The highest-performing public schools in science in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
18 public schools in Columbia County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. L R Appleman Elementary School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 69.4% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Science) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L R Appleman Elementary School | Benton, PA | 100% | — |
| 2 | Central Columbia Elementary School | Bloomsburg, PA | 94.0% | — |
| 3 | Hartman El Center | Catawissa, PA | 87.8% | — |
| 4 | Millville Area Elementary School | Millville, PA | 84.1% | — |
| 5 | Memorial Elementary School | Bloomsburg, PA | 81.3% | — |
| 6 | West Berwick Elementary School | Berwick, PA | 78.6% | — |
| 7 | Southern Columbia Middle School | Catawissa, PA | 73.5% | — |
| 8 | W W Evans Memorial Elementary School | Bloomsburg, PA | 72.5% | — |
| 9 | Central Columbia Middle School | Bloomsburg, PA | 70.8% | — |
| 10 | Benton Area High School | Benton, PA | 68.1% | ▲ 4 |
| 11 | Bloomsburg Area Middle School | Bloomsburg, PA | 67.3% | — |
| 12 | Central Columbia SHS | Bloomsburg, PA | 63.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Benton Area Middle School | Benton, PA | 63.5% | — |
| 14 | Millville Area JSHS | Millville, PA | 54.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Berwick Area High School | Berwick, PA | 53.7% | no change |
| 16 | Southern Columbia High School | Catawissa, PA | 42.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 17 | Bloomsburg Area High School | Bloomsburg, PA | 41.7% | ▼ 3 |
| 18 | Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School | Bloomsburg, PA | 24.2% | 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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