Best Public Schools in Columbia County, Pennsylvania & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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
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	308	31	9.8	99.0%	292 (94.8%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85.2	196^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.0%		80.7	269^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.4%	73				71.4	69.8	70.8	76.2			72.0	68.6	65.2	56.1	78.5			67.1	$21,071	$1,511	$19,560
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	100	10	10.5	97.0%	95 (95.0%)	4 (4.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.5	70^th of 873 public middle schools	92.0%		68.4	265^th of 891 public middle schools	70.3%	195								54.8	53.8	54.3					61.9	75.0	69.1	$20,965	$1,503	$19,462
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	19	10.5	98.5%	191 (95.5%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	70.6	205^th of 681 public high schools	69.9%		47.6	404^th of 686 public high schools	41.1%	199	51.0	68.1	63.8															$23,041	$1,652	$21,389
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	692	53	13.1	103.9%	539 (77.9%)	20 (2.9%)	120 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	67.7	234^th of 681 public high schools	65.6%		53.7	359^th of 686 public high schools	47.7%	125	55.8	53.7	66.3															$20,752	$2,149	$18,603
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	487	37	13.0	100.6%	371 (76.2%)	7 (1.4%)	79 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	31.3	1069^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.3%		39.5	1011^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.7%	58				33.4	37.7					35.4	38.9	43.4					40.9	$20,772	$2,151	$18,621
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Market St	Bloomsburg	17815	Columbia County	Bloomsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 784-7885	405	37	11.0	66.9%	301 (74.3%)	23 (5.7%)	55 (13.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	58.8	677^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.2%		70.6	473^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	69.0%	204				74.7	67.4	31.1				57.2	50.6	50.0	43.3				47.8	$9,115	$2,389	$6,726
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	250	18	14.1	32.8%	222 (88.8%)	8 (3.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	58.1	688^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.5%		68.8	515^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.3%	173				84.4	52.1	33.4				53.2	68.8	45.9	43.8				50.7	$6,060	$601	$5,459
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	95	7	13.6	38.9%	91 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.9	124^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.8%		91.7	49^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.8%	75				84.2		80.0				79.6	63.1		80.0				73.4	$14,019	$127	$13,892
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	380	27	13.8	50.0%	307 (80.8%)	22 (5.8%)	25 (6.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	66.6	251^st of 873 public middle schools	71.2%		72.4	225^th of 891 public middle schools	74.7%	26							46.8	39.8	32.0	39.1				55.8	42.3	58.6	52.7	$7,832	$1,426	$6,407
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	362	27	13.5	45.3%	290 (80.1%)	14 (3.9%)	26 (7.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	65.9	248^th of 681 public high schools	63.6%		61.7	276^th of 686 public high schools	59.8%	28	61.3	41.7	72.1															$13,664	$981	$12,683
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	601	44	13.6	29.0%	541 (90.0%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	77.2	147^th of 681 public high schools	78.4%		86.6	66^th of 686 public high schools	90.4%	81	59.1	63.6	70.5															$22,014	$330	$21,684
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	587	40	14.6	37.8%	513 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.5%)	84.8	105^th of 873 public middle schools	88.0%		89.6	67^th of 891 public middle schools	92.5%	38						54.4	63.9	59.4	63.6	60.5			56.7	61.4	51.9	63.6	58.5	$19,266	$636	$18,630
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	705	54	13.0	38.3%	637 (90.4%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	80.7	268^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.3%		83.5	219^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.6%	49				72.9	73.8					73.4	66.0	61.4					63.6	$19,993	$1,465	$18,528
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	12.7	53.0%	539 (88.5%)	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	15.8	570^th of 681 public high schools	16.3%		15.8	575^th of 686 public high schools	16.2%	5	27.1	24.2	33.8
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	234	33	7.1	44.0%	220 (94.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	58.3	306^th of 681 public high schools	55.1%		41.1	462^nd of 686 public high schools	32.7%	156	34.6	54.2	72.0					24.2	44.5	35.9					48.5	53.3	51.2	$29,410	$2,029	$27,381
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	25	11.7	56.0%	272 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	58.9	675^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.3%		53.9	816^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.5%	141				53.7	50.0	20.9	65.8			46.8	53.7	52.9	42.9	71.1			54.9	$24,284	$1,670	$22,614
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	367	27	13.5	38.1%	348 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	85.2	102^nd of 873 public middle schools	88.3%		86.9	85^th of 891 public middle schools	90.5%	17						44.0	50.0	60.8	53.5	52.3			43.4	71.4	66.7	55.6	59.9	$18,571	$1,228	$17,343
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	348	28	12.3	27.6%	324 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	59.9	294^th of 681 public high schools	56.8%		50.9	382^nd of 686 public high schools	44.3%	88	76.1	42.0	56.2															$18,512	$1,224	$17,288
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	480	37	12.9	36.0%	457 (95.2%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	66.8	538^th of 1511 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.6	425^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.1%	113				69.7	59.0					64.2	58.6	49.5					53.9	$14,999	$992	$14,007

Best Public Schools in Columbia County, PA

Benton Area Middle School

Beaver-Main Elementary School

Southern Columbia Middle School

L R Appleman Elementary School

Central Columbia Middle School

Central Columbia Elementary School

Central Columbia Senior High School

Benton Area High School

Berwick Area High School

Hartman Elementary Center

Bloomsburg Area Middle School

Bloomsburg Area High School

Southern Columbia High School

Millville Area Elementary School

Memorial Elementary School

Millville Area Junior/Senior High School

W W Evans Memorial Elementary School

West Berwick Elementary School

Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School

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