Southern Columbia Middle School
810 Southern Dr Catawissa PA, 17820, Columbia County Phone: 570-356-3400 Ranking:  (827 out of 2,311, top 36%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 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: | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 460 | 457 | 454 | 462 | 468 | 454 | 435 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 111 | 24.1% | 118 | 25.8% | 113 | 24.9% | 107 | 23.2% | 106 | 22.6% | 125 | 27.5% | 108 | 24.8% |
| Grade 6: | 120 | 26.1% | 118 | 25.8% | 104 | 22.9% | 108 | 23.4% | 129 | 27.6% | 106 | 23.3% | 117 | 26.9% |
| Grade 7: | 116 | 25.2% | 110 | 24.1% | 105 | 23.1% | 133 | 28.8% | 111 | 23.7% | 120 | 26.4% | 100 | 23.0% |
| Grade 8: | 113 | 24.6% | 111 | 24.3% | 132 | 29.1% | 114 | 24.7% | 122 | 26.1% | 103 | 22.7% | 110 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 240 | 52.2% | 245 | 53.6% | 242 | 53.3% | 252 | 54.5% | 248 | 53.0% | 230 | 50.7% | 219 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 220 | 47.8% | 212 | 46.4% | 212 | 46.7% | 210 | 45.5% | 212 | 45.3% | 216 | 47.6% | 212 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
| White: | 443 | 96.3% | 438 | 95.8% | 432 | 95.2% | 448 | 97.0% | 459 | 98.1% | 449 | 98.9% | 427 | 98.2% |
| 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: | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 19.1% | 102 | 22.3% | 93 | 20.5% | 88 | 19.0% | 89 | 19.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.1% | 37 | 8.1% | 35 | 7.7% | 46 | 10.0% | 38 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.15 | 13.87 | 14.58 | 14.74 | 14.47 | 16.20 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.1% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 73.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 61.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 42.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 78.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.5% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 86.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 80.5% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.1% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.7% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.6% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.7% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.8% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 33% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 72.7% |
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* Southern Columbia 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.