Bloomsburg Area Middle School
1100 Railroad St
Bloomsburg PA, 17815, Columbia County
Phone: 570-784-9100
Ranking: 
(1,058 out of 2,311, top 46%)*
(1,058 out of 2,311, top 46%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Bloomsburg Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 391 | 397 | 404 | 360 | 404 | 417 | 428 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 128 | 32.7% | 122 | 30.7% | 156 | 38.6% | 18 | 5.0% | 131 | 32.4% | 118 | 28.3% | 143 | 33.4% |
| Grade 7: | 115 | 29.4% | 153 | 38.5% | 125 | 30.9% | 119 | 33.1% | 118 | 29.2% | 138 | 33.1% | 145 | 33.9% |
| Grade 8: | 148 | 37.9% | 120 | 30.2% | 120 | 29.7% | 110 | 30.6% | 148 | 36.6% | 151 | 36.2% | 139 | 32.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 49.6% | 205 | 51.6% | 211 | 52.2% | 199 | 55.3% | 211 | 52.2% | 215 | 51.6% | 224 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 197 | 50.4% | 192 | 48.4% | 193 | 47.8% | 161 | 44.7% | 185 | 45.8% | 194 | 46.5% | 200 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.6% | 17 | 4.3% | 17 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.2% | 21 | 5.2% | 18 | 4.3% | 11 | 2.6% |
| White: | 360 | 92.1% | 364 | 91.7% | 377 | 93.3% | 330 | 91.7% | 367 | 90.8% | 383 | 91.8% | 406 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 36.6% | 138 | 34.8% | 118 | 29.2% | 98 | 27.2% | 125 | 30.9% | 112 | 26.9% | 125 | 29.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 8.4% | 27 | 6.8% | 46 | 11.4% | 35 | 9.7% | 42 | 10.4% | 42 | 10.1% | 38 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.44 | 13.19 | 13.49 | 11.21 | 12.48 | 11.80 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.3% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.8% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.2% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.4% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 72.7% |
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* Bloomsburg Area Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.