Columbia Borough School District

The Columbia Borough School District in Pennsylvania operates 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. Overall, the district appears to be underperforming compared to state averages across key metrics like standardized test proficiency and graduation rates.

Park Elementary School is the strongest performing school in the district, with higher proficiency rates in math and English language arts than the district and state averages. However, it still ranks in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. The middle schools and Columbia High School show weaker performance, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. Columbia Middle School Hill Campus in particular has very low math proficiency, with only 2.7% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better.

The district's spending per student and student-teacher ratios do not appear to be strongly correlated with academic performance. The highest spending school, Columbia High School, has some of the lowest proficiency rates. Overall, the data suggests the Columbia Borough School District faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and targeted interventions may be needed to improve outcomes, especially at the middle and high school levels.