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Columbia Elementary

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Columbia Elementary ranks 1929 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Columbia Elementary is a public elementary school located in Redding, California, serving 463 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Columbia Elementary District, which is ranked 629 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Columbia Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 49.69% and 51.53% respectively in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where the proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 51.76% and 60%, outpacing the state averages. Additionally, the school's Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 15% and top 25% of California elementary schools, respectively.

However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.2% in 2023-2024 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Lassen View Elementary and Cypress Elementary, Columbia Elementary consistently outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency across grade levels, and its per-student spending is also higher, which may contribute to its stronger academic outcomes.

430

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,693

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10142 Old Oregon Trail
Redding, CA 96003-7995

(530) 223-4070

District: Columbia Elementary

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Foothill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg39%

California avg43%

1,929^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

620^th of 1,543Columbia 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	62.8	1929 of 5857	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	2114 of 5869	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	2128 of 5859	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	2149 of 5883	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	1874 of 5789	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1972 of 5662	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	2473 of 5692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	2245 of 5614	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.4	1830 of 5611	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.2	2612 of 5530	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.8	2760 of 5390	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.6	1867 of 5377	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	1811 of 5314	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.7	2445 of 5193	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.8	2011 of 5113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.8	2073 of 5113	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.2	2135 of 4818	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.3	2428 of 4822	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.1	2540 of 4809	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	1942 of 5597	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	2217 of 5612	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	2251 of 5609	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	1839 of 5635	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1901 of 5492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2171 of 5413	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	660 of 5107	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	1312 of 5460	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	2351 of 5517	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1693 of 5363	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	1072 of 5264	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	1143 of 5173	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	2012 of 5084	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1861 of 5628	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	1889 of 5643	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	1866 of 5638	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	2273 of 5663	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	1760 of 5510	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	1777 of 5431	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1886 of 2598	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1782 of 2651	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1826 of 2661	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1938 of 2726	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1799 of 2834	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1666 of 2737	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-4	10142 Old Oregon Trail	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Columbia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 223-4070	430	23	18.6	40.0%	295 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.8%)	16 (3.7%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.4%)	62.8	1929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.1%		58.8	2114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	185				51.8	47.4					49.7	60.0	42.3					51.5	90.3	92.5		91.4	92.5	91.4	$25,693	$24,954	$739
Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community Day	Public	K-8	675 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Columbia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 221-5224	2	1	1.9		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Shasta Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 Yana Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4180	320	13	24.6	80.3%	157 (49.1%)	10 (3.1%)	89 (27.8%)	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	47.8	2714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		32.4	3745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	1031	32.8		32.8	50.0	44.4	41.4				44.9	52.2	41.8	20.7				37.1	92.1	96.8			92.1		$30,158	$29,254	$904
Alta Mesa Elementary	Public	K-8	2301 Saturn Skyway	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4130	319	15	21.2	74.6%	180 (56.4%)	7 (2.2%)	56 (17.6%)	27 (8.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.9%)	51.2	2543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		38.4	3275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	732	38.8		38.8	50.0	42.9	53.1				49.3	46.0	42.9	16.3				34.3	97.2	97.2		97.2		97.2	$35,751	$34,292	$1,459
Mistletoe Elementary	Public	K-8	1225 Mistletoe Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4160	682	28	24.3	71.4%	356 (52.2%)	14 (2.1%)	164 (24.0%)	52 (7.6%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.0%)	68.1	1682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		59.8	2076^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	394	57.1	35.9	46.5	55.4	43.8	57.1	50.0	59.1	54.7	53.2	60.3	53.4	52.4	34.4	19.7	31.3	42.4							$23,691	$22,938	$753
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	505 Springer Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4140	839	36	23.2	53.4%	521 (62.1%)	7 (0.8%)	129 (15.4%)	62 (7.4%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.0%)	66.2	1776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		65.6	1788^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	12	50.6	50.0	50.3	50.6	49.4	61.8	48.9	53.3	52.6	52.8	55.6	44.9	51.7	36.7	38.0	47.4	45.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$21,601	$21,090	$511
Rother Elementary	Public	K-5	795 Hartnell Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4170	280	13	22.2	83.2%	114 (40.7%)	10 (3.6%)	89 (31.8%)	28 (10.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	33.3	3690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		17.9	5037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	1347	20.0		20.0	44.0	37.1	38.2				40.0	37.3	25.7	21.8				28.4	94.0	94.0	94.0	96.0	94.0	96.0	$34,123	$33,304	$819
PACE Academy	Public	K-8	3200 Adams Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4236	44	4	10.9	86.4%	28 (63.6%)	4 (9.1%)	10 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0						0.0	5.4						9.1	5.7							$65,917	$65,624	$293
Lassen View Elementary	Public	K-5	705 Loma Vista Dr.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4150	443	21	21.0	74.7%	203 (45.8%)	7 (1.6%)	74 (16.7%)	53 (12.0%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	92 (20.8%)	58.9	2122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		64.7	1836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.7%	286	34.4		34.4	49.2	49.1	45.9				48.0	68.3	39.6	37.7				49.2	91.8	96.9	96.9		94.9		$27,888	$27,160	$728
Chrysalis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	21945 Old Forty-Four Dr.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Chrysalis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-9726	226	11	20.5	38.9%	166 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.5%)	53.7	2384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.8	1989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	395	25.0	46.7	36.2	59.1	48.2	32.1	53.6	40.9	56.7	48.4	68.2	48.2	14.3	46.4	31.8	36.7	40.1	90.5	90.5		90.5	90.5	90.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Elementary

What schools do graduates of Columbia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Foothill High

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Elementary?

Students at Columbia Elementary are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian.

Is Columbia Elementary a good school?

Columbia Elementary ranks 1929^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Columbia Elementary.

What district is Columbia Elementary in?

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