Columbia High School Improves
to 45th Best in New Jersey
in New Rankings
CHS ranking by U.S. News & World Report
improves from 59 last year
Mapleood, NJ: Columbia High Schools ranking has improved to 45 best in the
state of New Jerssey, by U.S. News and World Report. The South Orange-
Maplewood School District marks a “dramatic jump” from last year’s ranking of 59.
In all, the report released on Tuesday ranked a total of 399 New Jersey high
schools, the district said.
Columbia’s ranking shows the school is “on the right track in helping students
achieve academic success,” Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor said in the news
release.
The top ranked high school in the state is Union County Magnet High School
in Scotch Plains.
“We congratulate Principal Frank Sanchez, everyone on his administrative team,
all of the high school’s teachers and staff, and our students’ parents and
guardians on this recognition of their efforts,” he said. “Let us all continue in
our efforts to instill greater equity among our students, and to improve
Columbia High School and our entire District in attending to the educational
needs of every student.”
CHS Principal Sanchez said the announcement was “very encouraging news.”
“While we appreciate this recognition, there is nothing more gratifying to us
than to see our students achieve academic success and continue on their
paths to lifelong learning and realizing their potential,” Sanchez said in the
news release. “Our teachers, administrators, and staff are among the most
dedicated in the world, and we will never stop working to make Columbia
High School a better place for the students and families we serve.”
The ranking news comes after the district said last week that students in
Columbia High School’s class of 2024 have tested far higher than state
averages on a New Jersey assessment of graduation readiness, and the district
is making progress on closing the achievement gap among its students.
Across the rising seniors tested, 93.8% met the proficiency standard in English Language Arts, far above the state’s average of 80.5% in 2022. In math, 69.8%
of the students tested met the proficiency standard, also significantly higher
than the New Jersey average of 55%.
A picturesque town in Essex County, Maplewood is located on the East Branch of the
Rahway River. Originally consisting of farms, mills and orchards, Maplewood is now a
great mix of residential and commercial areas, culminating in the jewel of a downtown village and coming together to create a charming, tight-knit and diversified community.
Maplewood has predominantly Colonial and Tudor style homes with sprawling porches
and ample greenery, but you can also find some Victorians and a range of more
modern style construction on its beautiful tree lined streets.
Maplewood is a diverse town with 6 elementary schools and prominent municipal
building designed by famous architects, Guilbert and Betelle. In the center of town,
famed landscape architects, the Olmstead Brothers, created the breathtaking Memorial
Park; not to be overlooked is Ricalton Square, nestled between the train station and
the downtown shopping; this area is frequently used for events including a Halloween
Parade with hayrides and petting zoos, as well as featuring replica homes during the
Winter Holiday Season. The town offers many activities to its residents from camps in
the summer, arts and crafts classes, a public pool (with 4 pools ranging from a “baby”
pool to toddler pool to large lap pool and a diving tank) and a farmers market when in season. There is even an annual musicalpalooza--Maplewoodstock—featuring a variety of ban
ds and musical styles, showcasing local and national bands with booths for local
businesses to set up.
The Village, also known as Maplewood Center, is a quaint, downtown shopping district
with everything from restaurants with foods from all over the world, bakeries, dance
studios, gyms, bookstores, a movie theater and bookstores. With its large variety of
cuisines to choose from, Maplewood recently started a yearly town-wide Restaurant
Week with over 30 eateries participating.
Easily accessible by its throughways and the New Jersey Transit, it's no surprise
Maplewood has been ranked several times as one of the most desirable places to
live in America by a number of surveys.
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A picturesque town in Essex County, Maplewood is located on the
East Branch of the Rahway River. Originally consisting of farms, mills and
orchards, Maplewood is now a great mix of residential and commercial areas,
culminating in the jewel of a downtown village and coming together to create a
charming, tight-knit and diversified community. Maplewood has predominantly
Colonial and Tudor style homes with sprawling porches and ample greenery, but
you can also find some Victorians and a range of more modern style construction
on its beautiful tree lined streets. Maplewood is a diverse town with 6
elementary schools and prominent municipal building designed by famous
architects, Guilbert and Betelle. In the center of town, famed landscape
architects, the Olmstead Brothers, created the breathtaking Memorial Park; not
to be overlooked is Ricalton Square, nestled between the train station and the
downtown shopping; this area is frequently used for events including a
Halloween Parade with hayrides and petting zoos, as well as featuring replica homes
during the Winter Holiday Season. The town offers many activities to its
residents from camps in the summer, arts and crafts classes, a public pool
(with 4 pools ranging from a “baby” pool to toddler pool to large lap pool and
a diving tank) and a farmers market when in season. There is even an annual
musicalpalooza--Maplewoodstock—featuring a variety of bands and musical styles,
showcasing local and national bands with booths for local businesses to set up.
The Village, also known as Maplewood Center, is a quaint, downtown shopping
district with everything from restaurants with foods from all over the world,
bakeries, dance studios, gyms, bookstores, a movie theater and bookstores. With
its large variety of cuisines to choose from, Maplewood recently started a
yearly town-wide Restaurant Week with over 30 eateries participating. Easily
accessible by its throughways and the New Jersey Transit, it's no surprise
Maplewood has been ranked several times as one of the most desirable places to
live in America by a number of surveys. Let's work together to find you your
Dream Home!
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