The School at Columbia University is an independent K-8 school founded in 2003 with the goal of providing an excellent education to a diverse student body.
Student Body: 495
18% African American
8% Asian/Pacific Islander
40% Caucasian
12% Latina/o
2% Middle Eastern
20% Multi-ethnic
2008-9 Tuition: $28,000
Amount of Financial Aid Provided Annually: Over $4.5 million
Disciplines: Dance, Educational Technology, Literacy/English, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social and Emotional Learning, Social Studies, Spanish, Visual Arts, Wellness
Student to Faculty Ratio: 5 to 1
Average Class Size: 14
Laptops: Every student in grades 2 – 8 receives a laptop to use in school
Language Training: Students receive immersive instruction in Spanish from K-8
Afterschool Offerings: 80 classes per semester
Facilities: The School occupies 75,000 square feet in a building created, in part, for its use. Its colorful classrooms, considered among Columbia’s most technologically advanced, incorporate Smart Boards and wireless Internet. A double-height art studio, full-sized gymnasium, three science labs, light-filled library, and dedicated dance space complement classroom offerings.
High Schools Our Graduates Have Chosen: A. Philip Randolph; Aquinas; Beacon; Birch Wathen Lenox; Bronx Science; Calhoun; Dalton; Dominican Academy; Dwight; Dwight-Engelwood; Eleanor Roosevelt; Frank Sinatra; High School for Environmental Studies; High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College; Horace Mann; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; LaGuardia; Lakeland; Loyola; Hunter; Manhattan Village Academy; Masters, Riverdale Country Day; School of the Future; St. Agnes; St. Jean Baptiste; St. Michael’s; Spence; Stuyvesant; Urban Assembly School of Business; Winston Prep; Xavier; Young Women’s Leadership
