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Columbus Elementary School
1200 Brunswick Ave
Trenton NJ, 08638, Mercer County
Phone: 609-656-4690
Ranking: (1,792 out of 1,847, bottom 3%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Trenton City 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: | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 305 | 365 | 237 | 228 | 261 | 248 | 227 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 56 | 18.4% | 56 | 15.3% | 54 | 22.8% | 47 | 20.6% | 25 | 9.6% | 23 | 9.3% | 11 | 4.8% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 20.0% | 61 | 16.7% | 41 | 17.3% | 54 | 23.7% | 25 | 9.6% | 19 | 7.7% | 19 | 8.4% |
Grade 3: | 64 | 21.0% | 51 | 14.0% | 42 | 17.7% | 38 | 16.7% | 18 | 6.9% | 20 | 8.1% | 18 | 7.9% |
Grade 4: | 41 | 13.4% | 51 | 14.0% | 30 | 12.7% | 46 | 20.2% | 24 | 9.2% | 16 | 6.5% | 16 | 7.0% |
Grade 5: | 47 | 15.4% | 50 | 13.7% | 25 | 10.5% | 36 | 15.8% | 21 | 8.0% | 11 | 4.4% | 18 | 7.9% |
Ungraded: | 36 | 11.8% | 24 | 6.6% | 28 | 11.8% | NA | NA | 6 | 2.3% | 37 | 14.9% | 33 | 14.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 157 | 51.5% | 182 | 49.9% | 119 | 50.2% | 106 | 46.5% | 128 | 49.0% | 129 | 52.0% | 111 | 48.9% |
Female: | 148 | 48.5% | 183 | 50.1% | 118 | 49.8% | 122 | 53.5% | 133 | 51.0% | 119 | 48.0% | 112 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 142 | 46.6% | 172 | 47.1% | 112 | 47.3% | 117 | 51.3% | 113 | 43.3% | 102 | 41.1% | 74 | 32.6% |
Black: | 150 | 49.2% | 172 | 47.1% | 109 | 46.0% | 92 | 40.4% | 128 | 49.0% | 126 | 50.8% | 132 | 58.1% |
White: | 13 | 4.3% | 19 | 5.2% | 12 | 5.1% | 13 | 5.7% | 15 | 5.7% | 14 | 5.6% | 18 | 7.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 269 | 88.2% | 319 | 87.4% | 192 | 81.0% | 140 | 61.4% | 181 | 69.3% | 153 | 61.7% | 131 | 57.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.6% | 27 | 7.4% | 11 | 4.6% | 20 | 8.8% | 20 | 7.7% | 29 | 11.7% | 31 | 13.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.53 | 14.04 | 11.37 | 12.67 | 14.50 | 8.30 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 53.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 62.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 59.7% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 59.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 66.9% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 33.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 28.3% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 26.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 31.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.0% | 33.7% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 51.1% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 58.3% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 67.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 62.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 62.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 43.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 41.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 40.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 44.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 42.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 49.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 61.4% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 54.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 59.7% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15.8% | 27.8% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 25.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 25.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 21.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14.1% | 17.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 36.7% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 38.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 53.4% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 47.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 60.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 52.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 10.5% | 34.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.4% | 38.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.4% | 37.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 35.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 40.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 54.3% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 51.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 58.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 54.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 69.1% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 76.5% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 61.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 67.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 64.3% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.6% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 23.1% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29.8% | 66.2% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 25.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.3% | 21.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.6% | 18.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.6% | 53.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 42.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 40.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.8% | 45.0% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 50.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 49.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 38.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 34.9% | 75.8% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 29.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 23.8% | 65.5% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 36.5% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 27.5% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20.5% | 32.0% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 34.3% | 72.1% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 38.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 29.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.5% | 27.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 29.8% | 69.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15.8% | 22.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.4% | 20.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.5% | 27.5% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 25.8% | 64.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 43.8% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 44.3% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 46.3% | 82.9% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 29.2% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.2% | 25.9% | 69.0% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 45.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 48.2% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 43.6% | 83.3% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 21.9% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 22.0% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 23.6% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 31.2% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 37.3% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 11.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 14.3% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 12.7% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 4.5% | 19.0% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 24.7% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 24.5% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 25% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 31.1% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 35.2% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 33.5% | 78.9% |
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* Columbus Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.