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Columbia School

Q: Is Columbia School a good school?

Columbia School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Utah elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Columbia School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Columbia School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Columbia School?

Students at Columbia School are 60% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Columbia School attend?

Students who attend Columbia School usually go on to attend: Middle : Joel P. Jensen Middle

Public Grades K-6

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Columbia School is a public K–6 elementary school in West Jordan, Utah, serving 599 students in the Jordan District in a high-need community, with an 18.1:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25. The school’s latest statewide ranking is 544th of 563 schools, placing it in the 3rd percentile with zero stars. Its results have remained near the bottom statewide for several years rather than reflecting a single-year decline.

Academic performance is well below district and state levels across every tested subject. In 2025–26, Columbia’s strongest ELA result was 25% in sixth grade, while fifth-grade ELA proficiency was 8.1%. Mathematics results ranged from 6.2–11.2% in fifth grade to 17.3% in fourth grade; science ranged from 10.3% in fifth grade to 39.8% in sixth grade. Fifth grade is a particular concern because it posted very low results in all three subjects. Sixth grade is a relative bright spot, especially in science, but its results still trail district expectations. Columbia’s low-income subgroup effectiveness ranking was 138th of 139 schools, or the 1st percentile, indicating that the school’s challenges extend beyond its overall averages.

Attendance is another major concern: 42.4% of Columbia students were chronically absent in 2024–25, compared with 21.9% in the district and 23.8% statewide. This was the highest rate among the listed nearby schools, including Majestic School, which has a similar economic-need profile. Columbia also trails nearby Jordan Hills School, Westland School, and Welby School by wide margins in achievement and attendance. The most important improvement priorities appear to be reducing absenteeism, strengthening literacy and math instruction in grades 3–5, and identifying effective practices from stronger schools in the same district.

599

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,569

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3505 W 7800 S
West Jordan, UT 84088

(801) 280-3279

District: Jordan District

Students who attend Columbia School usually attend:

Middle:

Joel P. Jensen Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

27.2%

Pacific Islander:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg47%

Utah avg48%

544^th of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Jordan District

52^nd of 92Jordan District among Utah 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	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	544 of 563	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	530 of 547	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	547 of 561	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	547 of 561	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	528 of 551	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	501 of 559	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	457 of 572	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	432 of 528	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	487 of 526	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.9	394 of 533	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.6	400 of 537	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	462 of 509	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	473 of 576	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	484 of 579	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	389 of 563	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.7	424 of 518	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	491 of 509	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	462 of 498	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	138 of 139	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	106 of 109	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	155 of 162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-29 vs state

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Mathematics14%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				RISE English Language Arts (2026)				RISE Mathematics (2026)				RISE Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia School	Public	K-6	3505 W 7800 S	West Jordan	84088	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 280-3279	599	33	18.1	68.1%	163 (27.2%)	8 (1.3%)	357 (59.6%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	28 (4.7%)	5	544^th of 563 public elementary schools	3.4%		5.5	530^th of 547 public elementary schools	3.1%	14	12.0	23.7	8.1	25.0	10.8	17.3	6.2–11.2%	13.0	25.1	10.3	39.8	$9,569	$1,573	$7,996
Terra Linda School	Public	K-6	8400 S 3400 W	West Jordan	84088	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 282-8036	474	30	15.8	53.8%	222 (46.8%)	2 (0.4%)	195 (41.1%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	24 (5.1%)	9.8	511^th of 563 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.1	458^th of 547 public elementary schools	16.3%	53	15.2	26.3	23.4	29.5	11.3	20.0	18.6	25.4	29.5	32.8	40.8	$8,483	$725	$7,758
Oquirrh School	Public	K-6	7165 S 3285 W	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 565-7474	524	29	18.2	59.0%	203 (38.7%)	15 (2.9%)	230 (43.9%)	11 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (6.7%)	25 (4.8%)	14	483^rd of 563 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.1	501^st of 547 public elementary schools	8.4%	18	17.8	22.4	34.4	21.6	16.5	24.2	33.3	11.9	35.9	44.6	43.4	$8,840	$1,330	$7,510
Westland School	Public	K-6	2925 W 7180 S	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 565-7508	595	29	20.8	31.9%	442 (74.3%)	6 (1.0%)	105 (17.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	25 (4.2%)	68.4	165^th of 563 public elementary schools	70.7%		72.7	136^th of 547 public elementary schools	75.1%	29	63.2	60.8	53.4	48.8	56.3	64.6	49.1	44.1	66.3	58.3	54.7	$7,313	$290	$7,023
Westvale School	Public	K-6	2300 W 8660 S	West Jordan	84088	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 565-7510	462	24	18.9	54.3%	240 (51.9%)	7 (1.5%)	165 (35.7%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	19 (4.1%)	17	466^th of 563 public elementary schools	17.2%		34.4	373^rd of 547 public elementary schools	31.8%	93	32.7	27.2	29.6	32.5	37.8	27.5	20.9	24.0	31.0	39.4	44.0	$8,565	$1,010	$7,555
Majestic School	Public	K-6	7430 S 1700 W	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 565-7458	320	18	17.7	66.9%	119 (37.2%)	6 (1.9%)	162 (50.6%)	7 (2.2%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	14 (4.4%)								(n/a)												$15,225	$1,990	$13,235
Hayden Peak School	Public	K-6	5120 W Hayden Peak Dr	West Jordan	84081	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 280-0722	723	33	22.2	30.7%	402 (55.6%)	7 (1.0%)	239 (33.1%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	40 (5.5%)	31.3	401^st of 563 public elementary schools	28.8%		35	368^th of 547 public elementary schools	32.7%	33	46.5	36.5	23.4	38.6	55.3	41.4	30.4	30.4	44.1	34.1	50.1	$7,180	$371	$6,809
Rocky Peak Virtual School	Public, Virtual	K-6	7905 South Redwood Road	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 567-8480	227	13	18.1	29.1%	134 (59.0%)	7 (3.1%)	45 (19.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	23 (10.1%)	7.9	527^th of 563 public elementary schools	6.4%					(n/a)	30–48%	30–48%	10–29%	26.6	20–38%	10–29%	< 20%	16.0	30–48%	20–38%	32.0
Jordan Hills School	Public	K-6	8892 S 4800 W	West Jordan	84088	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 280-0238	631	29	21.6	24.7%	448 (71.0%)	9 (1.4%)	108 (17.1%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	31 (4.9%)	74.3	128^th of 563 public elementary schools	77.3%		82.3	79^th of 547 public elementary schools	85.6%	49	57.8	54.0	53.2	54.3	65.0	61.8	57.5	46.6	62.7	66.0	68.6	$8,081	$444	$7,637
Fox Hills School	Public	K-6	3775 W 6020 S	Salt Lake City	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4828	553	23	24.5	31.6%	287 (51.9%)	12 (2.2%)	183 (33.1%)	19 (3.4%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.1%)	24 (4.3%)	50.9	284^th of 563 public elementary schools	49.6%		62.4	209^th of 547 public elementary schools	61.8%	75	47.7	47.7	41.2		61.2	52.4	41.3		48.5	48.5		$8,386	$807	$7,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia School

What district is Columbia School in?

Jordan District

Is Columbia School a good school?

Columbia School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Utah elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia School?

Students at Columbia School are 60% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Columbia School attend?

Students who attend Columbia School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joel P. Jensen Middle

How many students attend Columbia School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Columbia School.

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