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Columbus Elementary School
580 Columbus Ave Thornwood NY, 10594, Westchester County Phone: 914-769-8538 Ranking:  (286 out of 3,424, top 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 School District: Mount Pleasant Central School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA 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: | 38 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 467 | 479 | 465 | 470 | 474 | 498 | 475 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 153 | 32.8% | 154 | 32.2% | 157 | 33.8% | 161 | 34.3% | 149 | 31.4% | 167 | 33.5% | 157 | 33.1% |
| Grade 4: | 159 | 34.0% | 158 | 33.0% | 165 | 35.5% | 149 | 31.7% | 162 | 34.2% | 164 | 32.9% | 166 | 34.9% |
| Grade 5: | 151 | 32.3% | 166 | 34.7% | 142 | 30.5% | 159 | 33.8% | 163 | 34.4% | 167 | 33.5% | 152 | 32.0% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 53.1% | 240 | 50.1% | 234 | 50.3% | 233 | 49.6% | 239 | 50.4% | 256 | 51.4% | 246 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 219 | 46.9% | 239 | 49.9% | 231 | 49.7% | 237 | 50.4% | 227 | 47.9% | 234 | 47.0% | 224 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.6% | 26 | 5.2% | 18 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 9.6% | 38 | 7.9% | 38 | 8.2% | 28 | 6.0% | 32 | 6.8% | 32 | 6.4% | 20 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 402 | 86.1% | 422 | 88.1% | 414 | 89.0% | 430 | 91.5% | 425 | 89.7% | 439 | 88.2% | 434 | 91.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 5.8% | 31 | 6.5% | 27 | 5.8% | 11 | 2.3% | 24 | 5.1% | 10 | 2.0% | 15 | 3.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.26 | 12.91 | 12.37 | 11.31 | 11.29 | 12.70 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 86% |
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* Columbus Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.