Southern Columbia High School
812 Southern Dr Catawissa PA, 17820, Columbia County Phone: 570-356-3450 Ranking: (75 out of 626, top 12%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Southern Columbia 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: | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 427 | 438 | 417 | 415 | 411 | 416 | 433 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 94 | 22.0% | 121 | 27.6% | 103 | 24.7% | 120 | 28.9% | 102 | 24.8% | 95 | 22.8% | 98 | 22.6% |
Grade 10: | 121 | 28.3% | 101 | 23.1% | 117 | 28.1% | 98 | 23.6% | 95 | 23.1% | 105 | 25.2% | 116 | 26.8% |
Grade 11: | 97 | 22.7% | 116 | 26.5% | 103 | 24.7% | 95 | 22.9% | 101 | 24.6% | 114 | 27.4% | 101 | 23.3% |
Grade 12: | 115 | 26.9% | 99 | 22.6% | 92 | 22.1% | 100 | 24.1% | 113 | 27.5% | 102 | 24.5% | 118 | 27.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 223 | 52.2% | 220 | 50.2% | 210 | 50.4% | 203 | 48.9% | 213 | 51.8% | 215 | 51.7% | 230 | 53.1% |
Female: | 204 | 47.8% | 218 | 49.8% | 207 | 49.6% | 212 | 51.1% | 190 | 46.2% | 193 | 46.4% | 199 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 417 | 97.7% | 426 | 97.3% | 408 | 97.8% | 405 | 97.6% | 401 | 97.6% | 406 | 97.6% | 423 | 97.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 14.8% | 68 | 15.5% | 74 | 17.7% | 75 | 18.1% | 57 | 13.9% | 94 | 22.6% | 90 | 20.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.5% | 35 | 8.0% | 35 | 8.4% | 22 | 5.3% | 29 | 7.1% | 39 | 9.4% | 51 | 11.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.22 | 13.04 | 12.47 | 12.12 | 12.36 | 12.90 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 60.8% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 56.4% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.8% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.6% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.1% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.6% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.1% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 78.9% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.3% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 70% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.5% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 70.2% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 77.8% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.8% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 54.8% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 63.9% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.5% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 93.2% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90.9% | 82.9% |
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* Southern Columbia High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.