Columbia High School
301 South Happy Valley Rd
Nampa ID, 83687, Canyon County
Phone: 208-498-0571
Ranking: (135 out of 151, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Nampa School District 131
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: | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 60 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,331 | 1,314 | 1,278 | 1,302 | 1,322 | 1,266 | 1,228 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 377 | 28.3% | 355 | 27.0% | 331 | 25.9% | 366 | 28.1% | 361 | 27.3% | 361 | 28.5% | 360 | 29.3% |
Grade 10: | 329 | 24.7% | 323 | 24.6% | 355 | 27.8% | 335 | 25.7% | 340 | 25.7% | 344 | 27.2% | 370 | 30.1% |
Grade 11: | 294 | 22.1% | 336 | 25.6% | 303 | 23.7% | 295 | 22.7% | 297 | 22.5% | 322 | 25.4% | 268 | 21.8% |
Grade 12: | 331 | 24.9% | 300 | 22.8% | 289 | 22.6% | 306 | 23.5% | 324 | 24.5% | 239 | 18.9% | 230 | 18.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 703 | 52.8% | 681 | 51.8% | 667 | 52.2% | 660 | 50.7% | 698 | 52.8% | 669 | 52.8% | 658 | 53.6% |
Female: | 628 | 47.2% | 633 | 48.2% | 611 | 47.8% | 642 | 49.3% | 616 | 46.6% | 589 | 46.5% | 566 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.1% | 12 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 29 | 2.3% | 6 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 13 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 13 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 420 | 31.6% | 391 | 29.8% | 397 | 31.1% | 392 | 30.1% | 369 | 27.9% | 339 | 26.8% | 328 | 26.7% |
Black: | 23 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.6% | 24 | 1.9% | 12 | 0.9% | 19 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% |
White: | 842 | 63.3% | 863 | 65.7% | 823 | 64.4% | 868 | 66.7% | 917 | 69.4% | 878 | 69.4% | 871 | 70.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 600 | 45.1% | 620 | 47.2% | 589 | 46.1% | 571 | 43.9% | 540 | 40.8% | 403 | 31.8% | 336 | 27.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 12.1% | 147 | 11.2% | 137 | 10.7% | 150 | 11.5% | 173 | 13.1% | 174 | 13.7% | 169 | 13.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.73 | 21.18 | 21.14 | 20.84 | 20.44 | 21.00 | 19.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2008 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 62.9% | 68.8% |
2009 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 29.4% | 40.7% |
2010 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 67.3% | 71.5% |
2011 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 69.3% | 72.6% |
2012 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.1% | 76.6% |
2013 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 68.7% | 72.3% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.7% | 76.7% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 33.9% | 44% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 71.5% | 76.8% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74.6% | 78.5% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73% | 78% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.1% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82.1% | 85.7% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 41% | 58.5% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 82.7% | 86.4% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.5% | 87.2% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.4% | 87.6% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 87.1% | 89.2% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.1% | 66.9% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 55.6% | 68.6% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.3% | 67.9% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.8% | 69.3% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 67.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 70.4% | 72.7% |
2008 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 17.1% | 21.8% |
2009 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 19.4% | 26% |
2010 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 23.4% | 31.3% |
2011 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 21.1% | 26.4% |
2012 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 21.9% | 32.9% |
2013 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 13.6% | 23.5% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 17.9% | 25.2% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 14.7% | 23% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 22.9% | 31.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 18.3% | 28.6% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 14.6% | 26.4% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 17.2% | 25% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 31.3% | 38.4% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24% | 25.5% | 38.4% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24% | 35.5% | 40.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 36.6% | 37.9% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 28.2% | 40.8% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 41.4% | 38% |
2009 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 14.5% | 24.6% |
2010 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 22.8% | 31.2% |
2011 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 21.5% | 23.8% |
2012 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 21.9% | 21.5% |
2013 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 13.7% | 18.9% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 17.6% | 27.7% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 0% | 15.8% | 24.7% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 21.3% | 27.8% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 21.4% | 23.1% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 18% | 17.5% |
2013 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 25% | 16.5% | 18.9% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 18.6% | 40.1% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 31.9% | 36.9% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 26.5% | 29.9% |
2013 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 20.8% | 28.5% |
2010 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 57.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 56.6% | 62.8% |
2012 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 57.5% | 66.1% |
2013 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.7% | 62.4% |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 70% | 69.9% |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 65.7% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 61.3% | 68.8% |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.1% | 66.6% |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 81.4% | 80.8% |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 76.9% | 81% |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74.4% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77% | 82.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,596.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,985.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,945.0 |
* Columbia High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.