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Columbus Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1200 Brunswick Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08638
Phone
(609) 656-4690
District
TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
MERCER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
356
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.1% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Columbus Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
43%
7%
42%
7%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
43%
9%
48%
8%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
42%
13%
48%
0%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 58 16.3%
Grade 1 59 16.6%
Grade 2 63 17.7%
Grade 3 55 15.4%
Grade 4 56 15.7%
Grade 5 39 11.0%
Total 356 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 1.1% 41.1%
Black 61.5% 37.7% 15.3%
Hispanic 37.4% 60.9% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.8% 45.6% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 59.8% 44.8% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 0.8% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 90,097 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,033.9 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.5% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 27.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 31,461 3,395,165
Single Parent Households With Children 14.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 75.5% 90.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.1% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.4% 27.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.5% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 11.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 9.2%
$15,000 or less 24.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,703 $148,136,574 38.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,595 $32,847,510 8.6%
Staff $618 $7,822,644 2.0%
General Administration $217 $2,746,786 0.7%
School Administration $1,225 $15,506,050 4.0%
Operation $2,062 $26,100,796 6.8%
Transportation $332 $4,202,456 1.1%
Other $421 $5,329,018 1.4%
Total Support $7,470 $94,555,260 24.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $11,149 $141,124,042 36.8%
Total Expenditures $30,323 $383,828,534 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%