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Columbus School

Serves grades KG - 2

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
640 Lake Ave
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Phone
(201) 896-2075
District
Lyndhurst Public School District
County
BERGEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
117
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Columbus School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
44%
No Data
50%
No Data
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 42 35.9%
Grade 1 41 35.0%
Grade 2 34 29.1%
Total 117 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.7% 51.4% 40.1%
Black 9.6% 3.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 41.2% 41.4% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 3.1% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.6% 24.3% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 23.9% 18.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 6.1% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,332 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,871.3 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.1% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.4% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,055 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.2% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.7% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.8% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.6% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.3% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.6% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.7% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,402 $30,067,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,886 $4,974,000 7.9%
Staff $321 $846,000 1.3%
General Administration $591 $1,559,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,224 $3,228,000 5.1%
Operation $1,740 $4,589,000 7.3%
Transportation $143 $376,000 0.6%
Other $458 $1,207,000 1.9%
Total Support $6,363 $16,779,000 26.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,147 $16,209,000 25.7%
Total Expenditures $23,912 $63,055,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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