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Columbia Middle School

Regular School · Decatur, GA

Columbia Middle School is a regular school school in Decatur, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 571 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
571
Teachers (FTE)
48.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 513 90%
Hispanic/Latino 28 5%
Two or more races 13 2%
White 7 1%
Asian 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 571 272M / 299F

English Language Learners: 10 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 36.4% 134
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 39.4% 136
Science Proficiency <=10% 37

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.65 grade levels
Math
-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
30 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
129
22.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
385
67.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 571 100%

Contact & Location

3001 Columbia Dr

Decatur, GA 30034

Phone: (678)875-0502

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

NCES ID

130174002480

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD