Columbia High School
17 Parker Ave
Maplewood NJ, 07040, Essex County
Phone: 973-762-5600
Ranking: 
(148 out of 346, top 43%)*
(148 out of 346, top 43%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Orange-Maplewood School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 157 | 155 | 160 | 141 | 146 | 140 | 127 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,841 | 1,856 | 1,858 | 1,797 | 1,866 | 1,856 | 1,864 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 474 | 25.7% | 511 | 27.5% | 543 | 29.2% | 498 | 27.7% | 536 | 28.7% | 494 | 26.6% | 483 | 25.9% |
| Grade 10: | 450 | 24.4% | 478 | 25.8% | 475 | 25.6% | 484 | 26.9% | 454 | 24.3% | 465 | 25.1% | 482 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 488 | 26.5% | 439 | 23.7% | 444 | 23.9% | 389 | 21.6% | 436 | 23.4% | 447 | 24.1% | 458 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 419 | 22.8% | 418 | 22.5% | 383 | 20.6% | 412 | 22.9% | 425 | 22.8% | 437 | 23.5% | 432 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | 10 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.5% | 13 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.8% | 15 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 901 | 48.9% | 898 | 48.4% | 930 | 50.1% | 917 | 51.0% | 967 | 51.8% | 942 | 50.8% | 926 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 940 | 51.1% | 958 | 51.6% | 928 | 49.9% | 880 | 49.0% | 899 | 48.2% | 914 | 49.2% | 934 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 67 | 3.6% | 71 | 3.8% | 62 | 3.3% | 65 | 3.6% | 57 | 3.1% | 54 | 2.9% | 49 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 96 | 5.2% | 97 | 5.2% | 89 | 4.8% | 97 | 5.4% | 102 | 5.5% | 90 | 4.8% | 87 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 925 | 50.2% | 965 | 52.0% | 973 | 52.4% | 931 | 51.8% | 987 | 52.9% | 1,003 | 54.0% | 1,025 | 55.0% |
| White: | 728 | 39.5% | 704 | 37.9% | 715 | 38.5% | 690 | 38.4% | 706 | 37.8% | 702 | 37.8% | 700 | 37.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 368 | 20.0% | 372 | 20.0% | 353 | 19.0% | 306 | 17.0% | 318 | 17.0% | 270 | 14.5% | 275 | 14.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 6.1% | 114 | 6.1% | 84 | 4.5% | 98 | 5.5% | 101 | 5.4% | 107 | 5.8% | 107 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.72 | 11.94 | 11.64 | 12.73 | 12.78 | 11.50 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 87.4% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 72.8% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.8% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 77.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 80.5% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 79.3% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.5% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.8% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 73.0% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Columbia High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.