Summary:
The Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School is the sole 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 faces some academic challenges but also has potential strengths.
The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.5% is slightly below the state average, and its performance on the Keystone Exams is mixed, with students scoring below the state average in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. However, the school has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.6% and a student-teacher ratio of 12.5, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, nearly half of the school's students (48.28%) receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Over the past few years, the school's statewide ranking has declined, dropping from 324 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 575 out of 686 in 2023-2024. This suggests the school may be struggling to keep up with other schools in the state. To address these challenges, the school may need to focus on improving student achievement in core academic areas and providing additional support for its economically disadvantaged students.
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