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Juniata Elementary School

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Juniata Elementary School ranks 649 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Juniata Elementary School is a public elementary school in Altoona, Pennsylvania, serving 452 students in grades K-5. Despite facing challenges with a high percentage of low-income students, this school consistently outperforms the Altoona Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in academic achievement.

Juniata Elementary School's students excel in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 57.2% of Juniata students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 40.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, 47.9% of Juniata students were proficient or better, compared to 44.8% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's 3rd grade Math performance is particularly strong, with 63.1% of students proficient or better, outpacing the district at 46.4% and the state at 53.5%.

Juniata Elementary School's success extends to its economically disadvantaged students, who perform exceptionally well compared to their peers across the state. Despite having 99.34% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Juniata's low-income students rank 197 out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools in this subgroup, earning a 4-star rating. The school's strong academic performance, combined with its low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 to 1 and high per-student spending of $14,079, suggest that Juniata Elementary has effective strategies in place to support its students and help them thrive.

470

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,134

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

418 N 8th Ave Juniata
Altoona, PA 16601-5718

(814) 946-8394

District: Altoona Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

African American:

11.3%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2014 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (53% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (57th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg43%

Pennsylvania avg45%

649^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Altoona Area School District

335^th of 606Altoona Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	649 of 1511	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	790 of 1526	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	930 of 1534	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	984 of 1534	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	1019 of 1433	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	713 of 1544	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	1003 of 1530	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	1003 of 1547	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.8	1196 of 1554	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.8	903 of 1467	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.3	641 of 1519	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.8	523 of 1599	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.6	321 of 1597	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	225 of 1579	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	61.9	702 of 1549	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.5	1269 of 1551	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	1144 of 1555	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.6	927 of 1545	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.8	941 of 1299	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	72.7	390 of 1308	70.2%	★★★★☆
2003	87.7	114 of 1302	91.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	555 of 1030	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	635 of 1084	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	628 of 1043	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	672 of 1466	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	880 of 1488	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	197 of 1369	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	421 of 1432	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	516 of 1414	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	629 of 1475	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	625 of 1495	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	655 of 1201	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	818 of 1229	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	978 of 1236	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math57%+16 vs state

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Juniata Elementary School	Public	K-5	418 N 8th Ave Juniata	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8394	470	37	12.6	96.2%	360 (76.6%)	53 (11.3%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	60.2	649^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.0%		55.1	790^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.2%	141	63.1	60.6	48.6		57.2	57.0	39.5	48.6		47.9	$15,134	$2,107	$13,026
Irving Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	110 Cherry Ave	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(814) 946-8392	267	17	15.5	98.9%	241 (90.3%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	83.3	231^st of 1511 public elementary schools	84.7%		76.4	363^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	76.2%	132	82.5	68.9	73.9		74.8	79.5	66.7	50.0		64.6	$18,098	$1,583	$16,516
Logan Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Sycamore Street Greenwood	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8370	428	33	12.9	99.3%	359 (83.9%)	24 (5.6%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	32.1	1060^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.8%		40.7	999^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.5%	61	48.0	51.4	28.7		42.7	39.2	20.8	26.4		28.9	$14,788	$1,974	$12,814
Penn-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	411 12th St	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8396	313	36	8.5	99.0%	223 (71.2%)	42 (13.4%)	14 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	14.5	1281^st of 1511 public elementary schools	15.2%		22.8	1182^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	22.5%	99	22.4	16.7	17.5		19.2	36.8	22.3	15.0		25.6	$20,794	$3,347	$17,447
Juniata Gap Elementary School	Public	K-5	3365 Juniata Gap Road	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8401	490	35	13.8	99.4%	399 (81.4%)	36 (7.3%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	57.5	703^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	53.5%		58.5	735^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.8%	32	47.0	60.5	50.7		52.1	53.1	47.4	50.0		50.4	$14,164	$1,839	$12,325
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 Cayuga Avenue	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8397	439	36	12.0	99.3%	339 (77.2%)	47 (10.7%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.8%)	46.7	870^th of 1511 public elementary schools	42.4%		51.6	841^st of 1526 public elementary schools	44.9%	29	22.3	59.1	40.2		40.2	47.3	61.4	35.3		47.4	$15,766	$2,277	$13,490
Baker Elementary School	Public	K-5	108 W Ward Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8388	263	21	12.4	98.9%	224 (85.2%)	13 (4.9%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	79	300^th of 1511 public elementary schools	80.1%		79.7	296^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.6%	4	61.7	63.3	74.1		66.9	59.6	61.2	72.4		64.9	$18,545	$2,251	$16,294
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School	Public	K-5	308 Hillside Avenue	Altoona	16601	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 946-8400	349	31	11.0	99.1%	269 (77.1%)	34 (9.7%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	32.6	1054^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.2%		37.1	1041^st of 1526 public elementary schools	31.8%	13	40.7	22.5	35.8		33.6	37.3	40.4	38.6		38.7	$16,721	$2,339	$14,383
Lewis M Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	220 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 742-2272	399	34	11.7	47.1%	385 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	72.9	424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.9%		65.4	580^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.0%	156	70.9	49.3			60.0	69.5	63.1			66.2	$16,111	$1,375	$14,736
Charles W Longer Elementary School	Public	K-6	1320 Union St	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 695-4431	414	28	15.0	51.9%	383 (92.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	68.8	489^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.6%		75.2	391^st of 1526 public elementary schools	74.4%	98	52.0	59.7	78.2	38.1	56.4	40.0	66.6	60.0	63.5	58.3	$14,495	$827	$13,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Juniata Elementary School

What district is Juniata Elementary School in?

Altoona Area School District

Is Juniata Elementary School a good school?

Juniata Elementary School ranks 649^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Juniata Elementary School?

Students at Juniata Elementary School are 77% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Juniata Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Juniata Elementary School.

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