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Altoona Area School District

At a glance

335^thof 606 Pennsylvania districts▲ 1

Better than 44% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 8 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

1201 8th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602-2427·(814) 946-8211·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 44.7% of districts

Schools

6,852

Students

Top rankedIrving Elementary School231^st of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Juniata Elementary School up 141 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Penn-Lincoln Elementary School 8.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Altoona Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 10 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 335 out of 606 school districts in the state and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as performing better than the average. Irving Elementary School is a top-ranked public magnet school, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in Pennsylvania and earning a 4-star rating. Similarly, Baker Elementary School and Juniata Elementary School also perform well above the district and state averages in math and English language arts proficiency.

In contrast, the district faces significant challenges, with several schools struggling to meet academic standards. The high school and junior high school both have proficiency rates below the state averages, and schools like Penn-Lincoln Elementary and Logan Elementary have particularly low proficiency rates. Additionally, the district as a whole grapples with very high rates of economic disadvantage, with all schools reporting free or reduced-price lunch rates above 98%.

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Ranking:

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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
Kimmel Alternative School	Public	7-12	200 East Crawford Avenue	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 946-8246	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
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
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
Altoona Area High School	Public	6-12	1404 6th Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 940-6986	2,255	133	16.8	99.6%	1,891 (83.9%)	237 (10.5%)	73 (3.2%)	17 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.4%)	43.8	433^rd of 681 public high schools	36.4%		61.7	274^th of 686 public high schools	60.1%	159	37.5	47.6	53.1															$12,873	$2,874	$9,999
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
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
Altoona Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	1400 7th Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 381-7512	1,578	127	12.3	99.8%	1,314 (83.3%)	138 (8.7%)	37 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (4.8%)	51.8	413^th of 873 public middle schools	52.7%		52.5	433^rd of 891 public middle schools	51.4%	20							38.3	30.0	29.0	32.6				52.0	35.0	44.3	43.9	$13,341	$2,212	$11,130
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
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
Washington & Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK	420 1st Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(814) 946-8403	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center	1.3 mi	1
Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation Charter Sc	3.94 mi	1
Hollidaysburg Area School District	5.6 mi	5	119^th
Bellwood-Antis School District	5.69 mi	3	152^nd
Penn Cambria School District	9.63 mi	4	257^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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