Best Public Schools in Columbia County, Pennsylvania & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berwick Area High School	Public	9-12	1100 Fowler Ave	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	721	50	14.4	99.7%	578 (80.2%)	12 (1.7%)	124 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	53.7	359^th of 686 public high schools	47.7%		35.4	478^th of 674 public high schools	29.1%	119	32.3	51.0	67.1																		$12,062	$82	$11,980
West Berwick Elementary School	Public	K-4	809 Sycamore St	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	490	36	13.7	100.0%	378 (77.1%)	6 (1.2%)	79 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	39.5	1011^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.7%		37.1	1062^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	30.8%	51				45.3	30.6					37.0	78.5		78.5	52.0	40.8					45.7	$11,082	$1,212	$9,870
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Market St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-7885	413	39	10.7	65.6%	292 (70.7%)	27 (6.5%)	58 (14.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	70.6	473^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.4	587^th of 1534 public elementary schools	61.7%	114				79.3	59.4	54.5				64.0	81.2		81.2	68.0	58.8	58.2				61.4	$12,710	$512	$12,198
Bloomsburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Railroad St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-9100	368	28	13.2	51.6%	300 (81.5%)	20 (5.4%)	21 (5.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	72.4	225^th of 891 public middle schools	74.7%		72	224^th of 893 public middle schools	74.9%	1							39.6	42.2	35.7	39.5		67.3	67.3				53.2	62.0	67.3	60.8	$12,080	$1,286	$10,794
Bloomsburg Area High School	Public	9-12	1200 Railroad St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-6100	389	28	14.0	42.2%	311 (79.9%)	14 (3.6%)	33 (8.5%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	61.7	276^th of 686 public high schools	59.8%		60.3	294^th of 674 public high schools	56.4%	18	37.0	52.4	74.1																		$14,399	$232	$14,166
Central Columbia Senior High School	Public	9-12	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-2833	606	47	12.8	28.7%	537 (88.6%)	8 (1.3%)	27 (4.5%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	86.6	66^th of 686 public high schools	90.4%		87.8	57^th of 674 public high schools	91.5%	9	63.1	75.0	77.8																		$21,169	$1,080	$20,089
Central Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-6103	630	40	15.9	35.2%	559 (88.7%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	89.6	67^th of 891 public middle schools	92.5%		85.3	100^th of 893 public middle schools	88.8%	33						57.8	69.6	61.2	56.1	60.8		70.8	70.8			65.9	70.3	70.9	68.4	68.8	$17,448	$1,593	$15,855
Central Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-4	4777 Old Berwick Rd	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Central Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-2850	704	55	12.8	38.4%	636 (90.3%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (3.0%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	83.5	219^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.6%		83.2	220^th of 1534 public elementary schools	85.7%	1				71.8	72.2					72.0	93.9		93.9	72.4	73.7					73.1	$19,008	$2,842	$16,166
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	5050 Sweppenheiser Drive	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(570) 784-8040	617	47	13.2	52.4%	559 (90.6%)	12 (1.9%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	15.8	575^th of 686 public high schools	16.2%		56.9	324^th of 674 public high schools	51.9%	251	22.0	31.0	27.4
Berwick Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 Evergreen Drive	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	878	65	13.4	99.4%	698 (79.5%)	32 (3.6%)	117 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	55.4	412^th of 891 public middle schools	53.8%		60.9	348^th of 893 public middle schools	61.0%	64						39.5	35.0	37.7	23.1	33.7		50.3	50.3			48.4	48.9	50.6	55.8	51.0	$11,895	$254	$11,642
Salem Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 East Tenth Street	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	384	31	12.2	100.0%	296 (77.1%)	9 (2.3%)	59 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	70.5	475^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.9%		67.7	540^th of 1534 public elementary schools	64.8%	65				69.3	61.2					65.1	83.6		83.6	75.4	50.8					62.9	$11,472	$619	$10,852
Southern Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	810 Southern Drive	Catawissa	17820	Columbia County	Southern Columbia Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 356-3400	382	28	13.4	36.6%	354 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	86.9	85^th of 891 public middle schools	90.5%		74	210^th of 893 public middle schools	76.5%	125						56.5	60.7	59.4	31.3	52.4		73.5	73.5			73.6	76.2	76.5	69.5	74.1	$15,695	$1,118	$14,577
