Columbia Senior High School
Grades: 9-12
Students: 1930
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 13:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 163:1
Certified Teachers: 94%
17 Parker Avenue
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Maplewood, NJ 07040
(973) 762-5600
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
8/10
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Academic Progress6/10
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Student GrowthRead what parents are saying about Columbia Senior High School
This school educates critical thinkers. Because it is socioeconomically and racially diverse, it also teaches it students how to get along with and work productively with those who are different from themselves. We have seen its graduates, go out into the world and leave interesting, productive live
Posted by a parent on 10/8/2025As a former graduate of this school district, it is a far fall from where it used to be. The district is over crowded, constantly being sued over teachers having relationships with students, and a special education department in shambles. We needed to have a lawyer call and threaten with a lawsuit j
Posted by a parent on 5/5/2025For the academically minded, Columbia is rigorous, diverse and inclusive. The top level courses here are taught by excellent teachers. My husband and I attended top level colleges (one ranked in top ten in the world) and we believe our son is getting an education of a very high standard
Posted by a parent on 5/22/2018My three kids graduated from CHS. Not only is it academically rigorous (my husband and I have ivy degrees, so we feel we can assess this pretty well) but it is also a place where all sorts of kids thrive: artists, filmmakers, robotics teams, journalists, math geeks, dancers, jazz musicians, athletes
Posted by a parent on 11/18/2015While there are many positive aspects to my son's experience at this school (2010 graduate), we made the decision to move out prior to our daughter starting her freshman year. We were paying very high taxes and for that expected an excellent school. If you ask the teachers themselves, they will tell
Posted by a parent on 3/12/2013Nearby Schools
Browse other schools near Columbia Senior High SchoolMaplewood schools - Columbia Senior High School is located at 17 Parker Avenue, Maplewood NJ 07040. Columbia Senior High School is in the South Orange-Maplewood School District. Columbia Senior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.
