Columbia Junior High School

Middle school·Grades 8-9 Tacoma, Washington·98424
Score
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No overall score. Washington results are shown as published by OSPI. We are not showing scores for Washington schools until OSPI confirms its licence allows them. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting standard on state tests in Washington, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Washington schools.

English language arts
39%
Similar Washington schools ≈ 49%
312 students tested
Math
30%
Similar Washington schools ≈ 38%
311 students tested
Science
37%
Similar Washington schools ≈ 47%
316 students tested
All Washington schools (ELA / math)
51% / 42%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 12 published results by grade and test

As published by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 8AIMhidden (small group)—
English language artsAll gradesAIMhidden (small group)—
English language artsGrade 8SBAC38.5312
English language artsAll gradesSBAC38.5312
MathGrade 8AIMhidden (small group)—
MathAll gradesAIMhidden (small group)—
MathGrade 8SBAC29.9311
MathAll gradesSBAC29.9311
ScienceGrade 8AIMhidden (small group)—
ScienceAll gradesAIMhidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 8WCAS37.0316
ScienceAll gradesWCAS37.0316

School profile

Grades
8-9
Students
602
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
602
Typical middle school: 607
Free or reduced-price lunch
58%
Typical middle school: 52%

District and location

School district
City
Pierce County

Contact

Address
2901 54th Avenue E
Tacoma, WA 98424

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Washington. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Columbia Junior High School at a glance

Columbia Junior High School is a public middle school in Tacoma, Washington, serving grades 8-9. It is part of Fife School District. It has about 602 students (a typical Washington middle school has 607). About 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 52% at a typical Washington middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 39% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 30% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% meeting standard). Its English language arts result fell by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.