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2008 NCLB Report

No Child Left Behind in New Jersey
  • SCHOOL: COLUMBIA SR HIGH

  • COUNTY: ESSEX
  • DISTRICT: SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status
gold arrowSchool made AYP:
YES
 
gold arrowSchool classified as "In Need of Improvement":
YES
gold arrow"In Need of Improvement" status:
year 5
 
gold arrowDistrict classified as
"in need of improvement" status:
NO
   
Graduation Rate
 SchoolDistrictState
Class of 2008
(2007-08)
98.0%98.0%93.1%
Class of 2007
(2006-07)
96.0%96.0%92.5%

Dropout Rates2007-20082006-2007
SchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState
Total0.4%0.4%1.7%0.5%0.5%2.2%
Students with Disabilities0.5%0.5%1.6%0.5%0.5%1.9%
Limited English Proficient1.0%1.0%3.0%0.5%0.5%1.9%
White0.0%0.0%1.2%0.3%0.3%1.2%
African-American0.5%0.5%3.2%0.7%0.7%4.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander3.5%3.5%3.2%0.0%0.0%4.3%
American Indian/Native American0.0%0.0%3.1%  3.8%
Hispanic0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.7%
Other Race0.5%0.5%1.9%  0.4%
Economically Disadvantaged0.0%0.0%4.7%  0.1%
 

SCHOOL DATA COMPONENTS

High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)
LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearPercent
Not Tested
Proficiency Percentages
PartialProficientAdvanced
State Standard for AYP = 85% Proficient
All Students

» details for subgroups for LAL

School2007-08
2006-07
0.5%
0.7%
6%
10.1%
68.2%
64%
25.8%
25.9%
District2007-08
2006-07
0.5%
0.7%
6%
10.1%
68.2%
64%
25.8%
25.9%
State2007-08
2006-07
0.4%
0.8%
10.2%
13.5%
69.6%
66.3%
20.2%
20.2%
The state standard for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for language arts literacy is 85% proficient for the school and each subgroup.

MATHEMATICSYearPercent
Not Tested
Proficiency Percentages
PartialProficientAdvanced
State Standard for AYP = 74% Proficient
All Students

» details for subgroups for MATH

School2007-08
2006-07
0.5%
1.2%
13.5%
20.6%
55.3%
48.3%
31.1%
31.1%
District2007-08
2006-07
0.5%
1.2%
13.5%
20.6%
55.3%
48.3%
31.1%
31.1%
State2007-08
2006-07
0.5%
0.9%
18.2%
25.1%
57.7%
50.8%
24.1%
24.2%
The state standard for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for mathematics is 74% proficient for the school and each subgroup.

 
Teacher Information 2007-2008
arrow% of teachers teaching with
emergency or conditional certificates:
 School:  1.1%  District:  0.5%  State:  0.3%
 
arrow% of classes NOT taught by highly qualified teachers:
 School:  0.0%  District:  0.0%  State:  1.3%
 
arrow% of classes NOT taught by highly qualified teachers in quartiles for:
 High poverty schools:  3.2%
 Low poverty schools:   0.5%
Teachers' Professional Qualifications
 BA/BSMA/MSPhD/EdD
2007-0837.1%59.0%3.9%
2006-0740.0%53.0%7.0%
 
There are three essential components of a highly qualified teacher:
  • Hold at least a bachelor's degree;
  • Be fully certified/licensed by New Jersey; and
  • Demonstrate competence in each of the core academic subjects in which the teacher teaches.

Teachers can demonstrate competence in the subject(s) they teach by either:

The results displayed on NCLB Reports are based on the state assessment data with the NCLB conditions applied. Additionally, the NCLB data incorporate the data appeals submitted by districts/schools that have been granted by the NJDOE. Therefore, the data in the NCLB Reports may be different from the data displayed on the NJ School Report Cards.

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