Bloomsburg Area MS

Set in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg Area MS is a compact middle school, part of Bloomsburg Area SD. It teaches 380 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Within Bloomsburg Area SD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,492 students, Bloomsburg Area MS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bloomsburg Area MS lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bloomsburg Area MS has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Bloomsburg Area MS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bloomsburg Area MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.2%, the actual is 50.1%, a residual of -6.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Columbia County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,644, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Bloomsburg Area MS is one of 20 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 7,501 students).

The closest other public school is Bloomsburg Area HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Bloomsburg Area MS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bloomsburg Area MS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bloomsburg Area MS has showed little movement, going from 388 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 87% to 81% over that span.

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