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Columbia Middle School

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Columbia Middle School ranks 306 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Columbia Middle School is a public school serving 875 students in grades 6-8 in Moses Lake, Washington, and it stands out as the highest-performing middle school within the Moses Lake School District.

The school has shown consistent improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating in recent years. Academically, it outperforms its own district in English and Math, though it faces a district-wide challenge in Science. A particularly notable strength is the school's exceptional support for migrant students, where it has historically ranked in the 97th percentile nationally. While the school serves a population with significant economic need, it achieves these results with the lowest per-student spending among the district's middle schools, suggesting efficient use of resources.

Compared to nearby schools, Columbia is on a positive trajectory while others in the district, like Endeavor Middle School, face severe challenges. It also performs competitively with schools in neighboring districts, such as Ephrata Middle School. The school's larger size and its pattern of stronger 8th-grade performance in English are other distinguishing features that set it apart from local peers.

875

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,653

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 E Nelson Road
Moses Lake, WA 98837

(509) 766-2661

District: Moses Lake School District

Students who attend Columbia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Moses Lake High School

Feeder schools for Columbia Middle School:

Elementary:	Garden Heights Elementary
	Lakeview Terrace Elementary
	Longview Elementary
	Sage Point Elementary School
	More...
	Vicki I. Groff Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

45.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

306^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Moses Lake School District

192^nd of 247Moses Lake 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
2025	40.2	306 of 534	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	328 of 535	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	376 of 539	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	357 of 541	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	387 of 529	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	372 of 512	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	302 of 437	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	316 of 435	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.9	275 of 443	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	257 of 445	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.2	197 of 498	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.6	185 of 497	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	165 of 492	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	160 of 483	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	170 of 476	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	148 of 466	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	166 of 463	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.1	186 of 449	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.1	162 of 425	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.9	110 of 421	73.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	50 of 96	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	41 of 100	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	99 of 135	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	263 of 471	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	251 of 464	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	318 of 464	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	285 of 479	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	328 of 469	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	309 of 452	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	271 of 376	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	207 of 347	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	224 of 344	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	229 of 336	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	229 of 360	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	237 of 353	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	238 of 344	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	189 of 259	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	281 of 457	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	290 of 455	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	363 of 463	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	345 of 475	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	370 of 458	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	333 of 448	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	260 of 349	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	304 of 472	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	333 of 466	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	362 of 470	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	347 of 480	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	350 of 476	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	341 of 453	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	260 of 371	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	29.2	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	122 of 243	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.2	214 of 246	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	186 of 488	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	236 of 486	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	304 of 488	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	291 of 488	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	313 of 480	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	315 of 470	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	219 of 325	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)97th percentile+67 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Math37%-6 vs state

Science37%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					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	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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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	1111 E Nelson Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2661	875	41	21.5	58.9%	397 (45.4%)	13 (1.5%)	423 (48.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.5%)	40.2	306^th of 534 public middle schools	42.7%		36.2	328^th of 535 public middle schools	38.7%	22		36.9	36.9		41.9	40.2	50.2	44.2		34.6	39.1	37.5	37.0	$17,653	$2,031	$15,622
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	517 West Third Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2662	690	34	20.3	60.7%	287 (41.6%)	4 (0.6%)	357 (51.7%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	24.7	416^th of 534 public middle schools	22.1%		20.2	444^th of 535 public middle schools	17.0%	28		26.6	26.6		40.0	44.3	34.0	39.6		25.2	33.5	20.3	26.5	$18,297	$2,579	$15,718
Endeavor Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6527 Patton Blvd	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 766-2690	270	12	21.6	82.6%	83 (30.7%)	4 (1.5%)	170 (63.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	7.8	511^th of 534 public middle schools	4.3%		5.7	529^th of 535 public middle schools	1.1%	18		24.0	24.0		18.0	13.7	25.8	19.6		14.6	9.5	19.2	14.8	$19,867	$2,737	$17,130
Warden Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W Beck Way	Warden	98857	Grant County	Warden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 349-2902	227	13	17.7	81.9%	42 (18.5%)	2 (0.9%)	180 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	12.9	478^th of 534 public middle schools	10.5%		10.8	499^th of 535 public middle schools	6.7%	21		15.5	15.5		29.4	32.0	27.8	29.8		10.5	30.7	16.9	19.7	$17,182	$1,762	$15,420
Ephrata Middle School	Public	7-8	384 A St SE	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-4659	461	22	20.5	57.5%	237 (51.4%)	2 (0.4%)	192 (41.6%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	44	281^st of 534 public middle schools	47.4%		53.8	226^th of 535 public middle schools	57.8%	55		44.3	44.1			51.4	49.2	50.1			29.3	35.6	32.2	$16,534	$808	$15,725
Parkway School	Public	5-6	1011 Parkway Blvd	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-9729	407	22	18.5	59.2%	211 (51.8%)	1 (0.2%)	168 (41.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)	48.6		48.6	52.1	52.1			52.1	40.0	39.4			39.7	$15,329	$616	$14,714

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Middle School

How many students attend Columbia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 875 students attended Columbia Middle School.

What district is Columbia Middle School in?

Moses Lake School District

Is Columbia Middle School a good school?

Columbia Middle School ranks 306^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Columbia Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Middle School?

Students at Columbia Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 45% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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