Best Public Schools in Columbia County, Pennsylvania & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	782	50	15.5	100.0%	637 (81.5%)	13 (1.7%)	117 (15.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	35.4	478^th of 674 public high schools	29.1%		39.2	456^th of 634 public high schools	28.1%	22	23.0	37.8	55.4																		$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	486	35	14.0	99.6%	389 (80.0%)	9 (1.9%)	67 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	37.1	1062^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	30.8%		46.6	945^th of 1534 public elementary schools	38.4%	117				35.6	33.4					34.4	75.3		75.3	39.7	47.8					43.9	$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	432	38	11.4	62.5%	312 (72.2%)	36 (8.3%)	53 (12.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	65.4	587^th of 1534 public elementary schools	61.7%		69.3	508^th of 1534 public elementary schools	66.9%	79				74.7	60.3	47.4				61.8	80.7		80.7	59.2	59.3	46.6				55.3	$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	354	27	13.3	46.3%	292 (82.5%)	11 (3.1%)	20 (5.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)	72	224^th of 893 public middle schools	74.9%		59.1	364^th of 883 public middle schools	58.8%	140							46.3	42.7	24.2	38.8		74.4	74.4				68.6	55.3	58.7	61.4	$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	428	27	15.7	43.0%	348 (81.3%)	18 (4.2%)	30 (7.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	60.3	294^th of 674 public high schools	56.4%		75	165^th of 634 public high schools	74.0%	129	22.3	59.2	69.8																		$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	597	45	13.2	26.8%	531 (88.9%)	9 (1.5%)	22 (3.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	87.8	57^th of 674 public high schools	91.5%		70.3	208^th of 634 public high schools	67.2%	151	76.9	73.9	75.8																		$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	612	37	16.7	36.6%	548 (89.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	85.3	100^th of 893 public middle schools	88.8%		87	80^th of 883 public middle schools	90.9%	20						77.3	68.8	54.0	50.7	61.4		65.6	65.6			67.8	73.1	69.8	60.8	67.7	$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	699	52	13.4	37.3%	635 (90.8%)	5 (0.7%)	14 (2.0%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	83.2	220^th of 1534 public elementary schools	85.7%		78.8	310^th of 1534 public elementary schools	79.8%	90				71.7	76.5					74.2	92.7		92.7	72.5	66.6					69.4	$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	609	48	12.5	48.3%	561 (92.1%)	9 (1.5%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	56.9	324^th of 674 public high schools	51.9%		17.7	539^th of 634 public high schools	15.0%	215	34.8	55.6	59.8
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	844	64	13.1	99.6%	692 (82.0%)	22 (2.6%)	104 (12.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	60.9	348^th of 893 public middle schools	61.0%		59.5	361^st of 883 public middle schools	59.1%	13						42.5	50.0	32.4	24.3	36.8		53.1	53.1			45.6	55.8	55.9	55.4	53.2	$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	396	31	12.5	100.0%	319 (80.6%)	10 (2.5%)	51 (12.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	67.7	540^th of 1534 public elementary schools	64.8%		69.2	510^th of 1534 public elementary schools	66.8%	30				59.2	66.2					62.7	85.1		85.1	50.0	66.2					58.0	$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	401	26	15.4	23.7%	376 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	74	210^th of 893 public middle schools	76.5%		78.2	156^th of 883 public middle schools	82.3%	54						57.9	47.6	53.0	18.6	43.1		67.6	67.6			72.6	81.2	78.3	51.4	70.4	$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	378	27	13.8	14.6%	355 (93.9%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	81.9	99^th of 674 public high schools	85.3%		84.5	69^th of 634 public high schools	89.1%	30	63.9	62.1	76.9																		$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	456	36	12.5	12.7%	428 (93.9%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	73.9	407^th of 1534 public elementary schools	73.5%		83.1	236^th of 1534 public elementary schools	84.6%	171				70.8	53.3					61.0	88.0		88.0	65.3	66.3					65.9	$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	220	16	14.0	30.9%	202 (91.8%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	82.1	241^st of 1534 public elementary schools	84.3%		75.6	372^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	75.7%	131				79.6	82.5	64.0				77.1	97.5		97.5	65.1	72.5	52.0				64.8	$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	99	8	12.3	39.4%	97 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.5	166^th of 1534 public elementary schools	89.2%		82.1	251^st of 1534 public elementary schools	83.6%	85				76.2	57.1	86.4				75.4	100.0		100.0	80.9	57.2	86.4				77.2	$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	316	30	10.4	52.5%	295 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	81.5	252^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	83.6%		75	391^st of 1534 public elementary schools	74.5%	139				78.6	70.0	48.9	57.2			62.8	97.5		97.5	73.8	75.0	60.0	71.4			69.9	$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	104	9	11.4	55.8%	99 (95.2%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	68.1	267^th of 893 public middle schools	70.1%		57.4	384^th of 883 public middle schools	56.5%	117								30.2	26.7	28.5		73.3	73.3					62.3	58.7	60.6	$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	200	17	11.4	40.0%	191 (95.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	58.9	306^th of 674 public high schools	54.6%		55.4	342^nd of 634 public high schools	46.1%	36	25.0	54.9	69.2																		$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	251	34	7.4	39.8%	237 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	86.4	68^th of 674 public high schools	89.9%		70.8	204^th of 634 public high schools	67.8%	136	50.0	78.6	79.3					28.5	30.4	29.4		55.6	55.6					60.7	50.0	55.9	$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	291	26	11.0	48.1%	273 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	61.9	658^th of 1534 public elementary schools	57.1%		64.9	593^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	61.3%	65				34.9	56.7	32.3	54.8			45.1	91.9		91.9	51.2	54.0	61.3	73.8			60.1	$23,731	$2,174	$21,557

Best Public Schools in Columbia County, PA

Central Columbia Senior High School

Beaver-Main Elementary School

Millville Area Junior/Senior High School

Central Columbia Middle School

Central Columbia Elementary School

W W Evans Memorial Elementary School

Southern Columbia High School

L R Appleman Elementary School

Southern Columbia Middle School

Hartman Elementary Center

Bloomsburg Area Middle School

Benton Area Middle School

Salem Elementary School

Memorial Elementary School

Millville Area Elementary School

Berwick Area Middle School

Bloomsburg Area High School

Benton Area High School

Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School

West Berwick Elementary School

Berwick Area High School

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