Columbus Middle School
415 North 3rd St
Columbus MT, 59019, Stillwater County
Phone: 406-322-5375
Ranking: 
(24 out of 448, top 5%)*
(24 out of 448, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Columbus Elementary 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: | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 165 | 137 | 141 | 156 | 162 | 149 | 147 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 57 | 34.5% | 55 | 40.1% | 45 | 31.9% | 38 | 24.4% | 57 | 35.2% | 52 | 34.9% | 41 | 27.9% |
| Grade 7: | 60 | 36.4% | 44 | 32.1% | 37 | 26.2% | 58 | 37.2% | 56 | 34.6% | 43 | 28.9% | 52 | 35.4% |
| Grade 8: | 48 | 29.1% | 38 | 27.7% | 59 | 41.8% | 60 | 38.5% | 49 | 30.2% | 54 | 36.2% | 54 | 36.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 72 | 43.6% | 80 | 58.4% | 83 | 58.9% | 91 | 58.3% | 99 | 61.1% | 91 | 61.1% | 81 | 55.1% |
| Female: | 93 | 56.4% | 57 | 41.6% | 58 | 41.1% | 65 | 41.7% | 55 | 34.0% | 50 | 33.6% | 62 | 42.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.2% | 3 | 2.1% | 4 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.5% | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 6.7% | 10 | 7.3% | 8 | 5.7% | 6 | 3.8% | 9 | 5.6% | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.5% | 3 | 2.1% | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 141 | 85.5% | 120 | 87.6% | 126 | 89.4% | 142 | 91.0% | 146 | 90.1% | 142 | 95.3% | 141 | 95.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 15.2% | 18 | 13.1% | 19 | 13.5% | 26 | 16.7% | 32 | 19.8% | 13 | 8.7% | 15 | 10.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 5.5% | 8 | 5.8% | 10 | 7.1% | 5 | 3.2% | 4 | 2.5% | 14 | 9.4% | 9 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.10 | 14.59 | 16.11 | 18.64 | 17.05 | 16.40 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 60.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 64% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 57.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 60% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 60% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 58.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 63.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 75.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 81% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 60% |
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* Columbus Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.