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Columbia Junior High School is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fife School District school district. It serves grades 8–9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia Junior High School enrolls 565 students across grades 8–9. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 26% |
| Asian | 64 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 7.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 30 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 565 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbia Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-60, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Columbia Junior High School is one of 7 schools in Fife School District, based in Milton, Washington. The district serves 3,983 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Columbia Junior High School is close to the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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