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Columbia Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2013 Raider Way
Grovetown, GA 30813
Phone
(706) 541-1252
District
Columbia County
County
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
993
Classroom Teachers
63

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.3% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.7% of all U.S. schools.


Columbia Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
36%
50%
39%
40%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
37%
50%
39%
39%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
39%
54%
42%
36%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 333 33.5%
Grade 7 316 31.8%
Grade 8 344 34.6%
Total 993 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.3% 57.9% 37.7%
Black 33.1% 24.2% 38.1%
Hispanic 16.8% 12.6% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 4.7% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.6% 31.2% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 24.0% 24.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.7% 7.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 156,921 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 540.7 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 14.6% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 50,056 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.4% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.7% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.2% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.7% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,378 $185,126,000 58.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $417 $12,114,000 3.9%
Staff $502 $14,581,000 4.6%
General Administration $35 $1,005,000 0.3%
School Administration $639 $18,551,000 5.9%
Operation $755 $21,902,000 7.0%
Transportation $431 $12,503,000 4.0%
Other $115 $3,351,000 1.1%
Total Support $2,894 $84,007,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,549 $44,948,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $10,821 $314,081,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%