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Columbia Central School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

94 Richton Rd, Steger, IL 60475 · (708) 753-4700 · Part of Steger School District 194

Crete Township’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
646
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Columbia Central School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

94 Richton Rd, Steger

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5159
Grade 6165
Grade 7167
Grade 8155
Enrollment over time
637’20
633’21
616’22
592’23
646’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 32%White 18%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbia Central School from Crete Township families.

Other schools in Steger School District 194

The district →
Steger Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · South Chicago Heights
396 students19:1
Steger Intermediate Center
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Steger
D
465 students14:1

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Crete Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.