Huntingdon Area School District

Summary:

The Huntingdon Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 4 schools: 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the district as a whole is ranked 367th out of 606 school districts in the state and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, there are some standout schools within the district.

Huntingdon Area Senior High School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 363rd out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 288th out of 681 in 2024-2025. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. In Keystone Exam proficiency, the high school outperforms the state average in Algebra I and Biology, but lags behind in Literature. In contrast, the district's elementary and middle schools have more mixed results, with Standing Stone Elementary and Southside Elementary showing varying levels of proficiency in PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments.

The data also reveals significant differences in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios across the schools, with Huntingdon Area Senior High School spending $20,168 per student and having a student-teacher ratio of 12.1, while Southside Elementary spends $12,449 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 12.0. These factors may be contributing to the performance differences observed between the schools in the Huntingdon Area School District.

District Detail

2400 Cassady Ave
Huntingdon, PA 16652-2618

(814) 643-4140

SchoolDigger Rank:
367^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,694

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

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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	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
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10906 Station Road	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 627-1100	347	29	11.8	48.1%	331 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	41.7	941^st of 1511 public elementary schools	37.7%		45.7	931^st of 1526 public elementary schools	39.0%	10				69.6	34.6	33.4				46.1	51.8	32.7	28.3				37.6	$23,295	$1,638	$21,656
Standing Stone Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 29th Street	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 643-0771	382	41	9.3	65.7%	335 (87.7%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	41.5	944^th of 1511 public elementary schools	37.5%		54.7	801^st of 1526 public elementary schools	47.5%	143				54.3	32.9	50.0				45.5	35.6	40.3	37.5				37.9	$23,378	$1,644	$21,734
Huntingdon Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	2400 Cassady Ave Ste 1	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 643-1080	546	47	11.5	47.4%	506 (92.7%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	60.6	288^th of 681 public high schools	57.7%		56.4	329^th of 686 public high schools	52.0%	41	58.4	52.9	55.0															$23,456	$1,650	$21,806
Huntingdon Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Cassady Ave	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 643-2900	419	36	11.6	49.9%	383 (91.4%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	45.4	486^th of 873 public middle schools	44.3%		67.7	274^th of 891 public middle schools	69.2%	212							20.4	31.7	35.5	28.6				40.2	40.1	42.7	40.9	$23,562	$1,657	$21,905

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Day Charter School	2.63 mi	1	590^th
Juniata Valley School District	6.85 mi	2	393^rd
Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center	7.35 mi	1
Williamsburg Community School District	7.54 mi	2	384^th
Youth Forestry Camp #3	11.01 mi	1

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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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Huntingdon Area School District

District Detail

Huntingdon Area Senior High School

Huntingdon Area Middle School

Southside Elementary School

Standing Stone Elementary School

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