Columbus School
12 South Perry St
Poughkeepsie NY, 12601, Dutchess County
Phone: 845-451-4630
Ranking: (3,105 out of 3,424, bottom 9%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 2
School District: Poughkeepsie City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 14 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 470 | 498 | 268 | 282 | 250 | 249 | 285 | |||||||
Grade 2: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 37 | 13.8% | 51 | 18.1% | 40 | 16.0% | 35 | 14.1% | 43 | 15.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 232 | 49.4% | 258 | 51.8% | 139 | 51.9% | 137 | 48.6% | 121 | 48.4% | 111 | 44.6% | 137 | 48.1% |
Female: | 238 | 50.6% | 240 | 48.2% | 129 | 48.1% | 145 | 51.4% | 121 | 48.4% | 130 | 52.2% | 144 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.6% | 10 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 158 | 33.6% | 189 | 38.0% | 94 | 35.1% | 91 | 32.3% | 78 | 31.2% | 97 | 39.0% | 84 | 29.5% |
Black: | 204 | 43.4% | 219 | 44.0% | 143 | 53.4% | 156 | 55.3% | 134 | 53.6% | 127 | 51.0% | 160 | 56.1% |
White: | 35 | 7.4% | 45 | 9.0% | 25 | 9.3% | 26 | 9.2% | 31 | 12.4% | 21 | 8.4% | 31 | 10.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 64 | 13.6% | 37 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 238 | 50.6% | 495 | 99.4% | 248 | 92.5% | 231 | 81.9% | 240 | 96.0% | 201 | 80.7% | 216 | 75.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 6.3% | 39 | 13.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 4.4% | 23 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 33.57 | 26.21 | 15.76 | 13.38 | 10.42 | 15.60 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 41% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 51% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 54% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 27% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 34% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 35% | 56% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 29% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 35% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 32% | 61% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 52% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 48% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 31% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 37% | 60% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 53% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 62% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 22% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 29% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 36% | 69% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 77% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 45% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 28% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 26% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 30% | 58% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 4% | 28% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 37% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 33% | 66% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 86% |
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* Columbus School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.