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Best High Schools in Zip Code 17512

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Top rankedColumbia High School619^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The 17512 zip code area is home to a single high school, Columbia High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively low dropout rate, its academic performance, as measured by Keystone Exam proficiency rates, is significantly below the state averages across multiple subjects, including Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.

Despite the district's investment of resources, with per-student spending higher than the state average and a student-teacher ratio slightly lower than the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. Columbia High School's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, and the school's overall performance suggests that students may be struggling academically compared to their peers across Pennsylvania.

While the 17512 zip code area has only one high school option, the data indicates that Columbia Borough School District will need to address the challenges facing Columbia High School in order to provide students with a high-quality education and better prepare them for success after graduation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	901 Ironville Pike	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 684-7500	397	27	14.4		164 (41.3%)	46 (11.6%)	148 (37.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	6.5	619^th of 681 public high schools	9.1%		10.4	596^th of 686 public high schools	13.1%	23	13.0	14.3	28.2	$26,235	$1,435	$24,799

Cities Near Zip Code 17512

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbia	0.75 mi	4	719^th
Mount Joy	2.39 mi	5	295^th
Wrightsville	2.93 mi	3	225^th
Mountville	2.94 mi	1	184^th
Marietta	3.81 mi	1	384^th

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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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