Columbia City High School
600 North Whitley St
Columbia City IN, 46725, Whitley County
Phone: 260-244-6136
Ranking: 
(78 out of 351, top 22%)*
(78 out of 351, top 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Whitley County Consolidated Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 64 | 62 | 67 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,075 | 1,089 | 1,137 | 1,149 | 1,077 | 1,088 | 1,127 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 274 | 25.5% | 260 | 23.9% | 273 | 24.0% | 310 | 27.0% | 269 | 25.0% | 291 | 26.7% | 279 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 263 | 24.5% | 266 | 24.4% | 304 | 26.7% | 268 | 23.3% | 289 | 26.8% | 277 | 25.5% | 258 | 22.9% |
| Grade 11: | 268 | 24.9% | 310 | 28.5% | 276 | 24.3% | 292 | 25.4% | 278 | 25.8% | 248 | 22.8% | 286 | 25.4% |
| Grade 12: | 262 | 24.4% | 253 | 23.2% | 284 | 25.0% | 279 | 24.3% | 241 | 22.4% | 272 | 25.0% | 304 | 27.0% |
| Ungraded: | 8 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 515 | 47.9% | 525 | 48.2% | 548 | 48.2% | 563 | 49.0% | 514 | 47.7% | 531 | 48.8% | 548 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 560 | 52.1% | 564 | 51.8% | 589 | 51.8% | 586 | 51.0% | 533 | 49.5% | 525 | 48.3% | 551 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 3.3% | 36 | 3.3% | 34 | 3.0% | 36 | 3.1% | 18 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 6 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 994 | 92.5% | 1,006 | 92.4% | 1,048 | 92.2% | 1,052 | 91.6% | 1,027 | 95.4% | 1,038 | 95.4% | 1,073 | 95.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 2.4% | 27 | 2.5% | 29 | 2.6% | 32 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 223 | 20.7% | 217 | 19.9% | 215 | 18.9% | 207 | 18.0% | 188 | 17.5% | 132 | 12.1% | 119 | 10.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 7.8% | 95 | 8.7% | 103 | 9.1% | 98 | 8.5% | 89 | 8.3% | 86 | 7.9% | 83 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.93 | 17.71 | 17.10 | 18.80 | 16.83 | 17.30 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 42% | 67% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 55.4% | 73.4% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47.3% | 67.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 37% | 37% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Columbia City High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.