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Columbia Senior High School

17 Parker Ave, Maplewood, NJ, 07040-1327

Tel: (973)762-5600

Grades: 9-12 | 1,797 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Columbia Senior High School serves 1,797 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the NJ state average of 15:1.
The school's 89% graduation rate is lower than the NJ state average of 92%.
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body.
Columbia Senior High School is the only public high school within Maplewood, and operates within the South Orange-maplewood School District.

The nearest elementary school is Clinton Elementary School (0.5 miles away), the nearest middle school is Maplewood Middle School (0.7 miles away), and the nearest high school is Irvington High School (1.8 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, NJ Dept. of Educ.	Columbia Senior High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,797 students

% Male / % Female	51% / 49%
Total Classroom Teachers	141 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(NJ) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	15:1

	This School	(NJ) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	9%

% Hispanic	5%	22%

% Black	52%	17%

% White	38%	51%

Unknown	1%	1%


	This School	(NJ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	17%	27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	South Orange-maplewood School District
	This School's Agency	(NJ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	9	2
Number of Students Managed	6,188 students	983 students

District Total Revenue	$113,888,000	$20,067,000

District Expenditure	$116,016,000	$19,065,000

District Revenue / Student	$18,405	$20,414

District Expenditure / Student	$18,749	$19,395

District Graduation Rates	89%	92%

Nearby Schools:

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Columbia Senior High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Clinton Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.5 mi. away

Jefferson Elementary School
Grades: 3-5 | 0.6 mi. away

Maplewood Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.7 mi. away

Tuscan Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.8 mi. away

South Orange Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.9 mi. away

View all schools in: Maplewood, Essex County, Zip 07040

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