📍 4777 Old Berwick Rd, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, 17815
Central Columbia MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bloomsburg, Columbia County. The school has 612 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Columbia SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Columbia MS enrolls 612 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.6% Two or more races and 2.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 548 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 612 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Columbia MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 109.
Central Columbia MS is one of 3 schools in Central Columbia SD, based in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,897 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 612 students, Central Columbia MS is close to the district average of about 632 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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