Bloomsburg Area MS
Public · Grades 6–8 · 380 students
Southern Columbia MS
810 Southern Drive, Catawissa, PA 17820
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
367
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Southern Columbia Area SD
Columbia County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Southern Columbia MS
Southern Columbia MS is a public middle school in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Southern Columbia Area SD. The school is located in a rural area in Columbia County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 367 students were enrolled, with about 13.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 367 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Southern Columbia Area SD
- County
- Columbia County
- NCES school ID
- 422226000558
Schools near Southern Columbia MS
All 3 schools in Catawissa →
Danville Area MS
Public · Grades 6–8 · 518 students
Mount Carmel Area JHS
Public · Grades 7–8 · 253 students
Shamokin Area MS
Public · Grades 7–8 · 351 students
Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch
Public · Grades 5–6 · 308 students
Central Columbia MS
Public · Grades 5–8 · 587 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.