Columbia Secondary School
425 West 123rd St
New York NY, 10027, New York County
Phone: 212-666-1278
Ranking: 
(9 out of 3,424, top 0%)*
(9 out of 3,424, top 0%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
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: | 36 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 664 | 557 | 474 | 387 | 288 | 192 | 94 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 96 | 14.5% | 96 | 17.2% | 97 | 20.5% | 96 | 24.8% | 97 | 33.7% | 96 | 50.0% | 93 | 98.9% |
| Grade 7: | 95 | 14.3% | 96 | 17.2% | 96 | 20.3% | 95 | 24.5% | 96 | 33.3% | 96 | 50.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 96 | 14.5% | 97 | 17.4% | 95 | 20.0% | 95 | 24.5% | 95 | 33.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 110 | 16.6% | 85 | 15.3% | 91 | 19.2% | 101 | 26.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 89 | 13.4% | 97 | 17.4% | 95 | 20.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 86 | 13.0% | 86 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 92 | 13.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 334 | 50.3% | 280 | 50.3% | 235 | 49.6% | 181 | 46.8% | 134 | 46.5% | 92 | 47.9% | 47 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 330 | 49.7% | 277 | 49.7% | 239 | 50.4% | 206 | 53.2% | 146 | 50.7% | 92 | 47.9% | 43 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 87 | 13.1% | 75 | 13.5% | 56 | 11.8% | 39 | 10.1% | 20 | 6.9% | 13 | 6.8% | 10 | 10.6% |
| Hispanic: | 310 | 46.7% | 274 | 49.2% | 231 | 48.7% | 195 | 50.4% | 132 | 45.8% | 100 | 52.1% | 49 | 52.1% |
| Black: | 136 | 20.5% | 110 | 19.7% | 96 | 20.3% | 67 | 17.3% | 58 | 20.1% | 32 | 16.7% | 11 | 11.7% |
| White: | 121 | 18.2% | 92 | 16.5% | 88 | 18.6% | 83 | 21.4% | 76 | 26.4% | 45 | 23.4% | 23 | 24.5% |
| 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: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 313 | 47.1% | 288 | 51.7% | 238 | 50.2% | 176 | 45.5% | NA | NA | 76 | 39.6% | 33 | 35.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 9.6% | 60 | 10.8% | 46 | 9.7% | 21 | 5.4% | NA | NA | 28 | 14.6% | 15 | 16.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.44 | 17.96 | 22.57 | 20.33 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 31% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 30% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 32% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 14% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 38% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 40% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 40% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 16.4% | 30.6% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 29% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 24% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 26% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 15% | 31.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 38% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 39% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 38% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 10.9% | 27.7% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 24% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 28% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 26% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 14.7% | 33.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 36% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 42% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 39% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 11% | 27.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 43% | 71% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 39% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 68% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 62% | 64% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 74% | 78% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 65% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 78% | 59% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 55% | 73% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 56% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 65% | 75% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 54% | 71% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98% | 62% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 91% | 48% | 72% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 60% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 51% | 78% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 51% | 66% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 70% | 78% | 79% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 94% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 98% | 69% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 65% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 55% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Columbia Secondary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.