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Columbia High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

300 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, AL 35806 · (256) 428-7576 · Part of Huntsville City School District

Huntsville’s School Grade B better than 60% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
916
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Columbia High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

On the path

Where Huntsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Columbia High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9261
Grade 10250
Grade 11225
Grade 12180
Enrollment over time
898’20
950’21
954’22
940’23
916’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%Hispanic 29%White 13%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbia High School from Huntsville families.

Other schools in Huntsville City School District

The district →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
B−
1,152 students21:1
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Cove
A+
935 students17:1
Hampton Cove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton Cove
A+
711 students18:1
Blossomwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
A−
596 students16:1
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
D
578 students19:1
Morris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
C
532 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Huntsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.