Summary:
Columbia has one listed school, Columbia Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 8, with 464 students. With no other listed schools, families can compare its results with California’s, but not with nearby school peers. In 2025–26, the school’s science result was above the state figure, while its all-grade English and math results were notably lower.
Columbia Elementary is both the highest- and lowest-ranked school in this one-school list; those labels do not show how it compares with other local schools. Its clearest relative strength was science: 45% of students met the standard, compared with 36% statewide, a 9-point advantage. In contrast, 33% met the standard in English, 17 points below the state, and 21% in math, 17 points below. Grade-level results show the sharpest concern in grade 6 math: 8% met the standard, compared with 37% statewide, a 29-point gap. No tested grade was above the state in English or math; science was above the state in both reported grades, including grade 8, where the school was ahead by 15 points.
Results changed in different directions by subject from 2024–25 to 2025–26. English fell from 42% to 33%, and math from 30% to 21%; the gaps with the state widened by 10 points in each subject. Science rose from 33% to 45%, moving from essentially level with the state to 9 points above it. SchoolDigger’s ranking also declined, from the 37th percentile in 2023–24 to the 34th in 2024–25 and 29th in 2025–26; its rating fell from two stars to one. Other context: chronic absenteeism was 23%, versus 18% statewide, and the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 17.2. In 2024–25, 65% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California’s statewide meal measure is that all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility).
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