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C+
Schools in Columbia · Columbia School District

Columbia’s public schools score below 59% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Columbia, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

#102of 152 Connecticut townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 2 pts vs CT 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 3 pts vs CT 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.5K
▲ 2% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
440 students on the public path
In brief

Columbia’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 166 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Columbia’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,516 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Columbia’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 41% of Connecticut school districts, #102 of 152 Connecticut towns. Test scores are above the Connecticut average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (166)Better than 17%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 274 test results could put Columbia anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Columbia’s students in the tested grades sat them (274 in math, 275 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Columbia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Horace W. Porter SchoolColumbia School DistrictC+

Columbia’s public schools are run by Columbia School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Columbia School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 440 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$26,516CT $25,892 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 50.5% · 275 students tested
Math43%
State average 39.8% · 274 students tested

Columbia vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Columbia’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ColumbiaC+Columbia
LebanonBLebanon
CoventryB+Coventry
AndoverBAndover PK–6 · Regional School District 08 7–12
HebronB+Hebron PK–6 · Regional School District 08 7–12
WindhamDWindham

Every school in Columbia

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Columbiaby address
Horace W. Porter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
440 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbia’s schools

Are Columbia’s schools good?

On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Columbia children attend score below 59% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #102 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Columbia in?

Columbia School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 440 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Columbia spend per student?

$26,516 in Columbia School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.