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West Berwick Elementary School

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West Berwick Elementary School ranks 1069 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

West Berwick Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 490 students in grades K-4 in the Berwick Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 5 years, with academic performance below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects.

West Berwick Elementary School's challenges appear to be closely tied to the socioeconomic status of its student population, with over 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This high level of economic disadvantage is reflected in the school's low rankings for low socioeconomic status students, which place it in the bottom 40-50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. In contrast, the school's performance for Hispanic students is a bright spot, with the school ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Salem Elementary School and Nescopeck Elementary School, which are also part of the Berwick Area School District, generally perform better academically than West Berwick Elementary School, with higher proficiency rates on standardized tests and higher overall school rankings. This suggests that the socioeconomic status of the student population may be a key factor in the academic performance of these schools.

487

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,772

Per pupil spending ?

100.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

809 Sycamore St
Berwick, PA 18603

(570) 759-6400

District: Berwick Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg42%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,069^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 48% (2019) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Berwick Area School District

292^nd of 606Berwick Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1069 of 1511	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1011 of 1526	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1062 of 1534	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	945 of 1534	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	732 of 1433	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	801 of 1544	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	814 of 1030	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1042 of 1084	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	805 of 1043	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1036 of 1466	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	986 of 1488	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	110 of 429	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	78 of 454	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	861 of 1369	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	927 of 1432	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	929 of 1414	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1042 of 1475	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	999 of 1495	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1109 of 1201	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1105 of 1229	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1054 of 1236	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-8 vs state

Math35%-6 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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
Northwest Area Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	417 Shickshinny Lake Rd	Shickshinny	18655	Luzerne County	Northwest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 864-3461	215	10	21.5	61.9%	200 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)								(n/a)															$23,177	$593	$22,585
Valley El/Middle School	Public	K-8	100 Rock Glen Rd	Sugarloaf	18249	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3111	957	68	14.0	95.1%	680 (71.1%)	13 (1.4%)	222 (23.2%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	31.3	1071^st of 1511 public elementary schools	29.1%		36.1	1057^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.7%	14	31.1	20.0	28.6	14.0	29.8	32.3	26.4	36.8	40.0	46.4	50.6	45.9	43.3	43.5	$12,686	$341	$12,345
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
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
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
Drums El/Middle School	Public	K-8	85 South Old Turnpike Road	Drums	18222	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3111	842	51	16.4	95.1%	526 (62.5%)	26 (3.1%)	250 (29.7%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	49.1	839^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.5%		55.1	789^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.3%	50	43.6	35.8	47.4	36.5	11.1	12.9	31.3	38.3	44.4	51.4	64.8	50.0	48.6	49.1	$11,411	$429	$10,982

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Is West Berwick Elementary School a good school?

West Berwick Elementary School ranks 1069^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Berwick Elementary School?

Students at West Berwick Elementary School are 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend West Berwick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended West Berwick Elementary School.

What district is West Berwick Elementary School in?

Berwick Area School District

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