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Beaver-Main Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Beaver-Main Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 91 students. The school is part of the Bloomsburg Area School District, which is ranked 163 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beaver-Main Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking as high as 32nd out of 1,530 schools in 2017-2018. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Math and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts were 79.6% and 73.4%, respectively, compared to the district's 49.5% and 52.4%, and the state's 41.7% and 48.5%.

Beaver-Main Elementary spends significantly more per student ($13,138 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average, and maintains a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.3 to 15.2 in recent years. This targeted resource allocation may be a contributing factor to the school's exceptional academic performance, which is significantly higher than the other elementary schools in the Bloomsburg Area School District, as well as the schools in the neighboring districts.

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,019

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

245 Beaver Valley Road
Bloomsburg, PA 17815-9349

(570) 784-0309

District: Bloomsburg Area School District

Students who attend Beaver-Main Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomsburg Area Middle School
High:	Bloomsburg Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.8%

Hispanic:

2.1%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (76% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg51%

Pennsylvania avg45%

124^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Bloomsburg Area School District

163^rd of 606Bloomsburg 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	89.9	124 of 1511	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	49 of 1526	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	166 of 1534	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	251 of 1534	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	236 of 1433	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	238 of 1544	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	32 of 1530	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	68 of 1547	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	81.7	246 of 1554	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	250 of 1474	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	60 of 1467	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	83.2	124 of 1519	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	78.3	266 of 1599	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	462 of 1597	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	380 of 1579	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	86.5	41 of 1549	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	28 of 1551	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	112 of 1555	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	76.1	327 of 1545	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.5	255 of 1299	80.4%	★★★★☆
2004	89.0	76 of 1308	94.2%	★★★★★
2003	83.2	205 of 1302	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	95.0	6 of 1495	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	162 of 1201	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	76 of 1229	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	207 of 1236	83.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2024)100th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+38 vs state

English Language Arts73%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Beaver-Main Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shenandoah Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 462-2796	726	59	12.3	95.5%	220 (30.3%)	29 (4.0%)	468 (64.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	15.3	1268^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.1%		22.4	1186^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.3%	82	25.6	8.2	14.1	20.5			17.8	30.5	23.0	12.8	30.7			24.6	$15,459	$2,720	$12,738
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
North Schuylkill Elementary School	Public	K-6	38 Line St	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 874-3661	1,064	76	13.9	59.4%	849 (79.8%)	19 (1.8%)	140 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	49 (4.6%)	25.2	1135^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.9%		36.3	1056^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.8%	79	34.5	39.1	26.2	10.8			28.7	29.8	35.2	28.6	38.5			32.9	$13,608	$1,407	$12,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Beaver-Main Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Beaver-Main Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beaver-Main Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomsburg Area Middle School
High : Bloomsburg Area High School

How many students attend Beaver-Main Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 95 students attended Beaver-Main Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Beaver-Main Elementary School?

Students at Beaver-Main Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Beaver-Main Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Beaver-Main Elementary School ranks in the top 8.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Beaver-Main Elementary School in?

Bloomsburg Area School District

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