Dwight School vs. Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Dwight School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Body
Sports offered
Extra-curric.
School History
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extra-curric.
School History
Grades Offered
PK-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
n/a
Year Founded
1872
1764
Students Body
Total Students
955 students
1167 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
30%
33%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
153
-
Pre-K Students
60
25
Kindergarten Students
44
45
Grade 1 Students
36
60
Grade 2 Students
39
60
Grade 3 Students
41
60
Grade 4 Students
48
70
Grade 5 Students
38
70
Grade 6 Students
48
80
Grade 7 Students
66
85
Grade 8 Students
50
85
Grade 9 Students
75
125
Grade 10 Students
95
132
Grade 11 Students
92
135
Grade 12 Students
70
135
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
142 teachers
275 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
82%
Average Class Size
15
14
Number of AP Classes
n/a
18
Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
4:1
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 1
Nov. 15
Tuition Cost
$60,185
$69,560
% on Financial Aid
25%
17%
Admissions Director
Maryll Spahn
Billy Hawkey
Admissions Associate
Melissa Andolina
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
15
14
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
30
74
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Contemporary Arts SocietyDance Lab
Digital PhotographyGreen Roof Space Research and Design
Improv Performance GroupJazz Band
Mock TrialsModel UN
Performance MusicProm Committee
Student CouncilUpper School Theater Production
Upper School Vocal EnsembleYoga
Young Writers Society
Club or Organization:
American Sign LanguageChess Club
Cooking ClubDebate Team
DodgeballFashion Club
FencingFlag Football
Math LabMusical Theater
ParkourStock Market Club
YearbookZoology
Zumba
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
About IsraelActing Improv
Adv. FinanceAmnesty International
AnalyticsArt Club
Baking ClubBarbershop
Baseball ClubBlack Culture Club
Book ClubBusiness & Economics
CGPS Voices (Social Justice Magazine)Chess Team
Chinese CultureColumbia Blue (Newspaper)
Community ServiceComputer Science
CPJ (Columbia Prep Journal)CPTV (Columbia Prep TV)
Crochet for a CauseCulinary Club
Current Events ClubDays for Girls
Debate TeamEnvironmental Club
Fashion ClubFilm Appreciation
Food InsecurityFuture Business Leaders of America
Girls Who CodeGirls Who Play Chess
Healthy Mind and BodyHistory Olympiad
Innocence ProjectInnovate (Science Magazine)
Inside the BrainInvesting
Japanese Culture ClubLatin Club
Le Club de FrançaisLeading Community Engagement: Equity
MahjongMath Club
MeditationMock Trial
Model CongressModel UN
Multi-Ethnic Cultural Awareness (MECA)Philosophy Club
Preventing Gun ViolenceQSA (Queer-Straight Alliance)
Real EstateRobotics Team
Science OlympiadSpanish Appreciation
Sports DebateSports Website (The Lion's Roar)
Stagecraft ClubThe Globe (Language Magazine)
UNICEFWomen's Leadership
YearbookYoung Democrats
Young EntrepreneursYoung Republicans
Arts and Music Programs:
Adv. OrchestraBluenotes (A Cappella)
ChorusDance Ensemble
Jazz BandModern Band
OrchestraSounds of 7 (A Cappella)