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Columbia Middle

Q: Is Columbia Middle a good school?

Columbia Middle ranks in the bottom 5.3% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Columbia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Columbia Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Columbia Middle?

Students at Columbia Middle are 67% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Columbia Middle attend?

Students who attend Columbia Middle usually go on to attend Adelanto High

Public Grades 6-8

2616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

Columbia Middle is a public middle school located in Adelanto, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 693 students. The school is part of the Adelanto Elementary District, which is ranked 1449 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Columbia Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California middle schools, with rankings ranging from 2233 out of 2379 in 2012-2013 to 2759 out of 2802 in 2022-2023. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Its performance across various student subgroups is significantly below state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 20 percentage points lower than the state averages. Additionally, Columbia Middle has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 48.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Columbia Middle to other nearby schools, such as Melva Davis Academy of Excellence, a middle school within the same district, it becomes clear that Columbia Middle is an outlier in terms of academic performance. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests are consistently well below the state and district averages, with rates around 30 percentage points lower than the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite being a long-standing school, Columbia Middle has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past decade, suggesting that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require a comprehensive, long-term approach to address.

754

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,958

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14409 Aster St.
Adelanto, CA 92301-3451

(760) 530-1950

District: Adelanto Elementary

Students who attend Columbia Middle usually attend:

High:

Adelanto High

Feeder schools for Columbia Middle:

Elementary:	Adelanto Elementary
	Donald F. Bradach Elementary
	Theodore Vick Elementary
	Victoria Magathan Elementary
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	West Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

African American:

20.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg19%

California avg41%

2,616^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Adelanto Elementary

1435^th of 1,543Adelanto Elementary among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	2616 of 2761	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2727 of 2783	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	2739 of 2781	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2711 of 2740	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	2647 of 2715	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	2445 of 2480	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	2464 of 2508	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	2414 of 2497	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	2369 of 2477	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	2233 of 2379	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	2020 of 2259	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	2057 of 2236	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	2084 of 2179	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	1719 of 2063	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	1858 of 2005	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	1709 of 1999	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	553 of 609	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	596 of 627	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	582 of 613	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	609 of 637	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	621 of 643	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	588 of 600	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	1501 of 1531	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1393 of 1491	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1339 of 1369	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	1122 of 1478	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1471 of 1521	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1494 of 1540	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1321 of 1442	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1257 of 1364	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2452 of 2533	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	2529 of 2551	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	2495 of 2531	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2490 of 2509	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2361 of 2380	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	2252 of 2262	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2022	2.2	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	2238 of 2395	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2331 of 2388	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2333 of 2374	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	2335 of 2359	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2160 of 2213	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2049 of 2072	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	468 of 477	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	2406 of 2542	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	2535 of 2579	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	2495 of 2531	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	2429 of 2458	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2306 of 2369	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2201 of 2230	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	2403 of 2534	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	2507 of 2552	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	2510 of 2538	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	2502 of 2527	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2360 of 2407	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2249 of 2273	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	691 of 726	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	696 of 701	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	667 of 677	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	647 of 665	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	553 of 554	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1494 of 1566	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1473 of 1552	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1360 of 1531	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	1.8	1536 of 1537	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1361 of 1602	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1477 of 1496	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2024)25th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	14409 Aster St.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1950	754	35	21.3	71.4%	34 (4.5%)	151 (20.0%)	503 (66.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.4%)	9.9	2616^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		7.4	2727^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	111	10.0	10.0	7.2	19.8	24.5	18.0	4.8	4.6	7.4	5.7	$19,958	$1,784	$18,174
Mesa Linda Middle	Public	6-8	13001 Mesa Linda Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-6363	735	42	17.6	73.2%	29 (3.9%)	200 (27.2%)	439 (59.7%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.7%)	8.2	2669^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.3%		6.9	2736^th of 2783 public middle schools	1.7%	67	7.7	7.7	14.0	10.3	11.0	11.8	3.5	4.9	14.2	7.3	$20,247	$1,813	$18,434
Larrea Middle	Public	7-8	13801 Cobalt Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 261-7040	769	40	19.4	77.6%	38 (4.9%)	144 (18.7%)	525 (68.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (6.4%)	18.5	2284^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%					(n/a)	12.1	12.1		27.3	25.6	26.4		22.4	11.7	16.7
Melva Davis Academy of Excellence	Public	6-8	15831 Diamond Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	833	43	19.5	57.5%	38 (4.6%)	87 (10.4%)	629 (75.5%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (6.8%)	36.6	1596^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		34.6	1646^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.9%	50	20.2	20.2	35.9	49.5	37.1	41.0	23.8	29.5	22.8	25.5	$20,399	$1,035	$19,364
Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	10058 Arrowhead Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-2623	870	42	20.8	80.5%	101 (11.6%)	93 (10.7%)	594 (68.3%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.7%)	15.7	2406^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.9%		24.3	2068^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	338	14.1	14.1	24.6	36.7	18.4	26.7	7.4	13.6	7.0	9.4	$16,733	$2,605	$14,128
Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Public	7-8	15000 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3360	665	38	17.6	82.4%	30 (4.5%)	145 (21.8%)	448 (67.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)	14.6	2460^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%		14.3	2500^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	40	8.4	8.4		26.1	25.2	25.6		9.1	14.4	11.8
Hesperia Junior High	Public	7-8	10275 Cypress Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9386	1,228	51	23.9	81.5%	102 (8.3%)	67 (5.5%)	1,019 (83.0%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	18 (1.5%)	12.7	2530^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.4	2496^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.3%	34	9.7	9.7		21.1	19.5	20.3		12.7	11.2	12.0	$39,973	$6,234	$33,739
Cedar Middle	Public	7-8	13565 Cedar St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6093	1,061	47	22.7	56.9%	159 (15.0%)	76 (7.2%)	787 (74.2%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.7%)	22.9	2111^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		21.4	2199^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.0%	88	15.0	15.0		34.6	32.4	33.4		22.1	10.0	15.6	$40,322	$6,032	$34,290
Pinon Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3126	835	39	21.4	77.2%	237 (28.4%)	9 (1.1%)	502 (60.1%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.1%)	21.1	2182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		23.2	2119^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.9%	63	17.5	17.5	30.4	31.4	25.4	29.1	21.8	17.2	10.6	16.6	$15,624	$2,381	$13,243
Ranchero Middle	Public	7-8	17607 Ranchero Rd.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-0175	1,140	52	22.1	80.5%	212 (18.6%)	65 (5.7%)	834 (73.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.6%)	17.5	2337^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		12.5	2566^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.8%	229	16.1	16.1		33.7	18.5	26.5		15.6	7.5	11.8	$40,073	$6,046	$34,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Middle

What district is Columbia Middle in?

Adelanto Elementary

What high school do graduates of Columbia Middle attend?

Students who attend Columbia Middle usually go on to attend Adelanto High

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Middle?

Students at Columbia Middle are 67% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

Is Columbia Middle a good school?

Columbia Middle ranks in the bottom 5.3% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Columbia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Columbia Middle.

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