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Columbia Secondary School

05M362

06,07,08,09,10,11,12 - Manhattan, District 5

425 WEST 123 STREET (get directions)

$211.02/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

711 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $7,449,897 ($10,478/student)

Attendance: 96.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 94.6%

Overview

Columbia Secondary School is a secondary school school (grades 06,07,08,09,10,11,12) in Manhattan, Community School District 5.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	664
2014-15	659
2015-16	667
2016-17	687
2017-18	702
2018-19	718
2019-20	698
2020-21	700
2021-22	654
2022-23	692
2023-24	721
2024-25	721
2025-26	711

% female: 45.7% (2025-26)

% poverty: 40.5% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 24.5% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 1.1% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 11.1% (2025-26)

Black: 20.5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 33.8% (2025-26)

White: 25.5% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 7.7% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.7% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.51 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 96.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 94.6%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	94.2%
2024	Attendance	96.8%
2024	College and career ready	87.3
2024	4-year graduation	97.1%
2024	SAT math mean	645
2024	SAT reading & writing mean	656
2024	ELA course pass rate	97.3%
2024	Math course pass rate	94.6%
2023	Attendance	94.4%
2023	Attendance	96.5%
2023	College and career ready	80.8
2023	4-year graduation	96.9%
2023	SAT math mean	623
2023	SAT reading & writing mean	613
2023	ELA course pass rate	96.6%
2023	Math course pass rate	88%
2022	Attendance	94.7%
2022	Attendance	96.2%
2022	4-year graduation	100%
2022	SAT math mean	600
2022	SAT reading & writing mean	584
2022	ELA course pass rate	94.4%
2022	Math course pass rate	92.3%
2021	Attendance	90.4%
2021	Attendance	93.9%
2021	4-year graduation	96.9%
2021	SAT math mean	650
2021	SAT reading & writing mean	633
2021	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2021	Math course pass rate	95.1%
2020	Attendance	94.3%
2020	Attendance	98%
2020	4-year graduation	96.8%
2020	SAT math mean	647
2020	SAT reading & writing mean	610
2020	ELA course pass rate	95.9%
2020	Math course pass rate	95.2%
2019	Attendance	93.5%
2019	Attendance	96.9%
2019	4-year graduation	95.8%
2019	SAT math mean	633
2019	SAT reading & writing mean	617
2019	ELA course pass rate	96.2%
2019	Math course pass rate	93.1%
2018	Attendance	92.4%
2018	Attendance	96.3%
2018	4-year graduation	96%
2018	SAT math mean	649.8
2018	SAT reading & writing mean	640.1
2018	ELA course pass rate	97.6%
2018	Math course pass rate	90.5%
2017	4-year graduation	98.9%
2017	SAT math mean	625.5
2017	SAT reading & writing mean	625.2
2017	ELA course pass rate	92.8%
2017	Math course pass rate	92.5%
2016	4-year graduation	100%
2016	ELA course pass rate	95.6%
2016	Math course pass rate	92.2%
2015	4-year graduation	97.6%
2015	ELA course pass rate	96.2%
2015	Math course pass rate	93.4%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	462	75.2%	101
2026	6	Math	466	76.2%	101
2026	7	ELA	468	77.1%	96
2026	7	Math	478	82.4%	85
2026	8	ELA	478	93.7%	95
2026	8	Math	436	27.8%	18
2025	6	ELA	465	77.3%	97
2025	6	Math	471	76.5%	98
2025	7	ELA	467	86.3%	95
2025	7	Math	470	80.2%	81
2025	8	ELA	466	80.2%	96
2025	8	Math	438	42.3%	26
2024	6	ELA	469	86.4%	88
2024	6	Math	478	89.8%	88
2024	7	ELA	465	74.4%	86
2024	7	Math	472	77.1%	83
2024	8	ELA	469	84.8%	66
2023	6	ELA	461	71.8%	85
2023	6	Math	459	53.6%	84
2023	7	ELA	464	72.4%	76
2023	7	Math	472	79.5%	73
2023	8	ELA	479	92.6%	81
2022	6	ELA	614	72.1%	61
2022	6	Math	609	60%	60
2022	7	ELA	624	93.3%	75
2022	7	Math	620	86.8%	76
2022	8	ELA	623	97.2%	72
2019	6	ELA	628	95%	80
2019	6	Math	623	95%	80
2019	7	ELA	630	94%	84
2019	7	Math	623	90.4%	83
2019	8	ELA	618	84.8%	79
2018	6	ELA	627	96.5%	86
2018	6	Math	625	96.5%	85
2018	7	ELA	620	81.5%	92
2018	7	Math	618	82.6%	92
2018	8	ELA	620	88.1%	84

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	99	42	15	15.2%
2024	97	42	15	15.5%
2023	98	48	25	25.5%
2022	94	41	23	24.5%

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$7,449,897	$6,862,120	$10,478
FY 2026	$6,834,132	$6,173,523	$9,612

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding HS	$6,862,120
TL 09 C4E ICT HS	$191,920
Contract for Excellence FY 2024 HS	$55,998
TL Parent Coordinator HS	$51,095
TL C4E FSF	$45,045
IDEA RS IEP Para	$42,731
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools	$29,034
Contract for Excellence FY 09 HS	$28,733
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$22,880
TL NYSTL Textbooks HS	$22,850
TL 12-Month AP HS	$19,115
TL College & Career Advising	$18,623
TL CB School Staff	$12,895
TL Computer Maintenance HS	$11,858
TL NYSTL Software HS	$10,678
TL NYSTL Hardware HS	$8,676
TL NYC Solves Support	$5,585
TL NYSTL Library Books HS	$4,459
Title III Translation Services	$4,263
High Need Support for Title I STH	$839
TL Parent Coordinator OTPS HS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$211.02/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$28,281	$152,149	$108,494	$43,665

Sources & methodology

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