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Columbus School

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Columbus School ranks 744 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Columbus School in Lodi, New Jersey, serves 265 students in prekindergarten through grade 5. Its latest results show a mixed academic picture: math compares favorably with nearby schools, while ELA varies by grade and recent results have dropped from earlier years. The clearest concern is grade 5 science: 17% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 27% in the Lodi School District, 27% statewide and 24% at nearby schools on average.

Math is a relative strength against nearby schools, though not against the district or state overall. Columbus averaged 46% proficiency across grades 3–5, below the district’s 50% and the state’s 47%; still, its grade-level results were 9, 4 and 7 percentage points above nearby-school averages in grades 3, 4 and 5. ELA results show a sharper grade-level contrast: grade 3 proficiency was 36%, below the district’s 44%, the state’s 48% and the nearby-school average of 44%. Grade 5 ELA was stronger at 53%, above the state by 2 points and nearby schools by 3 points.

Results have weakened since 2022–23, particularly in ELA: the grades 3–5 average fell from 66% to 46% by 2025–26, while the math average declined from 52% to 46%. Science rose slightly across those years, from 14% to 17%, but fluctuated considerably in between. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile fell from 67 in 2024–25 to 44 in 2025–26, and its rating dropped from 3 stars to 2. Attendance is a positive: chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2024–25, down from 17% in 2023–24 and below the state’s 14%. Columbus had a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 in 2024–25, the highest among nearby schools with data, despite having the second-lowest enrollment. Its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 60% that year, below the other Lodi schools but close to the nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings show stronger statewide standing for English Language Learner Students (73rd percentile) and Low Socio Economic Status Students (68th) than for the school overall; the latter fell 28 points from 2023–24.

265

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,696

Per pupil spending ?

60.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

370 Westervelt Place
Lodi, NJ 07644

(973) 478-0514

District: Lodi School District

Students who attend Columbus School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High:	Lodi High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

21.5%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

!Near the bottom of Lodi School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg47%

New Jersey avg45%

744^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Lodi School District

318^th of 607Lodi School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	744 of 1331	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.3	451 of 1347	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	471 of 1338	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	524 of 1342	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	384 of 1345	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	623 of 1317	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	457 of 1360	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	596 of 1353	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.9	472 of 1352	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.6	610 of 1346	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	689 of 1357	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.2	685 of 1363	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.5	650 of 1367	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	481 of 1363	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.7	261 of 1360	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	51.5	799 of 1354	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.4	538 of 1346	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	506 of 1338	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	503 of 1329	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.4	353 of 1314	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	51.1	804 of 1303	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.2	812 of 1298	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.8	816 of 1204	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	159 of 581	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	115 of 597	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	730 of 1311	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.5	505 of 1326	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	322 of 1317	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	551 of 1318	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	417 of 1326	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	549 of 1290	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	381 of 1331	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	557 of 1333	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	327 of 991	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.4	108 of 1032	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	212 of 989	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	164 of 982	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	100 of 953	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	150 of 896	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	110 of 899	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	168 of 870	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	317 of 1002	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	91.4	50 of 1023	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	33 of 939	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	59 of 910	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	39 of 863	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	53 of 839	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	26 of 948	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	75 of 942	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	713 of 1306	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.9	394 of 1318	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	533 of 1313	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	450 of 1315	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	381 of 1324	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	649 of 1297	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	479 of 1335	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	576 of 1334	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	562 of 970	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	380 of 1001	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	603 of 951	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	83.3	116 of 970	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	245 of 963	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	611 of 975	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	670 of 964	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.5	145 of 1023	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	443 of 1022	56.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile~ school

White (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-3 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science17%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Westervelt Place	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-0514	265	17	15.5	60.0%	57 (21.5%)	20 (7.5%)	159 (60.0%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	44.5	744^th of 1331 public elementary schools	44.1%		67.3	451^st of 1347 public elementary schools	66.5%	293	16.7	36.0	47.3	53.3		50.0	45.9	43.3		$14,696	$380	$14,316
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N Main Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8513	358	27	13.2	64.0%	82 (22.9%)	20 (5.6%)	215 (60.1%)	36 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	58.9	570^th of 1331 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.8	483^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.1%	87	42.1	53.5	58.3	58.9		51.7	45.0	36.8		$16,382	$424	$15,958
Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Union Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 473-8189	382	26	14.6	67.8%	73 (19.1%)	18 (4.7%)	258 (67.5%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	63.6	505^th of 1331 public elementary schools	62.1%		70.9	411^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.5%	94	24.2	46.8	70.7	59.4		46.2	60.4	72.9		$15,309	$396	$14,913
Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Passaic Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8511	148	13	11.3	68.9%	44 (29.7%)	10 (6.8%)	90 (60.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)										$19,554	$506	$19,048
Franklin School	Public	K-6	95 Caldwell Avenue	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-1142	328	24	13.6	34.1%	148 (45.1%)	16 (4.9%)	128 (39.0%)	24 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	34.8	869^th of 1331 public elementary schools	34.7%		35.7	875^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.0%	6	17.3	60.5	38.5	29.4	43.2	37.5	43.6	34.6	25.0	$15,947	$409	$15,538
Roosevelt School #7	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Lincoln Pl	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5037	282	22	12.6	59.6%	77 (27.3%)	41 (14.5%)	155 (55.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	35.3	864^th of 1331 public elementary schools	35.1%		55.5	609^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.8%	255	21.6	32.6	55.6	52.9		23.9	36.9	27.5		$18,139	$720	$17,419
Thomas Jefferson School #9	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Alpine Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5039	368	36	10.1	60.1%	164 (44.6%)	20 (5.4%)	173 (47.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	50.9	663^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	50.2%		69.3	431^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.0%	232	17.5	47.7	54.4	67.5		42.9	48.9	40.0		$22,978	$694	$22,284
Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	366	33	11.2	58.5%	159 (43.4%)	19 (5.2%)	183 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	26.9	973^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	26.9%		45.9	728^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.0%	245	17.6	41.6	43.0	39.2		31.8	18.5	23.5		$20,054	$705	$19,349
Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 KIPP Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 778-1213	337	29	11.6	62.3%	68 (20.2%)	27 (8.0%)	208 (61.7%)	22 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	45.7	724^th of 1331 public elementary schools	45.6%		55.6	607^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.9%	117	22.2	39.6	42.0	47.3		58.3	39.2	52.8		$15,556	$403	$15,153
James Madison School #10	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Lincoln Place	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 306-7190	280	26	10.9	75.0%	69 (24.6%)	29 (10.4%)	179 (63.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.1	670^th of 1331 public elementary schools	49.7%		77.3	328^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.6%	342	43.9	55.3	34.2	50.0		59.6	39.0	26.8		$20,124	$646	$19,478

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