Best Public Schools in Columbia County, Florida

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				Statewide Science Science (2021)		FSA English Language Arts (2021)								FSA Mathematics (2021)						FSA Algebra 1 (2021)	FSA Geometry (2021)	EOC Biology 1 (2021)	EOC US History (2021)	EOC Civics (2021)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 9th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 10th Grade	FSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	FSA Mathematics 4th Grade	FSA Mathematics 5th Grade	FSA Mathematics 6th Grade	FSA Mathematics 7th Grade	FSA Mathematics 8th Grade	FSA Algebra 1 End of Course	FSA Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	469 SE Fighting Tiger Dr	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	No	(386) 755-8080	1,871	88	21.2	47.1%	1,110 (59.3%)	491 (26.2%)	144 (7.7%)	23 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (5.2%)	36.1	412^th of 746 public high schools	44.8%		40.2	392^nd of 734 public high schools	46.6%	20									45.0	43.0							16.0	32.0	51.0	69.0		$7,076	$738	$6,336
Richardson Sixth Grade Academy	Public	6	646 SE Pennsylvania St	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8130	517	29	17.8	55.3%	274 (53.0%)	164 (31.7%)	37 (7.2%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)								(n/a)						56.0								57.0								$8,594	$1,089	$7,505
Melrose Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 SE Putnam St	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8260	403	30	13.4	78.2%	137 (34.0%)	197 (48.9%)	32 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	15.4	1974^th of 2247 public elementary schools	12.1%		34.6	1470^th of 2182 public elementary schools	32.6%	504	21.0		34.0	34.0	32.0						33.0	33.0	17.0									$10,982	$2,204	$8,777
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	256 SE Beech St	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8220	671	39	17.2	51.7%	471 (70.2%)	118 (17.6%)	37 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.0%)	70.5	638^th of 2247 public elementary schools	71.6%		78.5	439^th of 2182 public elementary schools	79.9%	199	49.0		70.0	63.0	54.0						66.0	85.0	51.0									$7,795	$1,122	$6,674
Five Points Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 NW Johnson St	Lake City	32055	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8230	416	29	14.3	74.8%	238 (57.2%)	114 (27.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	37	1394^th of 2247 public elementary schools	38.0%		43.5	1231^st of 2182 public elementary schools	43.6%	163	30.0		43.0	57.0	43.0						43.0	52.0	37.0									$10,278	$1,616	$8,663
Summers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1388 SW McFarlane Ave	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8250	487	33	14.7	64.9%	199 (40.9%)	164 (33.7%)	56 (11.5%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.3%)	59	889^th of 2247 public elementary schools	60.4%		46.1	1176^th of 2182 public elementary schools	46.1%	287	42.0		59.0	49.0	54.0						71.0	52.0	52.0									$9,547	$1,360	$8,187
Niblack Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	837 NE Broadway Ave	Lake City	32055	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8200	279	22	12.6	81.7%	12 (4.3%)	241 (86.4%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	36	1422^nd of 2247 public elementary schools	36.7%		17.6	1895^th of 2182 public elementary schools	13.2%	473	9.0		33.0	63.0	39.0						32.0	67.0	42.0									$12,723	$2,012	$10,711
Lake City Middle School	Public	7-8	843 SW Arlington Blvd	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 758-4800	1,023	51	20.0	53.0%	606 (59.2%)	285 (27.9%)	58 (5.7%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.0%)	60.4	419^th of 1136 public middle schools	63.1%		51.5	529^th of 1099 public middle schools	51.9%	110		51.0					49.0	53.0							58.0	26.0	76.0				67.0	$7,203	$1,032	$6,172
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1956 SW County Road 252b	Lake City	32024	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8280	691	41	16.8	46.3%	469 (67.9%)	111 (16.1%)	58 (8.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.7%)	89	217^th of 2247 public elementary schools	90.3%		78.9	427^th of 2182 public elementary schools	80.4%	210	66.0		78.0	67.0	76.0						78.0	74.0	79.0									$8,424	$1,195	$7,228
Columbia Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	372 W. Duval St	Lake City	32055	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	Yes	No	(386) 755-8020	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Columbia Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual	6-12	372 W Duval St	Lake City	32055	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 758-4935	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Prek Ese	Public	PK	444 W Duval St	Lake City	32055	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	No	(386) 755-8049	16	0		18.8%	11 (68.8%)	5 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Columbia Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)	Public, Virtual	9-12	372 W Duval St	Lake City	32055	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	Yes	No	(386) 158-4935	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pinemount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 SW Gabriel Pl	Lake City	32024	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 755-8172	436	31	14.0	56.7%	339 (77.8%)	40 (9.2%)	25 (5.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	83.4	345^th of 2247 public elementary schools	84.6%		81.4	367^th of 2182 public elementary schools	83.2%	22	63.0		63.0	71.0	66.0						72.0	76.0	73.0									$9,730	$1,364	$8,366
Pathways Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1301 NW Labonte Ln	Lake City	32055	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	No	(386) 755-8296	70	11	6.3	78.6%	35 (50.0%)	30 (42.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)								(n/a)								0.0											17.0		0.0	$36,656	$3,904	$32,752
Columbia City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7438 SW State Road 47	Lake City	32024	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 758-4850	566	38	14.8	56.2%	441 (77.9%)	30 (5.3%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	66.8	714^th of 2247 public elementary schools	68.2%		69.4	638^th of 2182 public elementary schools	70.8%	76	41.0		64.0	63.0	60.0						75.0	61.0	50.0									$10,170	$1,452	$8,719
Fort White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18119 SW State Road 47	Fort White	32038	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 344-6301	631	39	16.2	62.6%	453 (71.8%)	55 (8.7%)	68 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.1%)	54.7	989^th of 2247 public elementary schools	56.0%		59	862^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	60.5%	127	48.0		52.0	61.0	45.0						63.0	52.0	43.0									$8,821	$1,156	$7,665
Fort White High School	Public	6-12	17828 SW State Road 47	Fort White	32038	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	No	(386) 319-7272	1,140	70	16.2	52.5%	812 (71.2%)	117 (10.3%)	143 (12.5%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.4%)	45.4	311^th of 746 public high schools	58.3%		48.4	300^th of 734 public high schools	59.1%	11		54.0				49.0	49.0	43.0	42.0	50.0				48.0	54.0	21.0	39.0	47.0	70.0	66.0	62.0	$9,818	$985	$8,833
Belmont Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1476 SW Walter Ave	Lake City	32024	Columbia County	Columbia	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 487-0487	588	34	17.2	25.3%	495 (84.2%)	13 (2.2%)	32 (5.4%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)								(n/a)	75.0		84.0	86.0	78.0	76.0	69.0	86.0	84.0	81.0	88.0	75.0	62.0	52.0	76.0		63.0	87.0	75.0	74.0	65.0	$6,198	$00	$6,198

Best Public Schools in Columbia County, FL

Westside Elementary School

Pinemount Elementary School

Eastside Elementary School

Columbia City Elementary School

Lake City Middle School

Summers Elementary School

Fort White Elementary School

Fort White High School

Five Points Elementary School

Columbia High School

Niblack Elementary School

Melrose Park Elementary School

Belmont Academy

Columbia Virtual Franchise

Columbia Virtual Instruction Program

Columbia Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)

Pathways Academy

Prek Ese

Richardson Sixth Grade Academy

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