The Town School vs. Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
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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
NS-8
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
1913
1764
Students Body
Total Students
400 students
1167 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
18%
33%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
16
-
Pre-K Students
18
25
Kindergarten Students
44
45
Grade 1 Students
44
60
Grade 2 Students
41
60
Grade 3 Students
41
60
Grade 4 Students
40
70
Grade 5 Students
40
70
Grade 6 Students
40
80
Grade 7 Students
38
85
Grade 8 Students
38
85
Grade 9 Students
-
125
Grade 10 Students
-
132
Grade 11 Students
-
135
Grade 12 Students
-
135
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
70 teachers
275 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
75%
82%
Average Class Size
22
14
Number of AP Classes
n/a
18
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
4:1
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Nov. 30 / rolling
Nov. 15
Tuition Cost
$55,700
$69,560
Tuition Notes
Nursery 3 is 35,950
Nursery 4 is 46,900
n/a
% on Financial Aid
19%
17%
Admissions Director
Chloe Scott-Giry
Billy Hawkey
Admissions Associate
Carol Genirs
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
6
14
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
3
74
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
PostscriptStudent Senate
Arts and Music Programs:
Music Lessons
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)