Columbia Secondary School
425 West 123 Street, Manhattan, NY 10027
About this school
Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.
Students like our family atmosphere and the creative vibe of our teachers and courses. Students also like the opportunities to take courses at Columbia University in high school. Parents like the availability of the teachers and the cultural events that celebrate the diverse community, like our yearly musical, Black History Month celebration, and Hispanic Month celebration. Parents also appreciate the quality of the teachers and the breadth and depth of the curriculum. Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering has one of the only middle to high school engineering sequences in the state as well as a seven-year philosophy curriculum. We created our own community garden in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, which has become an integral part of our community. Our school focuses on hands-on, inventive learning experiences, and our teachers develop field experiences that bring coursework into an authentic setting without losing rigor.
Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.
Student demographics
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.
Academic measures
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.
- ELA proficiency
- 81%2025 NY State tests
- Math proficiency
- 75%2025 NY State tests
- Student attendance
- 97%September 2024-June 2025
Sources and data dates
- School listing
- NYC School Search · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
- Stored rating
- GreatSchools Summary Rating · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · GreatSchools-owned stored rating; measurement period undisclosed. Not an independently verified or current-year score.
- Enrollment
- NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
- School description
- NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
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