018 69.60 114th 423 73.0%
2019 65.90 119th 437 72.8%
2021 51.16 199th 440 54.8%
2022 54.53 175th 432 59.5%
2023 54.98 183rd 437 58.1%
See the entire list of Alabama Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.31 142nd 195 27.2%
2018 63.72 48th 223 78.5%
2019 59.28 71st 254 72.0%
2021 55.89 77th 274 71.9%
2022 51.87 90th 256 64.8%
2023 61.53 69th 281 75.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.23 155th 349 55.6%
2018 68.44 103rd 396 74.0%
2019 65.07 114th 396 71.2%
2021 43.89 225th 415 45.8%
2022 48.42 208th 421 50.6%
2023 37.92 258th 410 37.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.40 128th 380 66.3%
2018 66.57 110th 392 71.9%
2019 63.41 113th 399 71.7%
2021 49.65 201st 415 51.6%
2022 51.31 192nd 423 54.6%
2023 49.27 204th 417 51.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.27 14th 19 26.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.31 174th 380 54.2%
2018 69.94 98th 397 75.3%
2019 66.14 107th 399 73.2%
2021 51.02 180th 418 56.9%
2022 55.62 161st 427 62.3%
2023 58.42 139th 419 66.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 50.38 74th 205 63.9%
2018 59.94 71st 247 71.3%
2019 50.77 101st 252 59.9%
2021 33.55 171st 266 35.7%
2022 34.29 176th 271 35.1%
2023 35.45 162nd 263 38.4%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.06 56th 113 50.4%
2019 61.76 38th 124 69.4%
2021 43.38 77th 154 50.0%
2022 50.20 72nd 157 54.1%
2023 37.60 96th 166 42.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Columbiana Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 38.45 135th 247 45.3%
2018 58.37 107th 331 67.7%
2019 54.56 127th 343 63.0%
2021 41.88 201st 369 45.5%
2022 45.92 180th 376 52.1%
2023 46.40 178th 370 51.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 30, 2012

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Columbiana Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 472 472
1989 424 64 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1990 441 66 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 508
1991 485 76 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 563
1992 467 66 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 534
1993 493 72 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1994 479 58 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1995 416 68 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1996 416 68 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1997 398 73 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1998 377 72 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 454
1999 399 65 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 470
2000 409 64 1 1 4 n/a n/a 19 498
2001 440 64 0 2 2 n/a n/a 2 510
2002 480 62 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2003 480 62 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2004 487 59 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2005 434 49 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2006 456 58 1 13 1 n/a n/a 1 530
2007 434 56 1 6 1 n/a n/a 2 500
2008 457 56 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2009 436 59 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2010 435 48 0 12 0 n/a n/a 1 496
2011 426 53 0 18 1 0 0 0 498
2012 447 44 0 22 1 0 2 0 516
2013 425 45 1 26 1 0 1 0 499
2014 390 46 1 19 1 0 2 0 459
2015 366 48 1 20 3 0 1 0 439
2016 353 52 2 21 2 0 2 0 432
2017 343 48 1 29 1 0 3 0 425
2018 366 40 1 34 0 0 6 0 447
2019 354 44 1 38 0 0 7 0 444
2020 326 42 0 35 0 0 12 0 415
2021 333 66 0 39 1 0 13 0 452
2022 329 67 0 41 2 0 14 0 453
2023 310 62 0 43 2 0 11 0 428

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Columbiana Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 472 24.0 19.6 0
1989 489 23.0 21.2 n/a
1990 508 24.0 21.1 0
1991 563 27.0 20.8 n/a
1992 534 27.0 19.7 n/a
1993 566 26.0 21.8 n/a
1994 537 28.0 19.2 n/a
1995 487 27.4 17.8 n/a
1996 487 27.4 17.8 n/a
1997 476 27.6 17.2 32.6
1998 454 29.1 15.6 28.6
1999 470 31.0 15.2 39.4
2000 498 31.0 16.1 39.7
2001 510 32.0 15.9 36.8
2002 553 33.5 16.5 42
2003 553 33.5 16.5 42
2004 557 35.0 15.9 44.9
2005 489 35.0 14.0 43.8
2006 530 34.0 15.6 47.8
2007 500 34.5 14.5 44.6
2008 524 37.4 14.0 46
2009 505 35.5 14.1 49.7
2010 496 43.7 11.3 53.3
2011 498 46.2 10.7 56.2
2012 516 41.4 12.4 57.2
2013 499 41.8 11.9 51.3
2014 459 28.2 16.2 51.4
2015 439 27.0 16.2 54.7
2016 432 23.0 18.7 56.3
2017 425 23.5 18.0 54.6
2018 447 23.5 19.0 50.1
2019 444 25.5 17.4 52.5
2020 415 27.5 15.0 58.3
2021 452 28.5 15.8 53.1
2022 453 22.0 20.5 51.9
2023 428 27.0 15.8 63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Columbiana Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 472 24.0 19.6 0
1989 489 23.0 21.2 n/a
1990 508 24.0 21.1 0
1991 563 27.0 20.8 n/a
1992 534 27.0 19.7 n/a
1993 566 26.0 21.8 n/a
1994 537 28.0 19.2 n/a
1995 487 27.4 17.8 n/a
1996 487 27.4 17.8 n/a
1997 476 27.6 17.2 32.6
1998 454 29.1 15.6 28.6
1999 470 31.0 15.2 39.4
2000 498 31.0 16.1 39.7
2001 510 32.0 15.9 36.8
2002 553 33.5 16.5 42
2003 553 33.5 16.5 42
2004 557 35.0 15.9 44.9
2005 489 35.0 14.0 43.8
2006 530 34.0 15.6 47.8
2007 500 34.5 14.5 44.6
2008 524 37.4 14.0 46
2009 505 35.5 14.1 49.7
2010 496 43.7 11.3 53.3
2011 498 46.2 10.7 56.2
2012 516 41.4 12.4 57.2
2013 499 41.8 11.9 51.3
2014 459 28.2 16.2 51.4
2015 439 27.0 16.2 54.7
2016 432 23.0 18.7 56.3
2017 425 23.5 18.0 54.6
2018 447 23.5 19.0 50.1
2019 444 25.5 17.4 52.5
2020 415 27.5 15.0 58.3
2021 452 28.5 15.8 53.1
2022 453 22.0 20.5 51.9
2023 428 27.0 15.8 63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Columbiana Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $908 (8.9%) $9,238 (90.9%) $10,167

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Columbiana Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 119th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 183rd of 437 Middle schools
 14.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Columbiana Middle School)51.425.4
 26%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Shelby County)57.837
 20.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Columbiana Middle School)4722.9
 24.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Shelby County)57.530.3
 27.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Columbiana Middle School)55.519.1
 36.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Shelby County)60.532.7
 27.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students444428
 3.6%
African American4462
 40.9%
American Indian02
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic3843
 13.2%
Pacific Islander00
White354310
 12.4%
Two or More Races711
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.5%63.3%
 10.8%


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

Columbiana Middle School ranks 183rd of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 428 students attended Columbiana Middle School.

Students at Columbiana Middle School are 72% White, 14% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education. Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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