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Columbus School

Public Grades K-2

102

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,454

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

640 Lake Ave
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071-1207

(201) 896-2075

District: Lyndhurst Public School District

Students who attend Columbus School usually attend:

High:

Lyndhurst High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

White:

33.3%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2005 → 24th in 2014

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (59% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2005

!Math scores 24 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?

This school59%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg71%

Not ranked this year

Columbus School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2014	30.5	1041 of 1363	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1089 of 1367	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.4	988 of 1363	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.0	934 of 1360	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.5	653 of 1354	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	772 of 1346	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.8	604 of 1338	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.8	695 of 1329	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.1	870 of 1314	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.3	840 of 1303	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	85.1	62 of 1298	95.2%	★★★★★
2003	27.9	929 of 1204	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs New Jersey (2013-2014) ?

Language Arts Literacy67%~ state avg

Math52%-24 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, May 3, 2009

When your child is in 3-5 grade they will have a horrible lunch teacher who pulls hair. She almost got fired but is still tourturing lives of kids. Do not go to Columbus school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbus School	Public	K-2	640 Lake Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2075	102	9	10.9	34.3%	34 (33.3%)	9 (8.8%)	49 (48.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)								$8,454		$8,454
Jefferson School	Public	3-5	336 Lake Ave.	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2065	256	19	13.8	47.3%	92 (35.9%)	12 (4.7%)	129 (50.4%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	49	693^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.3	618^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.8%	75	30.9	41.3	64.1	62.0	36.8	43.0	38.3	$8,025	$146	$7,879
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	319 New York Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-6390	94	5	17.6	26.6%	41 (43.6%)	4 (4.3%)	42 (44.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$6,528	$138	$6,390
Franklin School	Public	K-2	360 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2077	196	14	14.0	39.8%	79 (40.3%)	3 (1.5%)	97 (49.5%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$6,440	$662	$5,778
Roosevelt School	Public	3-5	530 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2068	295	22	13.7	34.6%	141 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	125 (42.4%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	52.9	641^st of 1347 public elementary schools	52.4%		49	683^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	42	25.8	44.1	66.2	59.2	50.0	48.1	44.1	$6,715	$71	$6,644
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-3	414 Montross Avenue	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	500	33	15.0	7.4%	276 (55.2%)	12 (2.4%)	119 (23.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	86.2	182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	86.5%		95.2	30^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.8%	152		73.9			69.5			$7,698	$196	$7,502
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-2	709 Ridge Rd	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2072	162	17	9.5	32.7%	73 (45.1%)	10 (6.2%)	62 (38.3%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)								(n/a)								$8,777	$161	$8,616
Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Webster Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	132	16	8.2	33.3%	59 (44.7%)	2 (1.5%)	58 (43.9%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	47.8	712^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.1%		59.7	549^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.0%	163	0.0	60.0	62.5	61.9	48.0	41.7	28.6	$7,991	$61	$7,930
Washington School	Public	1-3	89 Wood St	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	349	24	14.5	6.6%	155 (44.4%)	7 (2.0%)	81 (23.2%)	65 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.7%)	71.7	399^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.1	377^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.8%	22		53.4			67.3			$8,096	$196	$7,900
School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Oak Street	Clifton	07014	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2392	165	17	9.7	55.8%	29 (17.6%)	7 (4.2%)	110 (66.7%)	15 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	18.3	1124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		33.7	888^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	236	11.8	6.5	52.4	26.1	29.1	33.3	17.4	$18,003		$18,003

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