📍 640 Lake Ave, Lyndhurst, Bergen County, 07071
Columbus School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lyndhurst, Bergen County. The school has 117 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lyndhurst Public School District school district. It serves grades K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus School enrolls 117 students across grades K–2. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 51 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
37 of the school's 117 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 28 qualify for free lunch and 9 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). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 36.
Columbus School is one of 9 schools in Lyndhurst Public School District, based in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The district serves 2,644 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 117 students, Columbus School is smaller than the district average of about 294 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large