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Columbia High School
B+

Columbia High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

17 Parker Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040 · (973) 762-5600 · Part of South Orange-Maplewood School District

Maplewood Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of New Jersey school districts

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Students
1,985
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Columbia High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state

On the path

Where Maplewood Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Maplewood Middle Schoolin Maplewood
9–12Columbia High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts68%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

17 Parker Ave, Maplewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9557
Grade 10492
Grade 11468
Grade 12468
Enrollment over time
1,949’20
1,926’21
1,930’22
1,933’23
1,985’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 29%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbia High School from Maplewood Township families.

Other schools in South Orange-Maplewood School District

The district →
Montrose Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · South Orange
98 students10:1
South Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · S Orange
A−
613 students11:1
Clinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maplewood
B+
542 students10:1
Tuscan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maplewood
A−
531 students12:1
Delia Bolden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maplewood
A
518 students13:1
Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · S Orange
504 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Maplewood Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.