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What's something COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
714
High
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008105944
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL
425 W 123RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10027 · (212) 666-1278 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New York public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
318 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 72% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
87.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
83.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.1% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 85.8% | 78.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for New York 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 24 points, placing it in New York'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 COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL's state test result (83.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 714 | 44.5% | 83.1% |
| SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 709 | 50.6% | 73.8% |
| PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 522 | 43.3% | 78.8% |
| BOERUM HILL SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (THE) BROOKLYN | 743 | 50.2% | 61.0% |
| BEACON HIGH SCHOOL BEACON | 831 | 45.0% | 64.8% |
| FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 854 | 34.4% | 82.2% |
Matched among New York high 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 COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #136 of 1,135 | #15 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #107 of 1,109 ▲ 135 | #13 of 112 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #256 of 1,135 ▲ 107 | #26 of 125 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #350 of 1,216 | #13 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #769 of 1,058 | #69 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #7 of 1,070 | #2 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #772 of 1,167 | #126 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #302 of 339 | #34 of 38 |
Ranked against other public high 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
714
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
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 | 714 | 57.1 | 12.5:1 | 45% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 55.5 | 12.9:1 | 46% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 48% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 41% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 54% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 51% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL.
About COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school based in NEW YORK, New York. The school's enrollment of 714 students covers grades 6 through 12.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 is the district for COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL. It has 28 schools and 7,761 students.
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 35%. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 20% Black, 11% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of New York County's population at about 24%. COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 76%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in New York County, the average is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL is A. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL is 58.6%. It actually posts 83.1%, which is 24.5 points higher and in the top 10% of New York schools.
New York County has about 1,629,477 residents, and the median household income is $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, New York County has 358 public schools and roughly 152,104 students.
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE is the public school closest to COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL was 701 in 2020-21 and 714 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.5:1) than in 2020-21 (14.3:1).
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New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOLHow large is COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL?
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 714 students in grades 06-12.
Is COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL have?
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL?
At COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 25% White, 35% Hispanic, 20% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL public or private?
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.