📍 370 Westervelt Place, Lodi, Bergen County, 07644
Columbus School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lodi, Bergen County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lodi School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus School enrolls 257 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 7.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 59% |
| White | 62 | 24% |
| Asian | 20 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 257 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbus School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 38.
Columbus School is one of 7 schools in Lodi School District, based in Lodi, New Jersey. The district serves 3,282 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Columbus School is smaller than the district average of about 469 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large