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Columbia Middle School Hill Campus

Public Grades 7-8

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Columbia Middle School Hill Campus is a public middle school in Columbia, Pennsylvania, serving 197 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Columbia Borough School District, which is ranked 557 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The academic performance at Columbia Middle School Hill Campus is a significant concern, as the school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math (6.6%) and English Language Arts (22%) were less than half the state averages. Compared to the nearby Columbia Middle School Taylor Campus, also part of the Columbia Borough School District, Hill Campus underperforms in both subjects. The school's dropout rates have also been relatively high, ranging from 0.0% to 2.5% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $15,961 in 2022-2023 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school's consistent underperformance and the disparities among student subgroups are areas of concern that require immediate attention and targeted interventions. The school should closely examine its practices, identify areas for improvement, and collaborate with the district and community to develop a comprehensive plan to address these issues and provide a high-quality education for all its students.

202

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,573

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Ironville Pike
Columbia, PA 17512

(717) 684-7500

District: Columbia Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.6%

White:

36.1%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2023 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Math scores 35 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

Pennsylvania avg45%

752^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

557^th of 606Columbia Borough 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	13.2	752 of 873	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	729 of 891	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	759 of 893	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	17.1	380 of 408	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	462 of 643	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	429 of 672	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	576 of 660	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	60 of 150	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	716 of 835	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	699 of 860	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	305 of 348	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	263 of 362	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	324 of 362	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	726 of 843	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	742 of 877	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	803 of 874	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	695 of 839	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	701 of 870	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	630 of 649	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	648 of 673	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	660 of 681	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2024)7th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Math7%-35 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 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 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
Columbia Middle School Hill Campus	Public	7-8	901 Ironville Pike	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 684-7500	202	16	12.7		73 (36.1%)	20 (9.9%)	90 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	13.2	752^nd of 873 public middle schools	13.9%		16.1	729^th of 891 public middle schools	18.2%	23				9.5	2.7	6.6				20.0	24.6	22.0	$14,573	$866	$13,707
Columbia Middle School Taylor Campus	Public	5-6	45 N 9th St	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 684-4010	202	17	11.7		70 (34.7%)	20 (9.9%)	83 (41.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.4%)								(n/a)		16.9	10.0			12.9		21.9	25.5			24.0	$17,099	$1,002	$16,097
Donegal Junior High School	Public	7-8	915 Anderson Ferry Road	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 928-2900	419	30	13.9	53.7%	300 (71.6%)	12 (2.9%)	82 (19.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	62.2	312^th of 873 public middle schools	64.3%		72.2	226^th of 891 public middle schools	74.6%	86				34.5	40.4	37.4				46.2	46.8	46.4	$16,569	$696	$15,872
Eastern York Middle School	Public	6-8	746 Cool Creek Rd	Wrightsville	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 252-3400	527	42	12.4	50.7%	448 (85.0%)	14 (2.7%)	38 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.9%)	53.3	401^st of 873 public middle schools	54.1%		67.3	283^rd of 891 public middle schools	68.2%	118			37.5	27.3	29.4	31.6			44.0	48.4	47.7	46.7	$17,786	$3,183	$14,604
Landisville Middle School	Public	7-8	340 Mumma Dr	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5607	501	38	13.0	38.9%	351 (70.1%)	22 (4.4%)	92 (18.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	89.9	75^th of 873 public middle schools	91.4%		84.7	103^rd of 891 public middle schools	88.4%	28				54.5	50.4	52.5				67.7	68.9	68.2	$18,779	$389	$18,390
Landisville Intrmd Center	Public	4-6	330 Mumma Drive	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5590	474	32	15.0	31.2%	327 (69.0%)	21 (4.4%)	70 (14.8%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)								(n/a)	68.8	65.3	65.5			66.5	67.9	62.8	68.2			66.1	$16,460	$386	$16,074
Centerville Middle School	Public	7-8	865 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5580	559	47	12.0	99.5%	365 (65.3%)	26 (4.7%)	119 (21.3%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	85	104^th of 873 public middle schools	88.1%		81.6	128^th of 891 public middle schools	85.6%	24				52.3	47.6	49.8				66.7	58.6	62.3	$17,639	$418	$17,221
Manor Middle School	Public	7-8	2950 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9510	472	33	14.1	51.5%	273 (57.8%)	27 (5.7%)	121 (25.6%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	82	126^th of 873 public middle schools	85.6%		83.3	114^th of 891 public middle schools	87.2%	12				44.9	45.6	45.3				60.4	62.9	61.7	$15,155	$496	$14,659
Wheatland Middle School	Public	6-8	919 Hamilton Park Dr	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6285	453	47	9.6	85.2%	74 (16.3%)	76 (16.8%)	240 (53.0%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	18.3	691^st of 873 public middle schools	20.8%		22.1	674^th of 891 public middle schools	24.4%	17			13.2	15.1	15.4	14.6			21.3	25.3	22.2	22.9	$31,516	$4,255	$27,261
Elizabethtown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 361-7525	827	61	13.5	41.1%	674 (81.5%)	26 (3.1%)	58 (7.0%)	29 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	78.2	150^th of 873 public middle schools	82.8%		79.7	140^th of 891 public middle schools	84.3%	10			46.7	56.0	48.8	50.3			59.0	58.1	53.3	56.8	$12,624	$211	$12,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Middle School Hill Campus

Is Columbia Middle School Hill Campus a good school?

Columbia Middle School Hill Campus ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Columbia Middle School Hill Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Columbia Middle School Hill Campus.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Middle School Hill Campus?

Students at Columbia Middle School Hill Campus are 45% Hispanic, 36% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Columbia Middle School Hill Campus in?

Columbia Borough School District

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