Columbia Elementary School
667 Balch Rd
Madison AL, 35758, Madison County
Phone: 256-430-2751
Ranking: 
(82 out of 1,064, top 8%)*
(82 out of 1,064, top 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Madison City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 51 | 45 | 51 | 41 | 61 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 720 | 831 | 808 | 731 | 757 | 909 | 876 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 94 | 13.1% | 110 | 13.2% | 124 | 15.3% | 109 | 14.9% | 92 | 12.2% | 120 | 13.2% | 118 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 13.6% | 118 | 14.2% | 115 | 14.2% | 94 | 12.9% | 104 | 13.7% | 130 | 14.3% | 130 | 14.8% |
| Grade 2: | 107 | 14.9% | 125 | 15.0% | 112 | 13.9% | 116 | 15.9% | 110 | 14.5% | 139 | 15.3% | 142 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | 106 | 14.7% | 115 | 13.8% | 124 | 15.3% | 101 | 13.8% | 118 | 15.6% | 140 | 15.4% | 125 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 14.6% | 127 | 15.3% | 104 | 12.9% | 104 | 14.2% | 125 | 16.5% | 140 | 15.4% | 108 | 12.3% |
| Grade 5: | 112 | 15.6% | 110 | 13.2% | 103 | 12.7% | 115 | 15.7% | 103 | 13.6% | 122 | 13.4% | 116 | 13.2% |
| Grade 6: | 98 | 13.6% | 126 | 15.2% | 126 | 15.6% | 92 | 12.6% | 105 | 13.9% | 118 | 13.0% | 137 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 378 | 52.5% | 441 | 53.1% | 425 | 52.6% | 382 | 52.3% | 361 | 47.7% | 458 | 50.4% | 429 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 342 | 47.5% | 390 | 46.9% | 383 | 47.4% | 349 | 47.7% | 358 | 47.3% | 443 | 48.7% | 443 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 84 | 11.7% | 87 | 10.5% | 90 | 11.1% | 83 | 11.4% | 85 | 11.2% | 88 | 9.7% | 87 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 4.7% | 54 | 6.5% | 55 | 6.8% | 37 | 5.1% | 35 | 4.6% | 26 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 150 | 20.8% | 173 | 20.8% | 147 | 18.2% | 135 | 18.5% | 133 | 17.6% | 147 | 16.2% | 146 | 16.7% |
| White: | 427 | 59.3% | 496 | 59.7% | 500 | 61.9% | 475 | 65.0% | 471 | 62.2% | 644 | 70.8% | 623 | 71.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 2.8% | 18 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 18.2% | 153 | 18.4% | 129 | 16.0% | 117 | 16.0% | 117 | 15.5% | 83 | 9.1% | 76 | 8.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.5% | 31 | 3.8% | 16 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.9% | 26 | 2.9% | 21 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.35 | 16.46 | 17.82 | 14.38 | 18.32 | 14.90 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 53.9% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 69.3% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.05% | 45.21% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.84% | 62.29% | 37.25% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 66.4% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 75.2% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.03% | 67.73% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 77.83% | 64.88% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73.2% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.39% | 57.97% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.32% | 68.43% | 43.74% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 55.4% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 67.6% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.05% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.11% | 61.77% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.8% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.91% | 80.76% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.44% | 82.91% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.09% | 81.86% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.44% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 89.15% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.62% | 92.19% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.8% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.2% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91.03% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.44% | 91.25% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.56% | 90.97% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 92.99% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.96% | 94.28% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.86% | 95.46% | 88.18% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.9% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.12% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.14% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.59% | 87.56% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.44% | 88.6% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.86% | 89.29% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.34% | 94.41% | 85.24% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.4% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 93.7% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.78% | 93.93% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.41% | 94.51% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.35% | 94.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.16% | 93.9% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96.48% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.14% | 96.26% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.4% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 86.1% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.71% | 86.4% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 90.15% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 90.3% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.53% | 86.63% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.35% | 94.04% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.21% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.9% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.77% | 94.38% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 93.93% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 94.55% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.69% | 92.63% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.72% | 95.84% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.69% | 95.49% | 88.88% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 90% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.2% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.09% | 87.91% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.13% | 88.09% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.52% | 91.53% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.95% | 93.44% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.68% | 90.3% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.52% | 92.27% | 77.16% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 94.3% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.53% | 94.99% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.27% | 95.5% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.91% | 95.29% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.99% | 96.71% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.74% | 96.37% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.25% | 97.37% | 88.35% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.87% | 87.48% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 89.45% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.39% | 88.03% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.69% | 90.91% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.49% | 91.29% | 80.09% |
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* Columbia Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.