Southern Columbia High School	Public	9-12	812 Southern Drive	Catawissa	17820	Columbia County	Southern Columbia Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 356-3450	364	27	13.3	26.4%	337 (92.6%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	50.9	382^nd of 686 public high schools	44.3%		81.9	99^th of 674 public high schools	85.3%	283	61.2	33.3	57.1																		$15,695	$1,118	$14,577
Hartman Elementary Center	Public	K-4	802 Southern Drive	Catawissa	17820	Columbia County	Southern Columbia Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 356-3250	461	35	13.2	37.5%	440 (95.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	73.6	425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.1%		73.9	407^th of 1534 public elementary schools	73.5%	18				71.2	66.2					69.0	87.8		87.8	62.5	60.8					61.8	$15,695	$1,118	$14,577
W W Evans Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	59 Perry Ave	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-3167	254	16	15.4	32.3%	227 (89.4%)	8 (3.1%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	68.8	515^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.3%		82.1	241^st of 1534 public elementary schools	84.3%	274				69.4	51.0	73.2				63.8	72.6		72.6	69.4	58.0	65.9				64.2	$11,412	$720	$10,692
Beaver-Main Elementary School	Public	K-5	245 Beaver Valley Road	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-0309	91	7	13.4	40.7%	88 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.7	49^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.8%		86.5	166^th of 1534 public elementary schools	89.2%	117				100.0	80.9	84.6				86.7	100.0		100.0	81.9	76.2	76.9				77.8	$12,039	$526	$11,512
L R Appleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	525 Park Street	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 925-6971	307	31	9.7	99.0%	285 (92.8%)	8 (2.6%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80.7	269^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.4%		81.5	252^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	83.6%	17				53.9	69.1	61.5	72.1			64.4	100.0		100.0	64.1	69.0	74.4	67.5			68.7	$19,220	$913	$18,307
Benton Area Middle School	Public	7-8	400 Park St	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 925-2651	113	8	13.3	97.3%	108 (95.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	68.4	265^th of 891 public middle schools	70.3%		68.1	267^th of 893 public middle schools	70.1%	2								45.1	13.5	29.2		63.4	63.4					74.0	59.6	66.7	$19,385	$921	$18,464
Benton Area High School	Public	9-12	400 Park St	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 925-6651	202	14	14.3	98.5%	192 (95.0%)	5 (2.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.6	404^th of 686 public high schools	41.1%		58.9	306^th of 674 public high schools	54.6%	98	34.3	50.0	58.4																		$19,220	$913	$18,307
Millville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	345 School House Lane	Millville	17846	Columbia County	Millville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 458-5538	240	34	7.0	42.9%	226 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	41.1	462^nd of 686 public high schools	32.7%		86.4	68^th of 674 public high schools	89.9%	394	42.8	34.4	55.1					42.8	46.0	44.5		75.0	75.0					59.6	80.4	70.9	$28,142	$2,598	$25,544
Millville Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	370 Batten Lane	Millville	17846	Columbia County	Millville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 458-5538	286	25	11.3	57.0%	270 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	53.9	816^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.5%		61.9	658^th of 1534 public elementary schools	57.1%	158				58.8	39.5	48.6	29.1			44.1	84.1		84.1	55.9	38.6	71.5	48.4			52.8	$23,731	$2,174	$21,557

Best Public Schools in Columbia County, PA

Beaver-Main Elementary School

Central Columbia Middle School

Southern Columbia Middle School

Central Columbia Senior High School

Central Columbia Elementary School

L R Appleman Elementary School

Hartman Elementary Center

Bloomsburg Area Middle School

Memorial Elementary School

Salem Elementary School

W W Evans Memorial Elementary School

Benton Area Middle School

Bloomsburg Area High School

Berwick Area Middle School

Millville Area Elementary School

Berwick Area High School

Southern Columbia High School

Benton Area High School

Millville Area Junior/Senior High School

West Berwick Elementary School

Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School

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