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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 18603

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1,026

Students

Top rankedEast Berwick Elementary School570^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 18603 zip code area is home to two elementary schools, both part of the Berwick Area School District. While both schools serve a high-need student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Salem Elementary School stands out as the academic standout in the area.

Salem Elementary consistently outperforms its counterpart, West Berwick Elementary School, as well as the overall Berwick Area School District on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 61.4% of Salem students were proficient or better in Math, compared to just 35.4% at West Berwick and 38.2% district-wide. Salem also exceeds the state average on these assessments, while West Berwick lags behind.

Other key differences between the two schools include enrollment (384 students at Salem vs. 490 at West Berwick), student-teacher ratio (12.2 at Salem vs. 13.7 at West Berwick), and overall SchoolDigger ranking (top 570 in Pennsylvania for Salem vs. 1,069 for West Berwick). These factors likely contribute to Salem's stronger academic performance, despite serving a similarly disadvantaged student population. Further investigation into Salem's instructional practices and school leadership could provide valuable insights for improving outcomes at other high-need schools in the district.

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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
East Berwick Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 East Tenth Street	Berwick	18603	Columbia 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 18603

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berwick	0.3 mi	4	418^th
Bloomsburg	6.33 mi	9	263^rd
Shickshinny	9.2 mi	3	558^th
Sugarloaf	10.04 mi	1	580^th
Benton	12.01 mi	3	111^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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