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New Day Charter School

Q: Is New Day Charter School a good school?

New Day Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend New Day Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended New Day Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of New Day Charter School?

Students at New Day Charter School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 4% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

New Day Charter School is a public charter high school located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 158 students. The school is part of the New Day Charter School District, which is ranked 590 out of 606 districts in the state.

New Day Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania high schools, with proficiency rates in math, English Language Arts, and science all well below 50%. The school's graduation rates have been highly variable, ranging from a low of 41.1% to a high of 87.9% over the past few years, and its dropout rates are significantly higher than the state average. While the school performs slightly better for its population of disabled students, it struggles to effectively serve its other student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Pennsylvania high schools for female students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, New Day Charter School is located just 1.55 miles away from Huntingdon Area Senior High School, a public high school that consistently outperforms it on academic metrics, graduation rates, and test scores. When compared to other nearby public high schools, such as Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School, Tyrone Area High School, and Bellwood-Antis High School, New Day Charter School significantly underperforms on a wide range of measures.

139

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,530

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

256 South Fifth St
Huntingdon, PA 16652

(814) 643-7112

District: New Day Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

3.6%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2012 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (68% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

Pennsylvania avg46%

654^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

590^th of 606New Day Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	4.5	886 of 891	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	869 of 893	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	866 of 883	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	769 of 797	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	774 of 891	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	744 of 861	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	856 of 877	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	865 of 870	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	834 of 835	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	786 of 825	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	725 of 805	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	742 of 770	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	686 of 753	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.4	710 of 736	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	643 of 672	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	5.0	847 of 860	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	867 of 877	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	756 of 874	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	4.7	866 of 870	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	1.0	673 of 673	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	680 of 681	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	654 of 681	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	679 of 686	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	643 of 674	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	460 of 537	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	624 of 693	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	618 of 673	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	614 of 663	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	565 of 677	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	610 of 680	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	0.7	662 of 664	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	632 of 660	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	607 of 649	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.6	615 of 632	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	573 of 621	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	593 of 615	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.3	572 of 604	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	546 of 593	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	395 of 524	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	507 of 513	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	317 of 502	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	647 of 657	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	664 of 665	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	623 of 651	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	661 of 664	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	639 of 652	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.4	581 of 583	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.2	594 of 595	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	576 of 577	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Disabled (2024)4th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Biology13%-36 vs state

Literature12%-50 vs state

English Language Arts5%-44 vs state

Algebra I4%-40 vs state

Math0%-42 vs state

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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 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
New Day Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	256 South Fifth St	Huntingdon	16652	Huntingdon County	New Day Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 643-7112	139	12	11.5	64.7%	127 (91.4%)	3 (2.2%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	3.2	654^th of 681 public high schools	4.0%		1.9	679^th of 686 public high schools	1.0%	25	4.3	13.0	12.5			0.0	0.0			7.1	4.8	$22,530	$2,387	$20,143
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 County Career and Technology Center	Public	10-12	11893 Technology Drive	Mill Creek	17060	Huntingdon County	Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 643-0951	5	10	.5		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	7775 Juniata Valley Pike	Alexandria	16611	Huntingdon County	Juniata Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 669-4401	374	33	11.3	54.0%	361 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32.8	487^th of 681 public high schools	28.5%		27.8	516^th of 686 public high schools	24.8%	29	30.2	45.3	44.2	44.0	38.4	17.1	33.6	61.6	62.2	36.2	53.9	$18,949	$905	$18,045
Mount Union Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-2518	323	28	11.4	98.8%	272 (84.2%)	15 (4.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	16.2	568^th of 681 public high schools	16.6%		21.9	549^th of 686 public high schools	20.0%	19	23.2	27.9	36.2									$28,025	$2,685	$25,340
Williamsburg Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	515 W Third St	Williamsburg	16693	Blair County	Williamsburg Community School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 832-2125	217	29	7.4	53.0%	208 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	18.8	555^th of 681 public high schools	18.5%		53.8	357^th of 686 public high schools	48.0%	198	24.4	16.7	48.8		34.4	34.3	34.3		56.3	48.6	52.3	$18,884	$992	$17,892
Youth Forestry Camp #3	Public	7-12	Trough Creek State Park	James Creek	16657	Huntingdon County	Youth Forestry Camp #3	No	No	No	No	(814) 658-3492	40	8	5.0	92.5%	4 (10.0%)	32 (80.0%)	3 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Tyrone Area High School	Public	9-12	1001 Clay Ave	Tyrone	16686	Blair County	Tyrone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 684-4240	503	41	12.3	51.1%	482 (95.8%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	73.9	170^th of 681 public high schools	75.0%		76.6	147^th of 686 public high schools	78.6%	23	54.4	77.7	61.9									$20,171	$1,338	$18,834
Bellwood-Antis High School	Public	9-12	400 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 742-2274	378	37	10.2	39.7%	370 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	66	247^th of 681 public high schools	63.7%		50.9	380^th of 686 public high schools	44.6%	133	57.7	56.3	60.5									$19,433	$327	$19,106
Southern Huntingdon County High School/Middle School	Public	6-12	10339 Pogue Road	Three Springs	17264	Huntingdon County	Southern Huntingdon County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 447-5529	595	78	7.6	53.3%	566 (95.1%)	10 (1.7%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	24.5	528^th of 681 public high schools	22.5%		23.6	544^th of 686 public high schools	20.7%	16	31.4	35.1	38.8	36.0	22.5	16.0	24.5	49.3	45.1	37.9	43.8	$16,057	$99	$15,957

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How many students attend New Day Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended New Day Charter School.

Is New Day Charter School a good school?

New Day Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Day Charter School?

Students at New Day Charter School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

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