Elementary Schools in Columbia Borough School District

Summary:

The Columbia Borough School District has only one elementary school, Park Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-5. The school's performance is significantly below the state averages on standardized tests, with only 24.9% of students proficient or better in Math and 22.3% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively.

Park Elementary School is ranked 1303 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on PSSA Science tests is also below the state average, with only 45.2% of 4th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 77.1%. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is often an indicator of economic disadvantage.

Despite the higher-than-average spending per student and lower-than-average student-teacher ratio, the academic outcomes at Park Elementary School do not reflect this investment. The Columbia Borough School District as a whole is ranked 557 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, further highlighting the need for improvement across the district.

District Detail

200 N. Fifth St.
Columbia, PA 17512

(717) 684-2283

SchoolDigger Rank:
557^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,312

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 S 6th St	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 684-9780	511	39	13.1		174 (34.1%)	41 (8.0%)	227 (44.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.9%)	13	1303^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	13.8%		8.3	1386^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.2%	83	33.8	17.6	24.9	28.4	17.4	22.3	$16,915	$1,039	$15,876

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eastern York School District	2.3 mi	5	242^nd
Hempfield School District	2.72 mi	10	72^nd
Donegal School District	3.12 mi	4	262^nd
Penn Manor School District	4.55 mi	10	86^th
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	5.44 mi	3

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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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