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Best Public Schools in Cambria County, PA

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15,761

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Top rankedConemaugh Township Area Elementary School64^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cambria Heights Elementary School up 204 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jackson Elementary School 7.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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 (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	555 Birch St	Nanty Glo	15943	Cambria County	Blacklick Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 749-9211	268	23	11.6	101.5%	261 (97.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	60.1	291^st of 681 public high schools	57.3%		41.5	460^th of 686 public high schools	32.9%	169	52.5	60.0	52.5					27.4	33.3	30.0					43.1	43.6	43.3	$27,373	$4,154	$23,219
Blacklick Valley Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 W Railroad St	Nanty Glo	15943	Cambria County	Blacklick Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 749-9211	316	28	11.2	104.1%	295 (93.4%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	39.1	979^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.2%		51.8	838^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.1%	141				64.8	34.1	63.9	18.9			44.8	48.6	31.8	33.4	16.2			32.5	$17,104	$4,696	$12,408
Cambria Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 East Campbell St	Carrolltown	15722	Cambria County	Cambria Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 344-8506	533	45	11.9	52.7%	511 (95.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	65.1	573^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	62.1%		56.1	777^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.1%	204				56.9	54.3	63.1				58.5	62.5	45.7	50.0				52.8	$17,060	$1,213	$15,846
Cambria Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	414 Glendale Lake Rd	Patton	16668	Cambria County	Cambria Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 674-6290	271	28	9.8	56.1%	258 (95.2%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	70.9	215^th of 873 public middle schools	75.4%		77.1	174^th of 891 public middle schools	80.5%	41							38.2	30.5	41.4	37.0				51.9	56.1	73.5	61.3	$15,432	$185	$15,247
Cambria Heights Senior High School	Public	9-12	426 Glendale Lake Rd	Patton	16668	Cambria County	Cambria Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 674-3601	419	35	12.1	51.8%	405 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	67.1	240^th of 681 public high schools	64.8%		80.4	111^th of 686 public high schools	83.8%	129	50.0	52.0	72.4															$24,378	$249	$24,129
Central Cambria Middle School	Public	6-8	206 Schoolhouse Road	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-6505	347	26	13.5	42.9%	336 (96.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	78.2	149^th of 873 public middle schools	82.9%		80.5	134^th of 891 public middle schools	85.0%	15							54.3	43.5	44.0	47.1				61.3	60.6	54.3	58.6	$12,715	$197	$12,518
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-2	3704 William Penn Avenue	Johnstown	15909	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 749-8421	105	15	7.1	95.2%	99 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)																		$10,740	$1,017	$9,723
Central Cambria High School	Public	9-12	204 Schoolhouse Rd	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-8860	509	32	15.6	39.3%	491 (96.5%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	66.6	243^rd of 681 public high schools	64.3%		53.1	362^nd of 686 public high schools	47.2%	119	55.9	43.2	76.2															$15,142	$1,069	$14,073
Cambria Elementary School	Public	K-5	212 Schoolhouse Rd	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 472-8432	542	33	16.5	36.7%	511 (94.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	67.4	521^st of 1511 public elementary schools	65.5%		65.1	584^th of 1526 public elementary schools	61.7%	63				74.8	49.5	72.9				65.4	59.6	42.2	53.3				51.5	$10,284	$1,092	$9,192
Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	1516 Tire Hill Rd	Johnstown	15905	Cambria 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
Conemaugh Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1342 William Penn Ave	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 535-5523	308	27	11.5		275 (89.3%)	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	69.4	221^st of 681 public high schools	67.5%		59.3	301^st of 686 public high schools	56.1%	80	55.5	62.3	62.2					18.3	47.4	29.6					36.7	36.8	36.8	$24,473	$303	$24,170
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
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
Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Harlan Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 288-5757	284	26	11.0		219 (77.1%)	26 (9.2%)	20 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	49.3	385^th of 681 public high schools	43.5%		42.8	449^th of 686 public high schools	34.5%	64	42.5	34.2	69.2					28.5	21.1	25.0					50.0	37.8	44.3	$25,285	$7,234	$18,050
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
Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	535 Locust Street	Sidman	15955	Cambria County	Forest Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 487-7613	798	56	14.2	99.2%	761 (95.4%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	47.7	398^th of 681 public high schools	41.6%		38.9	468^th of 686 public high schools	31.8%	70	39.5	58.9	45.9					42.5	37.7	40.1					56.6	50.0	53.2	$16,714	$1,563	$15,151
Glendale Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1466 Beaver Valley Rd	Flinton	16640	Cambria County	Glendale School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 687-4261	340	32	10.7	101.8%	330 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	67.3	237^th of 681 public high schools	65.2%		61.3	278^th of 686 public high schools	59.5%	41	56.7	44.8	74.6					24.1	21.6	22.8					50.0	47.1	48.6	$19,826	$1,124	$18,702
