Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340885000552
Columbus School
370 WESTERVELT PLACE, LODI, NJ 07644 · (973) 478-0514 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
159 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lodi School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 50.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Columbus School
Columbus School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus School this school | 265 | 60.0% | 53.7% |
| Hilltop School LODI | 337 | 62.3% | 49.3% |
| Alexander Hamilton MORRISTOWN | 251 | 58.2% | 47.8% |
| Washington Elementary School HAWTHORNE | 253 | 56.9% | 38.4% |
| Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School ROSELLE PARK | 287 | 53.3% | 38.4% |
| Memorial School SOUTH HACKENSACK | 222 | 55.0% | 51.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Columbus School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #450 of 1,290 | #93 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #486 of 1,319 ▲ 47 | #103 of 149 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #369 of 1,319 ▲ 10 | #94 of 149 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,236 of 1,562 | #130 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,328 of 1,390 | #149 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #572 of 1,392 | #76 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #460 of 1,481 | #21 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #325 of 545 | #34 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
265
+36 (+16%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 54% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 52% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 46% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 16 | 15.5:1 | 51% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 55% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 14 | 18.7:1 | 53% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 14 | 20.5:1 | 51% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 14 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (248 to 265); teachers up 6% (16 to 17).
About Columbus School
Columbus School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in LODI, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 265 students. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
Columbus School is one school in a 7-school district, Lodi School District, which enrolls 3,082 students.
By race and ethnicity, Columbus School is 60% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 22% White, 8% Black, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Bergen County residents. Columbus School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Columbus School is 17 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, lower than at this school. Around 60% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 28% for public schools in Bergen County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Columbus School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Columbus School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools. It scores 53.7%; the prediction is 33.3%.
Bergen County census figures show that median household income is about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Columbus School is among the 291 public schools in Bergen County.
The next-closest public school is Lodi High School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 49.8% on proficiency, and Columbus School is above that at 53.7%.
The NCES locale for Columbus School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 16%, from 229 to 265. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lodi School District
- Lodi High SchoolHigh · 906 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Wilson SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Hilltop SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Roosevelt SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other schools in LODI
- Lodi High SchoolHigh · 906 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Wilson SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Hilltop SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Roosevelt SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other Columbus schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Columbus. Columbus School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Columbus SchoolLYNDHURST, NJ · 102 students
- Columbus SchoolBridgeport, CT · 546 students
Nearby schools
- Lodi High School0.3 mi · 906
- Washington School0.4 mi · 358
- Garfield Public Preschool Annex0.4 mi · 105
- Wilson School0.6 mi · 382
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.6 mi · 686
- Garfield Public Preschool 3 at Headstart0.6 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus SchoolHow many students attend Columbus School?
Columbus School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Columbus School serve?
Columbus School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Columbus School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Columbus School.
How diverse is Columbus School?
Columbus School reports a student body of 22% White, 60% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Columbus School in?
Columbus School is part of Lodi School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.