Portage Area School District

Summary:

The Portage Area School District in Pennsylvania operates two schools: Portage Area Elementary School and Portage Area Junior/Senior High School. The district as a whole is ranked 147 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating.

Portage Area Elementary School appears to be the standout performer in the district, with consistently high test scores on PSSA exams, a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and a low 1.4% dropout rate. The school spends $14,919 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 11.1. In contrast, Portage Area Junior/Senior High School has more average performance, with lower test scores and a 3-star rating, but still maintains a respectable 87.9% 4-year graduation rate.

Both schools have 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged population in the district. The higher spending per student at the junior/senior high school compared to the elementary school is an interesting finding that may warrant further investigation. Overall, the data suggests that the Portage Area School District is performing well, with the elementary school being a standout performer in the region.

District Detail

84 Mountain Ave
Portage, PA 15946-1809

(814) 736-9636

SchoolDigger Rank:
147^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 740

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Penn Cambria School District	3.32 mi	5	257^th
Forest Hills School District	5.87 mi	2	237^th
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School	8.31 mi	1
Central Cambria School District	8.4 mi	4	139^th
Blacklick Valley School District	11.14 mi	2	334^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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