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Columbia Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 690 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 5 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia Secondary School enrolls 690 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 35% |
| White | 188 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 50 | 7.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 690 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbia Secondary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 69.
Columbia Secondary School is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 8,837 students district-wide and employs 943 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 690 students, Columbia Secondary School is larger than the district average of about 316 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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