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Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School is a public elementary school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, serving 386 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Conemaugh Township Area School District, which is ranked 29th out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking between 64th and 162nd out of over 1,500 schools in recent years. The school's performance on the PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is exceptional, with the percentage of students proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts significantly exceeding the state averages. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students and in the top 5% for disabled students.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution. While some of the other schools in the area, such as Laurel Valley Elementary School and Forest Hills Elementary School, also perform well, Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School consistently outperforms them, particularly in Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates. The school's higher per-student spending, ranging from $12,286 to $16,069 in recent years, suggests the district is allocating significant resources to support the school's educational programs and student needs, which appears to be paying off in the form of exceptional academic outcomes.

381

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,616

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1516 Tire Hill Rd
Johnstown, PA 15905-7822

(814) 479-4080

District: Conemaugh Township Area School District

Students who attend Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Conemaugh Township Area Middle School/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (80% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg68%

Pennsylvania avg45%

64^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 606Conemaugh Township 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	92.9	64 of 1511	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	139 of 1526	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	162 of 1534	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	148 of 1534	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	75 of 1433	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	103 of 1544	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	127 of 1530	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.7	154 of 1547	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	85.2	164 of 1554	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	291 of 1474	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	77.8	280 of 1467	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	445 of 1519	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	524 of 1599	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.0	443 of 1597	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	249 of 1579	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	73 of 1549	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	116 of 1551	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	77.3	303 of 1555	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	450 of 1545	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	59.7	634 of 1299	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.6	500 of 1308	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.3	588 of 1302	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	46 of 1030	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	60 of 1084	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.1	195 of 1043	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	82 of 1466	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	136 of 1488	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	7 of 1369	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	20 of 1432	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	21 of 1414	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	60 of 1475	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	144 of 1495	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	79 of 1201	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	164 of 1229	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	212 of 1236	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math82%+40 vs state

English Language Arts75%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School

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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
Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	1516 Tire Hill Rd	Johnstown	15905	Somerset County	Conemaugh Township Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 479-4080	381	32	11.7	50.4%	352 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	92.9	64^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.8%		87.7	139^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.9%	75	89.3	81.0	73.7		82.0	79.3				75.4	$14,616	$888	$13,727
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-6	338 Theatre Dr	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 266-5757	831	53	15.6	35.7%	718 (86.4%)	21 (2.5%)	14 (1.7%)	25 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	75.6	365^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.8%		82	242^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	84.1%	123	71.6	57.2	77.1	57.6	66.3	57.5	53.4	58.0	59.2	57.1	$12,248	$727	$11,521
Westmont Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-6	827 Diamond Blvd	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 255-8707	749	54	13.8	49.4%	593 (79.2%)	36 (4.8%)	41 (5.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.1%)	80.7	269^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.2%		73.2	431^st of 1526 public elementary schools	71.8%	162	73.1	73.5	63.8	61.9	68.2	53.7	65.3	64.5	64.9	61.8	$12,741	$1,245	$11,496
Ferndale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Dartmouth Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 535-6724	325	26	12.2		217 (66.8%)	55 (16.9%)	20 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	11.9	1320^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.6%		32.1	1089^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.6%	231	23.5	15.2	31.3	2.7	17.4	17.6	21.8	12.5	24.3	19.4	$20,162	$4,150	$16,013
Windber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 Sugar Maple Dr	Windber	15963	Somerset County	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 467-4567	617	44	13.9	99.5%	568 (92.1%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	56.8	717^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.5%		66.7	557^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.5%	160	58.9	56.6	48.0		54.8	40.0	50.0	53.4		47.3	$6,962	$1,155	$5,807
Greater Johnstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	196 Westgate Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 533-5670	1,133	71	15.9	104.2%	345 (30.5%)	472 (41.7%)	92 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	220 (19.4%)	3.9	1498^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.9%		7.5	1401^st of 1526 public elementary schools	8.2%	97	6.0	12.0			8.7	9.9	12.5			11.0	$20,764	$7,292	$13,472
Conemaugh Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1340 William Penn Avenue	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 535-6970	374	31	11.9		318 (85.0%)	18 (4.8%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	24	1148^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.0%		39.8	1009^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.9%	139	33.4	35.0	23.0	17.0	26.6	36.9	40.0	19.7	33.9	31.7	$18,708	$1,522	$17,186
North Star Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1215 Morris Ave	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 629-5627	385	39	9.9	103.4%	370 (96.1%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	91.9	78^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.2	130^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	92.2	76.1			83.9	79.7	74.7			77.1	$15,834	$1,049	$14,785
Cairnbrook Elementary School	Public	K-6	235 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-5021	180	18	10.2	94.4%	178 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	37	1002^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	33.7%		34.1	1076^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.5%	74	54.2	27.8	41.6	21.4	36.2	62.5	27.8	25.0	33.3	37.6	$22,927	$1,418	$21,509
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	547 Locust Street	Sidman	15955	Cambria County	Forest Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 487-7613	994	70	14.1	97.2%	952 (95.8%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	65.1	575^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.9%		69.9	497^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.4%	78	49.3	68.7	64.4	45.9	56.6	49.6	55.9	51.3	53.3	52.5	$12,859	$1,549	$11,309

Frequently Asked Questions about Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School

How many students attend Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Conemaugh Township Area Middle School/Senior High School

Is Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 64^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School?

Students at Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School in?

Conemaugh Township Area School District

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