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Berwick Area School District

At a glance

292^ndof 606 Pennsylvania districts▲ 6

Better than 51% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades K-12

500 Line St
Berwick, PA 18603-3325·(570) 759-6400·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 51.8% of districts

Schools

2,555

Students

Top rankedBerwick Area High School234^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Biggest riser

Berwick Area High School up 125 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Berwick Area School District in Pennsylvania operates 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with extremely high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch across all schools.

Among the standout schools in the district, Salem Elementary School and Nescopeck Elementary School consistently outperform the district and state averages on PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests. In contrast, West Berwick Elementary School lags behind, indicating a need for targeted interventions to address the disparities in academic performance across the district.

While the district's middle and high schools, Berwick Area Middle School and Berwick Area High School, have relatively low dropout rates and a 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% at the high school, the high school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, suggesting the need for further analysis and improvement efforts.

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Ranking:

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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
East Berwick Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 East Tenth Street	Berwick	18603	Luzerne County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	539	41	12.9	71.2%	428 (79.4%)	11 (2.0%)	69 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	65.2	570^th of 1511 public elementary schools	62.3%		70.5	475^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.9%	95				50.6	70.6					61.4	49.4	61.3					55.9	$8,111	$840	$7,271
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
Berwick Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 Evergreen Drive	Berwick	18603	Luzerne County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	837	66	12.7	104.3%	664 (79.3%)	30 (3.6%)	119 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	55.2	382^nd of 873 public middle schools	56.2%		55.4	412^th of 891 public middle schools	53.8%	30						37.5	42.8	26.6	27.1	33.6			36.7	48.2	41.3	54.8	45.0	$20,847	$2,159	$18,689
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Columbia School District	7.52 mi	3	69^th
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	7.59 mi	1	534^th
Northwest Area School District	8.34 mi	3	403^rd
Bloomsburg Area School District	8.51 mi	5	163^rd
Hazleton Area School District	9.45 mi	11	492^nd

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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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