Glendale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Beaver Valley Rd	Flinton	16640	Cambria County	Glendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 687-4263	304	32	9.3	106.9%	291 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	57.1	712^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.9%		73.7	423^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	72.3%	289				48.9	79.4	37.1	34.8			48.7	44.2	52.9	48.6	56.5			50.6	$21,270	$1,209	$20,061
Greater Johnstown Senior High School	Public	8-12	222 Central Ave	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 533-5670	917	71	12.8	93.3%	331 (36.1%)	353 (38.5%)	65 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	165 (18.0%)	8.1	606^th of 681 public high schools	11.0%		8.5	611^th of 686 public high schools	10.9%	5	13.5	19.6	29.6						2.5	2.5						11.0	11.0	$23,764	$5,187	$18,577
Greater Johnstown Middle School	Public	5-7	220 Messenger Street	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 533-5670	615	52	11.8	102.6%	196 (31.9%)	259 (42.1%)	48 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	110 (17.9%)	8.2	819^th of 873 public middle schools	6.2%		6.6	860^th of 891 public middle schools	3.5%	41						9.7	3.4	4.9		6.2			17.9	10.6	18.8		15.9	$23,368	$5,101	$18,267
Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	625 Park Ave	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(814) 533-5670	140	2	87.5	85.7%	50 (35.7%)	53 (37.9%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (20.0%)								(n/a)	13.3	10.0	22.2							0.0							4.0	$14,742	$3,218	$11,524
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
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	445 Schoolhouse Road	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6073	14	22	.6	78.6%	11 (78.6%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Penn Cambria High School	Public	7-12	401 Linden Ave	Cresson	16630	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-8188	538	37	14.5	43.5%	519 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	81.7	102^nd of 681 public high schools	85.0%		84.4	86^th of 686 public high schools	87.5%	16	70.5	57.3	77.9															$16,222	$604	$15,618
Penn Cambria Pre-Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	205 6th St	Cresson	16630	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 886-8166	103	10	10.1	58.3%	95 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)																		$18,745	$1,124	$17,620
Penn Cambria Middle School	Public	4-6	401 Division St	Gallitzin	16641	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-4181	343	22	15.4	69.4%	328 (95.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	47.3	473^rd of 873 public middle schools	45.8%		63.1	329^th of 891 public middle schools	63.1%	144							21.0	21.3	18.8	20.3				44.7	50.9	58.5	51.4	$15,943	$993	$14,950
Penn Cambria Intrmd School	Public	2-3	376 Wood St	Lilly	15938	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 886-8532	290	19	15.6	34.5%	277 (95.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	45.9	882^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	41.6%		53.1	824^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.0%	58				50.0	48.1	33.7				43.5	47.0	48.1	40.6				45.0	$14,903	$1,132	$13,772
Northern Cambria High School	Public	7-12	601 Joseph St	Northern Cambria	15714	Cambria County	Northern Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 948-6800	262	23	11.5	55.3%	253 (96.6%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.3	179^th of 681 public high schools	73.7%		70.5	202^nd of 686 public high schools	70.6%	23	69.0	54.1	67.2															$12,196	$00	$12,196
Northern Cambria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Joseph St	Northern Cambria	15714	Cambria County	Northern Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 948-5880	262	26	9.9	99.6%	252 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	43.6	921^st of 1511 public elementary schools	39.0%		49.5	871^st of 1526 public elementary schools	42.9%	50				47.0	56.5					51.5	36.8	43.5					40.0	$9,065	$431	$8,634
Portage Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	85 Mountain Ave	Portage	15946	Cambria County	Portage Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 736-9636	339	27	12.5	105.6%	320 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	61.8	281^st of 681 public high schools	58.7%		70.7	200^th of 686 public high schools	70.8%	81	50.8	52.6	62.7					34.0	36.4	35.3					38.3	60.6	51.3	$19,940	$3,188	$16,752
Portage Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Mountain Ave	Portage	15946	Cambria County	Portage Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 736-9636	401	37	10.8	103.0%	379 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	80.6	270^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.1%		81.1	260^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.0%	10				82.2	81.1	68.9	53.4			71.0	58.9	67.9	57.8	55.0			59.8	$16,860	$2,453	$14,408
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
Richland High School	Public	7-12	One Academic Avenue	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6081	693	49	14.1	35.4%	606 (87.4%)	16 (2.3%)	20 (2.9%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	89.6	49^th of 681 public high schools	92.8%		86.1	71^st of 686 public high schools	89.7%	22	72.4	70.4	82.1					55.3	49.5	52.6					62.8	67.7	65.1	$17,017	$573	$16,444
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
Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Fair Oaks Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 255-8726	689	47	14.7	44.4%	541 (78.5%)	36 (5.2%)	41 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.4%)	62.4	276^th of 681 public high schools	59.5%		61.9	270^th of 686 public high schools	60.6%	6	46.1	50.5	69.9					25.6	33.7	29.7					41.5	54.9	48.4	$16,364	$917	$15,447
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	948 Ben Franklin Highway	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-6490	24	21	1.1	87.5%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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