Columbine Elementary

The Columbine Elementary area has one listed school, Columbine Elementary, serving kindergarten through eighth grade, with 172 students. Its reported 2025–2026 proficiency rates were above California’s in every tested subject: 72% in English language arts (ELA) versus 49% statewide, 73% in math versus 38%, and 50% in science versus 36%. The clearest takeaway is that the school’s overall results were substantially higher than state results across all three subjects.

There is no second school in the list to compare with it, so Columbine Elementary is both the area’s only school and its only school to assess. Its strongest relative result was math, where it outpaced California by 34 percentage points; its ELA lead was 23 points and its science lead was 14. Results differed by grade, though every reported ELA and math grade was above its matching state result. Fourth-grade ELA had the smallest lead, 8 points, while sixth-grade math had the largest, 46 points. Across grades, ELA proficiency ranged from 53% to 85%, and math from 57% to 83%.

Results increased from the prior year in all three subjects: ELA rose 4 percentage points, math 7, and science 1. The school’s lead over California widened by 4 points in ELA and 6 in math, but narrowed by 2 in science. SchoolDigger’s reported standing also improved: the school was at the 85th percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, compared with the 80th percentile in each of the two previous years. For context, in 2024–2025 it had a 17.8:1 student–teacher ratio, and 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. These figures provide context, not a basis for comparing the school with peers or explaining its results.