Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, Private preparatory school in Upper West Side, Manhattan, United States.
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School is a private institution in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, educating students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The interconnected brownstone buildings near Central Park house more than 1300 students in classrooms, laboratories, and athletic spaces organized by age groups.
The institution was founded in 1764 as The Grammar School of King's College, long before the United States came into being. It separated from Columbia University in 1865 and developed into an independent educational establishment.
The name recalls the former ties to Columbia University, though the institution has operated independently for over 150 years. Families in the Upper West Side value the long tradition of academic preparation combined with modern teaching methods.
The address is 5 West 93rd Street, just a few blocks from Central Park. Each age level has dedicated spaces and facilities within the building complex.
Physicist Murray Gell-Mann, who received the Nobel Prize in 1969, and composer Richard Adler completed their schooling here. It is the oldest nonsectarian independent school in New York City.
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