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Columbia Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1111 E Nelson Road
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone
(509) 766-2661
District
Moses Lake School District
County
GRANT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
871
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.6% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Columbia Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
42%
32%
46%
26%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
44%
42%
49%
44%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
40%
41%
47%
24%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 271 31.1%
Grade 7 309 35.5%
Grade 8 291 33.4%
Total 871 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.1% 44.3% 53.3%
Black 1.6% 1.3% 5.4%
Hispanic 48.7% 53.1% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.9% 10.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 3.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.6% 65.6% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 60.6% 65.6% 49.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 47,371 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 110.9 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,489 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 11.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.5% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.6% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.7% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,048 $79,079,000 41.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,405 $12,279,000 6.5%
Staff $923 $8,066,000 4.3%
General Administration $143 $1,248,000 0.7%
School Administration $721 $6,298,000 3.3%
Operation $1,299 $11,352,000 6.0%
Transportation $556 $4,863,000 2.6%
Other $681 $5,952,000 3.2%
Total Support $5,727 $50,058,000 26.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,819 $59,599,000 31.6%
Total Expenditures $21,595 $188,736,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,824 $10,764,786,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $1,520,446,000 6.7%
Staff $1,197 $1,311,743,000 5.8%
General Administration $173 $189,960,000 0.8%
School Administration $990 $1,085,309,000 4.8%
Operation $1,353 $1,482,398,000 6.5%
Transportation $630 $690,492,000 3.0%
Other $808 $884,903,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,539 $7,165,251,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,398 $4,818,542,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $20,761 $22,748,579,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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