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Columbus School

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Public Grades
487
Students ?
34.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
74.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 18 S Perry St
       Poughkeepsie, NY  12601-3313

(845) 451-4630

District: Poughkeepsie City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.2%
Hispanic:
37.0%
Two or more races:
10.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2006 → 8th in 2012
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 66% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2006
!Science scores 30 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2011-2012) ?
This school39%
District avg40%
New York avg66%
Not ranked this year
Columbus School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
831st of 874Poughkeepsie City School District among New York 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201211.72126 of 23208.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201123.51862 of 228618.5%★☆☆☆☆
201017.51984 of 226312.3%★☆☆☆☆
200925.01900 of 225715.8%★☆☆☆☆
200819.51917 of 222713.9%★☆☆☆☆
200720.41861 of 221916.1%★☆☆☆☆
200623.91830 of 220617.0%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs New York (2011-2012) ?
Science59%-30 vs state
Math39%-26 vs state
English Language Arts34%-24 vs state

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Students at Columbus School are 46% African American, 37% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% White.

In the 2015-16 school year, 487 students attended Columbus School.


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