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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Key statistics
8,837
Students enrolled
24
Public schools
790
Classroom teachers (FTE)
11.2:1
Students per teacher
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.
District details
Grades served
PK to 12
Total staff (FTE)
1,428
District office
425 W 123RD ST, New York NY 10027
Phone
County
New York County
Official website
NCES District ID
3600081
About NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.
The Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, & Engineering is a new, public, sixth through twelfth grade school that opened in the fall of 2007. A partnership between the New York City Department of Education, the community, and Columbia University, CSS-MSE serves academically talented students who have an interest in a rigorous and demanding program focusing on math, science, and engineering.Beginning with a founding sixth grade class, the school will add one grade per year until it reaches its full enrollment of 650 students. Currently the school is composed of 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grades.