Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School


Summary:

The Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School is the sole public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School district, located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. With a total enrollment of 609 students, the school has a slightly below-average 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and a relatively low dropout rate of 1.6%.

Academically, the school's performance on the Keystone Exams, Pennsylvania's standardized tests, is mixed compared to state averages. In Algebra I, only 22% of students scored proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.6%. Similarly, in Biology and Literature, the school's proficiency rates of 31% and 27.4% lag behind the state averages of 50.5% and 63.2%, respectively. The school's ranking within the state has also fluctuated significantly, from 324 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 575 out of 686 in 2023-2024.

As a vocational-technical school, the curriculum and focus may be more oriented towards career and technical education, which could contribute to the lower performance on academic standardized tests. Additionally, the school serves a higher proportion of students from low-income families, with 48.28% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which can be a factor in academic performance. Overall, the Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School appears to be a school with a vocational focus, serving a population with a higher proportion of students from low-income families, and facing challenges in academic performance compared to state averages.

District Detail

 5050 Sweppenheiser Drive
Bloomsburg, PA 17815-8920

 (570) 784-8040

SchoolDigger Rank:
535th of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 609

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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