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Schools in Franklin Township

Franklin Township’s public schools

Southern Columbia Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 19% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.4
Schools in town
3
1,195 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Franklin Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Southern Columbia HS places highest (better than 87%); Southern Columbia MS lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Franklin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Hartman El CtrSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictB+
5–8Southern Columbia MSSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictB−
9–12Southern Columbia HSSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern Columbia Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southern Columbia Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,195 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,728PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 55.1% · 658 students tested
Math51%
State average 36.1% · 621 students tested

Franklin Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Franklin Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin Township—Southern Columbia Area
Mayberry—Danville Area
MontourB−Bloomsburg Area
RalphoA−Southern Columbia Area
Catawissa—Southern Columbia Area
ClevelandA−Southern Columbia Area
Cooper—Danville Area

3 of the 6 neighbors share Southern Columbia Area with Franklin Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Franklin Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Franklin Townshipby address
Hartman El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Catawissa
B+
480 students13:1Rate it →
Southern Columbia MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Catawissa
B−
367 students14:1Rate it →
Southern Columbia HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Catawissa
A
348 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin Township’s schools

Are Franklin Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Franklin Township. Southern Columbia Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Franklin Township in?

Southern Columbia Area School District.

Where do Franklin Township kids go to high school?

Southern Columbia HS.

Parents talk

What Franklin Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.