Schools in Columbia County
21 ranked schools
Overall Score Percentile
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9/10Central Columbia MS
Central Columbia SD · Bloomsburg
#1 Overall in Columbia County
9/10 · #101 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
73%
Math
91%
Sci
71%
2
8/10Southern Columbia MS
Southern Columbia Area SD · Catawissa
#2 Overall in Columbia County
8/10 · #108 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
76%
Math
81%
Sci
78%
3
9/10Central Columbia SHS
Central Columbia SD · Bloomsburg
#3 Overall in Columbia County
9/10 · #110 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
74%
Math
84%
Sci
83%
4
10/10Beaver-Main El Sch
Bloomsburg Area SD · Bloomsburg
#4 Overall in Columbia County
10/10 · #111 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
90%
Math
93%
5
8/10Benton Area MS
Benton Area SD · Benton
#5 Overall in Columbia County
8/10 · #128 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
81%
Math
70%
Sci
65%
6
7/10Bloomsburg Area MS
Bloomsburg Area SD · Bloomsburg
#6 Overall in Columbia County
7/10 · #197 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
58%
Math
61%
Sci
72%
7
7/10Millville Area JSHS
Millville Area SD · Millville
#7 Overall in Columbia County
7/10 · #216 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
74%
Math
42%
Sci
93%
8
7/10Bloomsburg Area HS
Bloomsburg Area SD · Bloomsburg
#8 Overall in Columbia County
7/10 · #217 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
73%
Math
70%
Sci
36%
9
9/10Appleman El Sch
Benton Area SD · Benton
#9 Overall in Columbia County
9/10 · #223 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
81%
Math
82%
Sci
100%
10
9/10Central Columbia El Sch
Central Columbia SD · Bloomsburg
#10 Overall in Columbia County
9/10 · #234 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
79%
Math
86%
Sci
90%
11
7/10Southern Columbia HS
Southern Columbia Area SD · Catawissa
#11 Overall in Columbia County
7/10 · #244 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
37%
Math
95%
Sci
32%
12
6/10Berwick Area HS
Berwick Area SD · Berwick
#12 Overall in Columbia County
6/10 · #278 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
54%
Math
60%
Sci
51%
13
6/10Benton Area HS
Benton Area SD · Benton
#13 Overall in Columbia County
6/10 · #282 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
48%
Math
53%
Sci
74%
14
4/10Berwick Area MS
Berwick Area SD · Berwick
#14 Overall in Columbia County
4/10 · #326 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
37%
Math
48%
Sci
30%
15
7/10Hartman El Ctr
Southern Columbia Area SD · Catawissa
#15 Overall in Columbia County
7/10 · #482 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
60%
Math
75%
Sci
72%
16
2/10Columbia-Montour AVTS
Columbia-Montour AVTS · Bloomsburg
#16 Overall in Columbia County
2/10 · #526 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
12%
Math
22%
Sci
19%
17
7/10East Berwick El Sch
Berwick Area SD
#17 Overall in Columbia County
7/10 · #540 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
62%
Math
70%
Sci
59%
18
6/10W W Evans Memorial El Sch
Bloomsburg Area SD · Bloomsburg
#18 Overall in Columbia County
6/10 · #648 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
57%
Math
61%
Sci
53%
19
6/10Memorial El Sch
Bloomsburg Area SD · Bloomsburg
#19 Overall in Columbia County
6/10 · #708 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
49%
Math
64%
Sci
48%
20
6/10Millville Area El Sch
Millville Area SD · Millville
#20 Overall in Columbia County
6/10 · #747 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
57%
Math
41%
Sci
67%
21
4/10West Berwick El Sch
Berwick Area SD · Berwick
#21 Overall in Columbia County
4/10 · #1074 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
32%
Math
29%
Sci
38%
About schools in Columbia County
Seven of Columbia County's 21 ranked public schools score in the top quartile statewide — a notably strong showing for a rural stretch of north-central Pennsylvania spanning seven districts and small cities like Bloomsburg and Berwick. Leading the pack is Beaver-Main Elementary in Bloomsburg, which sits at the 93rd percentile statewide, followed closely by Appleman Elementary in Benton and Central Columbia Elementary, both clearing the 85th percentile. That concentration of high performers around Bloomsburg gives families in the Central Columbia and Bloomsburg Area districts particularly strong options to explore across the county.