📍 17 Parker Ave, Maplewood, Essex County, 07040
Columbia High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Maplewood, Essex County. The school has 1,930 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Orange-Maplewood School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 150.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia High School enrolls 1,930 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 150.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 31% Black or African American and 8.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 972 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 587 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 134 | 7% |
| Asian | 62 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 1,930 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Columbia High 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 27, state house district 27.
Columbia High School is one of 11 schools in South Orange-Maplewood School District, based in Maplewood, New Jersey. The district serves 7,142 students district-wide and employs 597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,930 students, Columbia High School is larger than the district average of about 649 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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