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Columbia Middle School
345 Plainfield Ave
Berkeley Heights NJ, 07922, Union County
Phone: 908-464-1600
Ranking: 
(98 out of 1,847, top 5%)*
(98 out of 1,847, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Berkeley Heights Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 50 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 617 | 618 | 627 | 606 | 598 | 625 | 626 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 205 | 33.2% | 191 | 30.9% | 215 | 34.3% | 219 | 36.1% | 193 | 32.3% | 204 | 32.6% | 201 | 32.1% |
| Grade 7: | 193 | 31.3% | 220 | 35.6% | 215 | 34.3% | 188 | 31.0% | 197 | 32.9% | 206 | 33.0% | 216 | 34.5% |
| Grade 8: | 219 | 35.5% | 207 | 33.5% | 190 | 30.3% | 199 | 32.8% | 208 | 34.8% | 215 | 34.4% | 205 | 32.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 0.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 302 | 48.9% | 313 | 50.6% | 318 | 50.7% | 312 | 51.5% | 303 | 50.7% | 327 | 52.3% | 316 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 315 | 51.1% | 305 | 49.4% | 309 | 49.3% | 294 | 48.5% | 295 | 49.3% | 298 | 47.7% | 306 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 81 | 13.1% | 74 | 12.0% | 82 | 13.1% | 70 | 11.6% | 65 | 10.9% | 51 | 8.2% | 49 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 5.7% | 30 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.6% | 22 | 3.6% | 25 | 4.2% | 25 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| White: | 491 | 79.6% | 507 | 82.0% | 509 | 81.2% | 510 | 84.2% | 505 | 84.4% | 543 | 86.9% | 552 | 88.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.38 | 13.05 | 13.10 | 13.47 | 12.72 | 12.20 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 72.4% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 82.8% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 93.5% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 87.2% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 89.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 93.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 96.0% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 88.4% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 82.2% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 83.5% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 86.1% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 79.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 95.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 98.0% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 98.9% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 98.5% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 98.0% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.4% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 98.6% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.6% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 92.5% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 85.1% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 85.3% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 98.6% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 96.0% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 93.9% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Columbia Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.