I often use the column sort feature as I update things on the fly, like attendance, or who has turned in a permission slip. I have been going through the three dots at the top of the student name column which is tedious.

I just noticed that if i double tap on the column header I can get to the column sort by clicking on "more" and then sort which is quicker than what I had been doing.

What if you added a sort button to that menu bar on the column properties menu
that has the paint bucket, hide, calendar, and star

The quick action buttons are usually meant for that.