📍 739 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, 94085
Columbia Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Poo. It is part of the Sunnyvale school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Columbia Middle enrolls 587 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Asian and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 339 | 58% |
| Asian | 98 | 17% |
| White | 69 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 587 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbia Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Columbia Middle is one of 10 schools in Sunnyvale, based in Sunnyvale, California. The district serves 5,764 students district-wide and employs 285 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 587 students, Columbia Middle is close to the district average of about 576 students per school.