Columbia Middle School
Columbia, IL · Columbia CUSD 4
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Suburb, large
55th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 92%▲ Improving
100 Eagle Dr, Columbia, IL 62236
(618)281-4993NCES ID 171074001294Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Columbia Middle School 55th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 92% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 84th in 2019 to 92th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 613 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.3% | 91.4% | ▼ 2.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.9% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.3% | 2.6% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.5% | 1.5% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Black | 0.6% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $346K in zip 62236 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Columbia Middle School
- #291Dupo Jr High SchoolCommunity Unit School District No 196 · 4.8 mi away291st of 685
ELA 68% ▼12 · Math 30% ▼33Compare - #74Millstadt Consolidated SchoolMillstadt CCSD 160 · 6.6 mi away74th of 685
ELA 77% ▼3 · Math 63% =Compare - #156Waterloo Junior High SchoolWaterloo CUSD 5 · 8.2 mi away156th of 685
ELA 74% ▼6 · Math 46% ▼17Compare - #684Wirth/Parks Middle SchoolCahokia CUSD 187 · 9.3 mi away684th of 685
ELA 13% ▼67 · Math 3% ▼60Compare - #532Valmeyer Jr HighValmeyer CUSD 3 · 9.9 mi away532nd of 685
ELA 39% ▼41 · Math 22% ▼41Compare - #328Emge Junior High SchoolHarmony Emge SD 175 · 11.1 mi away328th of 685
ELA 62% ▼18 · Math 30% ▼33Compare - #439Harmony Intermediate CenterHarmony Emge SD 175 · 11.1 mi away439th of 685
ELA 52% ▼28 · Math 24% ▼39Compare - #649East St Louis-Lincoln Middle SchoolEast St Louis SD 189 · 12.4 mi away649th of 685
ELA 27% ▼53 · Math 6% ▼57Compare
What school district is Columbia Middle School in?
Columbia Middle School is part of the Columbia CUSD 4 district in Columbia, Illinois.
Is Columbia Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Columbia Middle School 55th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 92% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Columbia Middle School?
White 91%, Hispanic 4%, Two or more races 3%, Asian 2% (613 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Columbia Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62236 is $346K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.