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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 18 qualifying public schools. Bloomsburg Area High School leads the list at 72.1%, against a median of 57.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

72.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.4%

BEST IN READING · COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Bloomsburg Area High School	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	High	362	72.1%	▲ 1
2	Central Columbia SHS	Bloomsburg, PA	Central Columbia SD	High	601	70.5%	▼ 1
3	Benton Area Middle School	Benton, PA	Benton Area SD	Middle	100	69.1%	▲ 6
4	L R Appleman Elementary School	Benton, PA	Benton Area SD	Elementary	308	67.1%	▲ 3
5	Berwick Area High School	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	High	692	66.2%	▲ 3
6	Benton Area High School	Benton, PA	Benton Area SD	High	200	63.8%	▲ 8
7	Central Columbia Elementary School	Bloomsburg, PA	Central Columbia SD	Elementary	705	63.7%	▼ 3
8	Southern Columbia Middle School	Catawissa, PA	Southern Columbia Area SD	Middle	367	59.9%	▼ 5
9	Central Columbia Middle School	Bloomsburg, PA	Central Columbia SD	Middle	587	58.5%	▼ 3
10	Southern Columbia High School	Catawissa, PA	Southern Columbia Area SD	High	348	56.2%	▲ 5
11	Millville Area Elementary School	Millville, PA	Millville Area SD	Elementary	291	54.8%	▲ 5
12	Hartman El Center	Catawissa, PA	Southern Columbia Area SD	Elementary	480	53.9%	▼ 1
13	Bloomsburg Area Middle School	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	Middle	380	52.8%	no change
14	Millville Area JSHS	Millville, PA	Millville Area SD	High	234	51.3%	▼ 9
15	W W Evans Memorial Elementary School	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	Elementary	250	50.8%	▼ 5
16	Memorial Elementary School	Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg Area SD	Elementary	405	47.8%	▼ 4
17	West Berwick Elementary School	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	Elementary	487	41.0%	no change
18	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	Bloomsburg, PA	Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School	High	609	33.8%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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