Columbia CUSD 4

Columbia CUSD 4 includes four schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Eagleview Elementary (PK–1), Parkview Elementary (grades 2–4), Columbia Middle (grades 5–8), and Columbia High (grades 9–12). Together they enroll 1,904 students, with school sizes from 259 to 612. The clearest overall finding is that every reported 2025–26 achievement result at the three schools with test scores is above its matching state benchmark.

Columbia Middle leads in all-grades IAR English language arts, with 86% proficient compared with 78% at Parkview; both are above the state’s 56%. In math, Parkview leads with 76%, versus 66% at Columbia Middle, and the state’s 40%. At Columbia High, all nine reported ACT and PreACT results exceed state results; the largest advantage is 18 points in grade 9 math. Attendance is a different concern: Columbia High has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 10%, compared with 5% at Columbia Middle, the lowest, and 7% districtwide. SchoolDigger ranks Columbia Middle 65th of 1,126 (94th percentile, 5 stars), Parkview 166th of 1,737 (90th percentile, 5 stars), and Columbia High 88th of 620 (86th percentile, 4 stars).

Recent IAR changes favor Columbia Middle and show declines at Parkview: middle-school ELA rose 5 percentage points and math rose 2, while Parkview ELA fell 5 points and math fell 8. Columbia High’s trends vary by grade: grade 9 PreACT math improved 20 points, while grade 11 ACT math fell 7 points; current results at both grades remain above state comparisons. For context, in 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rates ranged from 15% at Parkview to 17% at Columbia Middle; student-teacher ratios ranged from 12.1 at Eagleview to 16.4 at Columbia Middle. Eagleview has no achievement scores in the supplied data, and school comparisons should account for different grades and assessments.