Columbia High School
Public high school in West Columbia, Texas · Columbia-Brazoria ISD · Grades 9–12
Columbia High School serves 885 students in grades 9–12 in West Columbia (Brazoria County). It is one of 5 schools in Columbia-Brazoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 641st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Columbia-Brazoria ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481467000958 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Columbia-Brazoria ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 885 | 2,871 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.4% | 63.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Columbia High School in context
Size
Columbia High School is the only high school in Columbia-Brazoria ISD. Its 885 students are 30.8% of the district's 2,871. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15.1 miles away and have a median of 470 students, so Columbia High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 238 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 214, against an average of 221 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (214 against 238). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 57.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Columbia-Brazoria ISD (55.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 31%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.5% across Columbia-Brazoria ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Columbia High School has 56.78 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 885 students would have about 63.2 teachers, so Columbia High School has 6.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Sweeny High School, 6.9 miles away in Sweeny ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 57.6% |
| Hispanic | 31% |
| Black | 7% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 238 |
| Grade 10 | 218 |
| Grade 11 | 215 |
| Grade 12 | 214 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
521 S 16th St, West Columbia, TX 77486
Phone: (979)345-5147
Website: cbisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Columbia High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeny High School | Sweeny ISD | 6.9 mi | 597 | 12 | 45.9% |
| Student Alternative Center | Angleton ISD | 12.8 mi | 41 | 3.5 | 80.5% |
| Brazos Success Academy | Brazosport ISD | 14.1 mi | 134 | 12.2 | 80.6% |
| Angleton High School | Angleton ISD | 15.0 mi | 2,225 | 17.7 | 61.4% |
| Brazoria County Juvenile Detention | Angleton ISD | 15.2 mi | 33 | 4.4 | – |
| Brazoswood High School | Brazosport ISD | 16.2 mi | 2,436 | 15.5 | 44.4% |
| Van Vleck High School | Van Vleck ISD | 16.5 mi | 342 | 10.8 | 47.7% |
| Needville High School | Needville ISD | 18.4 mi | 1,111 | 13.6 | 36.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Columbia-Brazoria ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 360 |
| West Brazos Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 651 |
| West Columbia Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 674 |
| Wild Peach Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 297 |