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Columbia High School

Public Grades 9-12

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 17% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Columbia High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Georgia, serving 909 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased funding, Columbia High School consistently performs below the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.1% of students were proficient or better in American Literature and Composition, compared to 32.9% in the district and 40.4% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.8% to 85.4% over the past few years, lower than the 85.4% rate reported for the surrounding schools in the district. As a result, Columbia High School has been ranked between 340 and 398 out of 428 to 458 Georgia high schools, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The academic challenges faced by Columbia High School are not unique within the DeKalb County district, as nearby high schools such as Clarkston High School, McNair High School, and Cedar Grove High School also perform below state averages. However, the exceptional performance of the DeKalb School of the Arts, a public charter school within the district, suggests that targeted educational programs can make a significant difference in student outcomes.

877

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,258

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2106 Columbia Dr
Decatur, GA 30032

(678) 874-0802

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Columbia High School:

Elementary:	Columbia Elementary School
	Snapfinger Elementary School
	Toney Elementary School
Middle:	Columbia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.6%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (80% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

375^th of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 23High Schools in the DeKalb County

131^st of 206DeKalb County among Georgia 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	375 of 452	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	398 of 458	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	357 of 442	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	352 of 429	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	387 of 410	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	372 of 438	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	340 of 428	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	352 of 420	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	310 of 426	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	368 of 435	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	379 of 425	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	363 of 425	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	317 of 396	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.5	286 of 402	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	307 of 384	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	304 of 372	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	316 of 370	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	299 of 358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	291 of 335	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

United States History25%-14 vs state

Biology18%-26 vs state

American Literature and Composition16%-24 vs state

Algebra I15%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 24, 2014

Yes my daughter attends Columbia High School and she is on the National Honor Society, Art Club, FCCLA and Concert Band. The teacher she's had a very good teacher. She has one more year at Columbia and she is taking all AP classes. So there are some good students at Columbia and some good teachers. But the learning always start at home. If we had parents communicating more with the schools and checking up on their child education more often then our children would progress a lot better than what they are. It really do takes a village to raise our children. More tutoring is needed and more parent participation. Close Quote

Schools Near Columbia High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	2106 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0802	877	63	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	803 (91.6%)	47 (5.4%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	17.1	375^th of 452 public high schools	17.0%		14.7	398^th of 458 public high schools	13.1%	23	16.1	15.2	18.5	25.0									$20,258	$2,270	$17,988
Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	876	53	16.5	100.0%	21 (2.4%)	676 (77.2%)	121 (13.8%)	31 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)	15	389^th of 452 public high schools	13.9%		11.5	414^th of 458 public high schools	9.6%	25	13.1	12.4	23.5	21.4									$18,332	$1,720	$16,613
Southwest DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	2863 Kelley Chapel Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1902	1,237	81	15.2	99.4%	2 (0.2%)	1,164 (94.1%)	38 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.9%)	36.7	254^th of 452 public high schools	43.8%		34.9	271^st of 458 public high schools	40.8%	17	35.2	18.8	27.9	44.5									$18,040	$1,913	$16,127
DeKalb School of the Arts	Public	8-12	1192 Clarendon Ave	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-2502	298	23	13.2	35.6%	72 (24.2%)	172 (57.7%)	24 (8.1%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	93.2	11^th of 452 public high schools	97.6%		83.7	40^th of 458 public high schools	91.3%	29	85.9	81.0	72.6	85.1									$25,160	$2,670	$22,490
The Anchor School	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Wesley Chapel Road	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 503-4880	208	15	13.5	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	182 (87.5%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					20.5	33.0		3.4	15.4				$14,927	$2,325	$12,602
DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	2946 Clifton Springs Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 244-2183	11	5	2.2	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	310 N McDonough St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4420	1,901	132	14.3	16.6%	1,127 (59.3%)	437 (23.0%)	109 (5.7%)	79 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (7.6%)	82	44^th of 452 public high schools	90.3%		78.3	55^th of 458 public high schools	88.0%	11	68.4	45.3	79.5	48.4									$17,609	$405	$17,204
Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	941	88	10.6	42.2%	165 (17.5%)	703 (74.7%)	28 (3.0%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.2%)	62.9	111^th of 452 public high schools	75.4%		63.5	115^th of 458 public high schools	74.9%	4	54.3	60.4	47.2	33.3	68.8	61.4	59.4	68.3	60.1	72.9	31.4	36.1	$29,100	$62	$29,038
Cedar Grove High School	Public	9-12	2360 River Rd	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4002	1,121	78	14.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	1,033 (92.1%)	64 (5.7%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	13.7	397^th of 452 public high schools	12.2%		11.3	415^th of 458 public high schools	9.4%	18	11.4	23.8	12.3	21.3									$18,965	$2,012	$16,954
Clarkston High School	Public	9-12	618 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5302	1,441	107	13.4	100.0%	125 (8.7%)	712 (49.4%)	122 (8.5%)	449 (31.2%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	20 (1.4%)	19.9	358^th of 452 public high schools	20.8%		16.5	388^th of 458 public high schools	15.3%	30	16.5	26.7	27.4	19.3									$19,406	$1,923	$17,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia High School

What is the racial makeup of Columbia High School?

Students at Columbia High School are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Columbia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended Columbia High School.

What schools feed into Columbia High School?

Columbia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Columbia Elementary School
Elementary : Snapfinger Elementary School
Elementary : Toney Elementary School
Middle : Columbia Middle School

What district is Columbia High School in?

DeKalb County

Is Columbia High School a good school?

Columbia High School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Georgia high schools.

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