Columbia Jshs High School
901 Ironville Pk
Columbia PA, 17512, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-684-7500
Ranking: | High School: (567 out of 626, bottom 9%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,972 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Columbia Borough 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: | 40 | 40 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 557 | 536 | 511 | 573 | 608 | 607 | 670 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 107 | 19.2% | 112 | 20.9% | 87 | 17.0% | 89 | 15.5% | 103 | 16.9% | 111 | 18.3% | 111 | 16.6% |
Grade 8: | 103 | 18.5% | 93 | 17.4% | 85 | 16.6% | 98 | 17.1% | 111 | 18.3% | 106 | 17.5% | 104 | 15.5% |
Grade 9: | 96 | 17.2% | 87 | 16.2% | 100 | 19.6% | 123 | 21.5% | 101 | 16.6% | 114 | 18.8% | 115 | 17.2% |
Grade 10: | 75 | 13.5% | 91 | 17.0% | 111 | 21.7% | 85 | 14.8% | 117 | 19.2% | 104 | 17.1% | 109 | 16.3% |
Grade 11: | 82 | 14.7% | 109 | 20.3% | 75 | 14.7% | 96 | 16.8% | 91 | 15.0% | 90 | 14.8% | 116 | 17.3% |
Grade 12: | 94 | 16.9% | 44 | 8.2% | 53 | 10.4% | 82 | 14.3% | 85 | 14.0% | 82 | 13.5% | 115 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 284 | 51.0% | 283 | 52.8% | 280 | 54.8% | 309 | 53.9% | 305 | 50.2% | 301 | 49.6% | 335 | 50.0% |
Female: | 273 | 49.0% | 253 | 47.2% | 231 | 45.2% | 264 | 46.1% | 295 | 48.5% | 298 | 49.1% | 331 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 107 | 19.2% | 108 | 20.1% | 81 | 15.9% | 75 | 13.1% | 75 | 12.3% | 70 | 11.5% | 73 | 10.9% |
Black: | 57 | 10.2% | 54 | 10.1% | 57 | 11.2% | 77 | 13.4% | 82 | 13.5% | 78 | 12.9% | 65 | 9.7% |
White: | 370 | 66.4% | 359 | 67.0% | 363 | 71.0% | 415 | 72.4% | 444 | 73.0% | 455 | 75.0% | 528 | 78.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.8% | 13 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 332 | 59.6% | 269 | 50.2% | 266 | 52.1% | 277 | 48.3% | 267 | 43.9% | 215 | 35.4% | 193 | 28.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 5.9% | 23 | 4.3% | 44 | 8.6% | 24 | 4.2% | 53 | 8.7% | 49 | 8.1% | 73 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.07 | 13.37 | 10.99 | 11.55 | 11.59 | 11.10 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 17.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 19.3% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 19.3% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 25.2% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.2% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38.3% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 42.7% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 37.6% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 28.3% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 37.2% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 47.7% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 14.2% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 26.6% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 13.5% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 22.7% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 24.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59.6% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 69.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.6% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 82.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 60.4% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 67.1% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.7% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 48.1% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 23% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 43.8% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 49.2% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 56.9% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 51.9% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 49.6% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 57.5% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66.1% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.1% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.7% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36.1% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.3% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 47.2% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.9% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 72.7% |
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* Columbia Jshs High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.