Columbus School
640 Lake Ave
Lyndhurst NJ, 07071, Bergen County
Phone: 201-896-2075
Ranking:
(1,204 out of 1,847, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Lyndhurst Township 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: | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
Total Students: | 217 | 209 | 148 | 133 | 125 | 121 | 114 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 55 | 25.3% | 39 | 18.7% | 26 | 17.6% | 29 | 21.8% | 28 | 22.4% | 21 | 17.4% | 22 | 19.3% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 20.3% | 54 | 25.8% | 28 | 18.9% | 28 | 21.1% | 19 | 15.2% | 24 | 19.8% | 21 | 18.4% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 25.3% | 59 | 28.2% | 22 | 14.9% | 19 | 14.3% | 22 | 17.6% | 25 | 20.7% | 19 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 24.9% | 49 | 23.4% | 24 | 16.2% | 21 | 15.8% | 21 | 16.8% | 20 | 16.5% | 13 | 11.4% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 3.2% | 8 | 3.8% | 7 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 114 | 52.5% | 112 | 53.6% | 83 | 56.1% | 68 | 51.1% | 62 | 49.6% | 62 | 51.2% | 56 | 49.1% |
Female: | 103 | 47.5% | 97 | 46.4% | 65 | 43.9% | 65 | 48.9% | 63 | 50.4% | 59 | 48.8% | 54 | 47.4% |
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: | 8 | 3.7% | 10 | 4.8% | 8 | 5.4% | 7 | 5.3% | 8 | 6.4% | 5 | 4.1% | 3 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 55 | 25.3% | 48 | 23.0% | 39 | 26.4% | 30 | 22.6% | 23 | 18.4% | 24 | 19.8% | 24 | 21.1% |
Black: | 6 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 2.4% | 4 | 3.3% | 3 | 2.6% |
White: | 140 | 64.5% | 142 | 67.9% | 101 | 68.2% | 95 | 71.4% | 91 | 72.8% | 87 | 71.9% | 84 | 73.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 3.7% | 5 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 21.2% | 39 | 18.7% | 27 | 18.2% | 31 | 23.3% | 21 | 16.8% | 19 | 15.7% | 9 | 7.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 8.3% | 17 | 8.1% | 16 | 10.8% | 5 | 3.8% | 7 | 5.6% | 14 | 11.6% | 10 | 8.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.70 | 26.13 | 16.21 | 22.17 | 20.83 | 15.30 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100% | 87.9% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 85.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 84.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 88.7% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 61.2% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 56.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 60.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 65.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 58.8% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 74.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 82.3% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 85.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 81.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 68.8% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 72.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 79.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 77.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 59.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 82.8% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 93.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 88.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 80.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 85.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 90.0% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 67.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 62.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 54.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 54.4% | 58.5% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 69.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 72.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 87.5% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 79.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 78.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 78.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 61.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 75.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 73.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 69.6% | 77.4% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 86.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 89.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 84.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 84.0% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 92.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 91.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 92% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 61.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 70.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 66.0% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 59.0% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 45.9% | 62.1% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 85.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 68.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 70.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 75.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 79.4% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 78.1% | 83.3% |
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* Columbus School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.