Middle Schools in Altoona Area School District

Summary:

The Altoona Area School District in Pennsylvania has one middle school, Altoona Area Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8. The school has faced challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking declining and academic performance consistently below state and district averages.

Altoona Area Junior High School's PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) proficiency rates in math and English language arts are lower than the state and district averages, ranging from 29% to 52% for different grade levels. The school's science proficiency rate of 52.1% in 2023-2024 was also below the district (65%) and state (65.8%) averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.81% in 2023-2024, indicating a significant socioeconomic challenge for the student population.

Despite the district's relatively high spending of $12,717 per student in 2022-2023, the academic outcomes at Altoona Area Junior High School have not shown commensurate improvement. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 413 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2024-2025 to 458 out of 893 in 2022-2023, suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to address the academic performance and socioeconomic challenges faced by the school.

District Detail

1201 8th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602-2427

(814) 946-8211

SchoolDigger Rank:
335^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 6,852

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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

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	5	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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