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Schools in Columbia

Columbia’s public schools

Caldwell Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 20% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,095 students on the public path
In brief

Columbia’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Columbia’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Columbia Elementary School places highest (better than 73%); Caldwell Parish Junior High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–1Grayson Elementary Schoolin GraysonC+
2–3Columbia Elementary SchoolCaldwell Parish School DistrictB+
6–8Caldwell Parish Junior High SchoolCaldwell Parish School DistrictC
9–12Caldwell Parish High SchoolCaldwell Parish School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Caldwell Parish School District.

The district

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

Caldwell Parish School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,310 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$18,706LA $15,623 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 42.4% · 746 students tested
Math23%
State average 31.8% · 743 students tested

Columbia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbia—Caldwell Parish

Every school in Columbia

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

District schools in Columbiaby address
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3
B+
191 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Columbiain other towns
Grayson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Grayson
C+
212 students12:1Rate it →
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
294 students10:1Rate it →
Caldwell Parish High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
398 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbia’s schools

Are Columbia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbia. Caldwell Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbia in?

Caldwell Parish School District.

Where do Columbia kids go to high school?

Caldwell Parish High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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). Stars are from neighbors.