Southern Columbia MS

Virtual

Regular School · Catawissa, PA

Southern Columbia MS is a regular school school in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, serving grades 05–08 with 367 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

367

Teachers (FTE)

27.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	348	95%
Hispanic/Latino	9	2%
Two or more races	7	2%
Black or African American	2	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	367	197M / 170F

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.31 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

19 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

3.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	367	100%

Contact & Location

810 Southern Drive

Catawissa, PA 17820

Phone: (570)356-3400

http://www.scasd.us

District

Southern Columbia Area SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,028

District enrollment: 1,235

Other Schools in District

Hartman El Ctr Elementary
Southern Columbia HS High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 17820) → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

422226000558

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD