Columbia Secondary School

Grades 6–12 Public District: New York City Geographic District # 5

425 W 123rd St, New York, NY 10027 Map

Math (met standard)
77%
+24 state 53% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
84%
+32 state 51% · 2024-25
Science (met standard)
88%
+31 state 57% · 2024-25
Low income
45%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
714
2024-25
Students per teacher
12.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 79% state 51% · 2024-25 78% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 7 84% state 57% · 2024-25 90% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 8 42% state 47% · 2024-25 83% state 52% · 2024-25 —
High school (Regents) 88% state 56% · 2024-25 94% state 75% · 2024-25 88% state 57% · 2024-25
All grades 77% state 53% · 2024-25 84% state 51% · 2024-25 88% state 57% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 77% state 53% 84% state 51% 88% state 57%
2023-24 84% state 54% 82% state 48% 96% state 62%
2022-23 66% state 50% 79% state 50% 96% state 66%
2021-22 75% state 37% 89% state 51% 100% state 74%
2018-19 93% state 45% 91% state 45% 96% state 73%
2017-18 89% state 43% 89% state 45% 95% state 73%
2016-17 82% state 39% 88% state 40% —
2015-16 92% state 38% 87% state 37% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
97%
state 86% · 2024-25

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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0.3 mi
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−51 vs state
33%
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−44 vs state
26%
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−32 vs state
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+11 vs state
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