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Schools in Columbia

Columbia’s public schools

Knowlton Township School District and North Warren Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.6K
▼ 3% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · North Warren Regional
Students per teacher
10.5
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
756 students on the public path
In brief

Columbia’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Columbia’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. North Warren Regional School places highest (better than 62%); Knowlton Township Board of Education lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Columbia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Knowlton Township Board of Educationin DelawareC+
7–12North Warren Regional Schoolin BlairstownB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Knowlton Township School District.

Two districts serve Columbia

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Knowlton Township School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 174 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$28,599NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
North Warren Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 582 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,616NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Knowlton Township School District42%
State average 48.6% · 87 students tested
Math · PK–6, Knowlton Township School District27%
State average 35.5% · 86 students tested
Reading · 7–12, North Warren Regional School District36%
State average 48.6% · 320 students tested
Math · 7–12, North Warren Regional School District24%
State average 35.5% · 315 students tested

Columbia vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Columbia’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbia—Knowlton Township PK–6 · North Warren Regional 7–12
KnowltonCKnowlton Township PK–6 · North Warren Regional 7–12

Portland, PA borders Columbia but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Columbia

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Columbiain other towns
Knowlton Township Board of Education
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Delaware
C+
174 students9:1Rate it →
North Warren Regional School
High · Grades 7–12 · Blairstown
B
582 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbia’s schools

Are Columbia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbia. Knowlton Township School District and North Warren Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbia in?

Knowlton Township School District and North Warren Regional School District.

Where do Columbia kids go to high school?

North Warren Regional School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.