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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17820

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School

480

Students

Top rankedHartman Elementary Center538^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 17820 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to one standout elementary school, Hartman Elementary Center. This school consistently outperforms state and district averages on key academic assessments, ranking in the top 30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartman Elementary Center boasts impressive academic achievements, with PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates well above state averages across all grades. The school's 4th grade PSSA Science proficiency rate of 87.8% is significantly higher than the state average of 77.1%. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.2 is lower than the state average, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students.

The Southern Columbia Area School District, which Hartman Elementary Center is a part of, spends $16,894 per student, higher than the state average. This investment in resources and funding may contribute to the school's standout performance and the overall quality of education in the area.

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

Cities Near Zip Code 17820

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bloomsburg	3.16 mi	9	263^rd
Catawissa	3.72 mi	3	233^rd
Danville	7.85 mi	6	100^th
Mount Carmel	10.69 mi	3	638^th
Berwick	12.8 mi	4	418^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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