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About Columbia Academy

What makes CA unique?

Columbia Academy is a dynamic place for students in grades six through eight to learn. We have a diverse student population from all over the world. CA seeks to develop the whole child through academics, arts and enrichment. We are not your average neighborhood public school; we focus on creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking through our emphasis on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math). Our educators challenge every student individually with a rigorous array of classes that prepare them for high school, college and careers.  

We are proud to be Hylanders and know your students will be too!

Our Accomplishments

  • More than 700 students
  • Average class size of 26 students
  • 70 percent of teachers with Bachelor of Arts degrees, plus 15 or more credit hours 
  • Student uniforms
  • Personal Learning Initiatives for all grades
  • AVID programming since 2015
  • Three Future Cities and Robotics Awards
  • 2024 Local #710 Teacher of the Year, Marie Nelson

What We Offer

AVID - Life and career skills through college preparation for all grades.

Engineering - Students in all grades use the design process to build real-world skills.

Flipped Math - Sixth-graders experience an exciting new way of learning.

Music (band & choir) - All of our students can perform in our elective classes and audition for our advanced band. 

Personalized Learning Initiative - All students are provided with district laptops.

Pre-Advanced Placement - We offer 12 advanced courses in Science, Social Studies, English and Math.

Spanish - Your student can test into Spanish II in 9th grade after completing 7th and 8th grade Spanish I (does not equal a credit).

Theater - Your students can perform for live audiences (Grade 6 core; Grades 7-8 elective).

Leadership Opportunities - From student council, to our Cops and Kids Program, our students have a variety of opportunities to fine-tune their leadership skills.

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Get Involved

We believe the best way to educate our students is to have families, the community and staff collaborating together. As parents, you can help not only your student(s), but our entire school by getting involved in our PTO. 

We also have a great parent volunteering group!

Call today and ask how you can help Columbia Academy create worlds of opportunity for each and every learner.