Central Columbia School District

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Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania School Districts, with Central Columbia School District in blue in the center of the county.

Central Columbia School District is located outside of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania in Columbia County. It serves about 2,100 students and features three academic buildings and one administration building. Students are divided into the Elementary School (grades K through 4), Middle School (grades 5 through 8) and the High School (grades 9 through 12).

According to the 2003 data collected by Standard & Poor's, 18.4% of students are economically disadvantaged, 13.1% receive special education services and 71.1% of students pass the state-mandated testing. The district spends about $6,999 per student.^[1]

In 2007, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the district 146th out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores. ^[2]

The Middle School is under construction, as of 2006. Several small additions are being added to accommodate the increasing class size, and a major renovation on the existing portion will bring it up to code. It's expected to be near completion by the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.

1 Central Columbia High School
- 1.1 Advanced Placement
- 1.2 Extracurriculars
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[edit] Central Columbia High School

Central Columbia High School was ranked 76th out of 609 Pennsylvania high schools for combined 2006 PSSA scores for 11th graders. The mathematics score was 64.50% proficient or better, and Reading 85.80% proficient or better. Pennsylvania State Department of Education PSSA results data

[edit] Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in English, mathematics, history and science. In 2005 70 students took courses and 140 tests were taken.
English - 74.2% earned a 3 or better, State - 67.2%
Mathematics - 78% earned a 3 or better, State - 72.3%
History - 68.4% earned a 3 or better, State - 66.9%
Science - 73.3% earned a 3 or better, State - 64.8% ^[3]

[edit] Extracurriculars

Central Columbia High School offers many extracurricular activities to its students. It has many clubs, including foreign language clubs, band, chorus, and community service clubs. Students may participate in a variety of athletic teams throughout the school year. The district is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics and participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The school's mascot is a Blue Jay. The official colors for the school are red, white, and blue, however red has been substituted across the board by silver/grey, such as the football team's helmets, which are a silver. Recently, there has been a turn towards using red, as was seen by the use of red socks by the football team late in the 2005 season.