Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18603

Summary:

The 18603 zip code area is home to 4 schools that are part of the Berwick Area School District, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the district as a whole is ranked 298 out of 610 in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating, one school in particular stands out - Salem Elementary School.

Salem Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on PSSA test scores for Math, Science, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 65.1% of Salem Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the district average of 39% and the state average of 40.4%. The school also had 83.6% of students proficient or better in Science, well above the district's 64.9% and the state's 65.8%. This suggests Salem Elementary has effective teaching practices and strong leadership in place.

While the other schools in the 18603 zip code area, including Berwick Area Middle School, Berwick Area High School, and West Berwick Elementary School, have relatively low dropout rates and reasonable student-teacher ratios, they face challenges with high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged student population. The graduation rate at Berwick Area High School, at 87.5%, is also below the state average, suggesting room for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salem Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 East Tenth Street	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	384	31	12.2	100.0%	296 (77.1%)	9 (2.3%)	59 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	70.5	475^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.9%		67.7	540^th of 1534 public elementary schools	64.8%	65				69.3	61.2					65.1	83.6		83.6	75.4	50.8					62.9	$11,472	$619	$10,852
Berwick Area High School	Public	9-12	1100 Fowler Ave	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	721	50	14.4	99.7%	578 (80.2%)	12 (1.7%)	124 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	53.7	359^th of 686 public high schools	47.7%		35.4	478^th of 674 public high schools	29.1%	119	32.3	51.0	67.1																		$12,062	$82	$11,980
Berwick Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 Evergreen Drive	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	878	65	13.4	99.4%	698 (79.5%)	32 (3.6%)	117 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	55.4	412^th of 891 public middle schools	53.8%		60.9	348^th of 893 public middle schools	61.0%	64						39.5	35.0	37.7	23.1	33.7		50.3	50.3			48.4	48.9	50.6	55.8	51.0	$11,895	$254	$11,642
West Berwick Elementary School	Public	K-4	809 Sycamore St	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 759-6400	490	36	13.7	100.0%	378 (77.1%)	6 (1.2%)	79 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	39.5	1011^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.7%		37.1	1062^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	30.8%	51				45.3	30.6					37.0	78.5		78.5	52.0	40.8					45.7	$11,082	$1,212	$9,870

Cities Near Zip Code 18603

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berwick	0.3 mi	4	461^st
Nescopeck	1.59 mi	1	242^nd
Bloomsburg	6.33 mi	9	204^th
Shickshinny	9.2 mi	3	470^th
Sugarloaf	10.04 mi	1	558^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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