Columbia High School

Regular School · MAPLEWOOD, NJ

Columbia High School is a regular school school in MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 1,985 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,985

Teachers (FTE)

139.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	1,022	51%
Black or African American	566	29%
Hispanic/Latino	171	9%
Two or more races	135	7%
Asian	73	4%
Not Specified	15	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,985	989M / 981F

English Language Learners: 31 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -1.6pp	25.6%	412
Reading Proficiency	68.0% +21.2pp	46.8%	428
Science Proficiency	42.0%	—	231
4-Year Graduation Rate	86.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (24)

743 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

517

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

399

20.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,985	100%

Contact & Location

17 PARKER AVE

MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040

Phone: (973)762-5600

http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/columbia/

District

South Orange-Maplewood School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,364

District enrollment: 6,562

Other Schools in District

Clinton Elementary School Elementary
Delia Bolden Elementary School Elementary
Marshall Elementary School Elementary
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School Elementary
South Mountain Elementary School Elementary
Tuscan Elementary School Elementary
Maplewood Middle School Middle
South Orange Middle School Middle

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07040) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341533002422

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD