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Columbus Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 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
580 Columbus Ave
Thornwood, NY 10594
Phone
(914) 769-8538
District
MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
470
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.6% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
47%
55%
47%
60%
48%
58%
47%
55%
47%
60%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
66%
42%
62%
42%
70%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
37%
62%
38%
65%
37%
64%
37%
62%
38%
65%
37%
    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
11
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 163 34.7%
Grade 4 161 34.3%
Grade 5 146 31.1%
Total 470 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.4% 79.8% 42.7%
Black 0.2% 0.4% 16.7%
Hispanic 16.3% 15.3% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.8% 4.4% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.1% 11.7% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 8.9% 11.0% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 0.7% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,036 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,702.6 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.2% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,099 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 2.9% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 52.2% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 48.5% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.2% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.8% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.7% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.5% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,635 $37,365,405 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,499 $2,852,597 4.0%
Staff $1,130 $2,150,390 3.0%
General Administration $832 $1,583,296 2.2%
School Administration $1,274 $2,424,422 3.4%
Operation $1,794 $3,413,982 4.8%
Transportation $1,151 $2,190,353 3.1%
Other $750 $1,427,250 2.0%
Total Support $8,431 $16,044,193 22.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,426 $17,937,678 25.1%
Total Expenditures $37,491 $71,345,373 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
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%