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Columbia Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Columbia Middle School is a small grades 6–8 school serving 174 students in Burbank, Washington, as part of the Columbia (Walla Walla) School District. The school serves a moderately high-need community, with 59.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its student-teacher ratio of 15.8 is the lowest among the nearby comparison schools, and its reported per-student spending of $18,932 is the highest in that group.

Academic performance is mixed and remains below Washington averages. In 2025–26, proficiency was 31.88% in English language arts, 21.60% in math, and 42.00% in science. Science is the clearest strength: it rose from 23.88% to 42.00% in one year, exceeded the district rate, and was higher than results at Ray Reynolds Middle School, Mcloughlin Middle School, Highlands Middle School, Park Middle School, Stevens Middle School, Ellen Ochoa Middle School, and Finley Middle School. ELA improved recently but remains behind stronger schools such as Desert Hills Middle School and Chinook Middle School.

Math is the main concern. Proficiency has stayed near 18–22% for three years, with seventh grade lowest at 17.86%, suggesting a need for sustained schoolwide support. The school’s statewide ranking improved to 410th out of 514, approximately the 20th percentile, but it remains in the lower portion of the state. Its small enrollment means individual student cohorts can noticeably affect yearly results. Overall, Columbia Middle School appears to be improving but uneven: science and some subgroup outcomes are encouraging, while math, ELA, and overall standing remain important areas for growth.

174

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,932

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 Maple Street
Burbank, WA 99323

(509) 545-8571

District: Columbia (Walla Walla) School District

Students who attend Columbia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Columbia High School

Feeder schools for Columbia Middle School:

Elementary:

Columbia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Hispanic:

40.8%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Math scores 22 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

Washington avg48%

410^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^th of 238Columbia (Walla Walla) School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	410 of 514	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	453 of 534	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	454 of 535	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	507 of 539	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	311 of 541	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	397 of 529	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	429 of 512	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	358 of 437	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	391 of 435	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.2	318 of 443	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	355 of 445	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	324 of 498	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.8	280 of 497	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.7	338 of 492	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.6	328 of 483	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.7	325 of 476	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.3	307 of 466	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.7	331 of 463	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	307 of 449	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.9	349 of 425	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.0	334 of 421	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	67.0	14 of 50	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	381 of 443	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	414 of 471	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	394 of 464	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	457 of 464	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	273 of 479	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	369 of 469	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	404 of 452	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	320 of 376	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	234 of 347	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	273 of 347	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	228 of 344	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.4	333 of 336	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	234 of 360	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	256 of 353	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	255 of 344	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	306 of 453	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	367 of 457	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	360 of 455	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	397 of 463	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	200 of 475	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	279 of 458	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.0	436 of 448	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	277 of 349	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	341 of 454	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	391 of 472	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	390 of 466	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	425 of 470	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	260 of 480	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	303 of 476	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	339 of 453	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	303 of 371	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	360 of 453	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	405 of 488	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	414 of 486	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	461 of 488	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	54.2	204 of 488	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	269 of 480	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	383 of 470	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	305 of 325	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)72nd percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-9 vs state

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Math22%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Maple Street	Burbank	99323	Walla Walla County	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 545-8571	174	11	15.8	59.2%	100 (57.5%)	1 (0.6%)	71 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	21.6	410^th of 514 public middle schools	20.2%		17.9	453^rd of 534 public middle schools	15.2%	43	42.0	42.0	32.1	26.8	37.3	31.9	20.0	17.9	27.5	21.6	$18,932	$3,255	$15,677
Finley Middle School	Public	6-8	37208 S Finley Rd	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 586-7561	204	11	18.8	72.5%	89 (43.6%)	5 (2.5%)	102 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	17.8	429^th of 514 public middle schools	16.5%		8.3	507^th of 534 public middle schools	5.1%	78	36.8	36.8	26.0	28.1	43.5	32.5	15.1	18.5	17.4	16.9	$15,179	$895	$14,284
Ellen Ochoa Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E Sheppard St	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6742	831	44	18.9	91.0%	23 (2.8%)	7 (0.8%)	769 (92.5%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	4.8	508^th of 514 public middle schools	1.2%		4.6	527^th of 534 public middle schools	1.3%	19	19.5	19.5	14.3	15.6	19.1	16.4	8.1	11.9	12.0	10.7	$16,890	$917	$15,973
Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 West 10th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6900	688	40	17.4	85.2%	126 (18.3%)	12 (1.7%)	489 (71.1%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.1%)	28	369^th of 514 public middle schools	28.2%		19.5	442^nd of 534 public middle schools	17.2%	73	26.2	26.2	41.6	36.2	46.3	41.5	34.1	19.4	22.8	25.3	$15,799	$1,584	$14,214
Stevens Middle School	Public	6-8	1120 N 22nd Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6798	956	51	18.7	91.7%	34 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	902 (94.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	6.6	500^th of 514 public middle schools	2.7%		7.6	514^th of 534 public middle schools	3.7%	14	17.1	17.1	13.9	29.8	23.8	22.5	13.9	12.3	8.4	11.5	$16,039	$778	$15,261
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 South Vancouver Street	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 585-3260	856	41	20.7	55.0%	419 (48.9%)	31 (3.6%)	356 (41.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	35	327^th of 514 public middle schools	36.4%		26.5	401^st of 534 public middle schools	24.9%	74	43.0	43.0	40.6	51.0	45.4	45.6	29.5	21.2	23.0	24.6	$15,042	$1,414	$13,628
Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	425 South Tweedt Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6700	745	42	17.5	76.5%	250 (33.6%)	9 (1.2%)	445 (59.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.9%)	17.3	434^th of 514 public middle schools	15.6%		11.4	489^th of 534 public middle schools	8.4%	55	30.4	30.4	33.0	27.2	32.0	30.8	23.6	20.3	22.5	22.1	$17,772	$1,835	$15,937
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	6011 W 10th Place	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-7500	950	43	22.1	41.3%	503 (52.9%)	21 (2.2%)	344 (36.2%)	20 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.9%)	59.7	178^th of 514 public middle schools	65.4%		49.1	253^rd of 534 public middle schools	52.6%	75	43.1	43.1	57.9	63.6	56.3	59.1	39.0	41.1	32.9	37.5	$15,362	$1,649	$13,713
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-4542	1,171	54	21.6	58.9%	387 (33.0%)	15 (1.3%)	701 (59.9%)	20 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	38 (3.2%)	24.6	388^th of 514 public middle schools	24.5%		27.6	395^th of 534 public middle schools	26.0%	7	34.2	34.2	29.6	42.0	42.1	37.9	20.4	26.8	24.1	23.7	$16,345	$696	$15,649
Ray Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	9507 Burns Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6700	1,294	64	20.3	54.9%	432 (33.4%)	13 (1.0%)	775 (59.9%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	39 (3.0%)	37.6	305^th of 514 public middle schools	40.7%		35.6	334^th of 534 public middle schools	37.5%	29	41.2	41.2	43.8	42.9	42.8	43.1	32.2	33.7	28.7	31.6	$15,452	$607	$14,845

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Middle School

What district is Columbia Middle School in?

Columbia (Walla Walla) School District

What high school do graduates of Columbia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Columbia Middle School usually go on to attend Columbia High School

How many students attend Columbia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 174 students attended Columbia Middle School.

Is Columbia Middle School a good school?

Columbia Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Washington middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Middle School?

Students at Columbia Middle School are 57% White, 41% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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