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Columbia Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

205 Church St

Columbia LA, 71418, Caldwell County

Phone: 318-649-2654

Ranking:

(478 out of 947, bottom 50%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Caldwell Parish School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	18		19		20		21		23		23		21
Total Students:	243		233		270		290		290		309		294
Kindergarten:	42	17.3%	30	12.9%	42	15.6%	35	12.1%	40	13.8%	54	17.5%	40	13.6%
Grade 1:	35	14.4%	47	20.2%	40	14.8%	41	14.1%	43	14.8%	44	14.2%	42	14.3%
Grade 2:	45	18.5%	42	18.0%	31	11.5%	44	15.2%	45	15.5%	45	14.6%	51	17.3%
Grade 3:	43	17.7%	35	15.0%	42	15.6%	40	13.8%	48	16.6%	50	16.2%	46	15.6%
Grade 4:	41	16.9%	39	16.7%	39	14.4%	49	16.9%	49	16.9%	44	14.2%	39	13.3%
Grade 5:	37	15.2%	40	17.2%	35	13.0%	49	16.9%	31	10.7%	34	11.0%	39	13.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	124	51.0%	116	49.8%	130	48.1%	142	49.0%	145	50.0%	159	51.5%	139	47.3%
Female:	119	49.0%	117	50.2%	140	51.9%	148	51.0%	137	47.2%	142	46.0%	151	51.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	11	4.5%	8	3.4%	9	3.3%	1	0.3%	2	0.7%	3	1.0%	3	1.0%
Black:	25	10.3%	24	10.3%	26	9.6%	35	12.1%	24	8.3%	23	7.4%	16	5.4%
White:	206	84.8%	201	86.3%	234	86.7%	253	87.2%	263	90.7%	283	91.6%	275	93.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	136	56.0%	139	59.7%	159	58.9%	179	61.7%	172	59.3%	162	52.4%	158	53.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	14	5.8%	13	5.6%	23	8.5%	17	5.9%	27	9.3%	25	8.1%	33	11.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.50		12.26		13.71		14.15		12.84		13.20		14.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
iLEAP
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	76%	65%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	55%	64%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	59%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	62%	67%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	65%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	65%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	70%	72%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	66%	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	51%	63%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	54%	68%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	63%	67%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	64%	69%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	63%	71%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	66%	72%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	80%	58%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	57%	55%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	70%	62%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	67%	63%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	72%	63%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	74%	67%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77%	68%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	70%	63%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	55%	64%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	62%	67%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	63%	66%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	74%	64%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	68%	65%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	71%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	62%	75%	69%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	69%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	59%	66%	72%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	69%	75%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	81%	77%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	65%	64%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	59%	65%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	67%	73%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	62%	71%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78%	76%	62%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%	60%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62%	74%	65%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	68%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64%	66%	67%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	78%	75%	68%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	76%	73%	62%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	60%	69%	66%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	70%	73%	68%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	59%	68%	70%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	60%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	65%	65%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84%	75%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	61%	70%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	55%	52%	70%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	49%	67%	72%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	63%	59%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	67%	65%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	65%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	74%	70%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	64%	67%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	59%	70%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	59%	72%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	69%	53%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	68%	58%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	62%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	75%	63%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69%	64%	62%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	56%	64%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	68%	66%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	84%	72%	60%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	59%	65%	66%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	67%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	85%	74%	66%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67%	63%	65%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	70%	53%	67%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	56%	64%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	62%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	62%	74%	61%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	68%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84%	76%	70%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	71%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71%	69%	69%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	67%	62%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	51%	54%	61%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	70%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69%	60%	67%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83%	77%	70%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69%	70%	70%
2007	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76%	64%	55%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	66%	64%	58%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	61%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	77%	69%	63%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	86%	77%	69%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	81%	74%	65%
2007	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	60%	63%	57%
2008	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	76%	63%	57%
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	71%	77%	63%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	79%	75%	66%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	67%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	74%	72%	65%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,112.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,131.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$39,102.0

* Columbia Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.