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Irving Elementary School

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Irving Elementary School ranks 231 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Irving Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Altoona, Pennsylvania, serving 271 students in grades K-5. Despite facing significant socioeconomic challenges, with 98.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, this school consistently outperforms the Altoona Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in academic achievement.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Irving Elementary School had 74.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 40.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, 64.6% of Irving Elementary students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 44.8% for the district and 48.5% for the state. This exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, with Irving Elementary ranking 99th out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students and 167th out of 1,084 schools for disabled students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Altoona Area School District, Irving Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Irving Elementary's PSSA Math proficiency rate of 74.8% was significantly higher than the district average of 40.7% and the state average of 41.7%. In contrast, nearby schools like Mowrie A Ebner Elementary (33.6%) and Penn-Lincoln Elementary (19.2%) had much lower proficiency rates. The success of Irving Elementary could provide valuable insights for other schools, particularly those serving economically disadvantaged populations.

267

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,098

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Cherry Ave
Altoona, PA 16601-4555

(814) 946-8392

District: Altoona Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Altoona Area School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg43%

Pennsylvania avg45%

231^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Altoona Area School District

335^th of 606Altoona Area School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	231 of 1511	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	363 of 1526	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	486 of 1534	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	408 of 1534	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	286 of 1433	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	264 of 1544	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	472 of 1530	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.1	310 of 1547	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	369 of 1554	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	261 of 1467	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	271 of 1519	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	211 of 1599	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	381 of 1597	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	340 of 1579	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	452 of 1549	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	68.8	510 of 1551	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.9	260 of 1555	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	201 of 1545	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	445 of 1299	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.5	358 of 1308	72.6%	★★★★☆
2003	67.4	483 of 1302	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	167 of 1084	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	260 of 1466	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	380 of 1488	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	99 of 1369	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	290 of 1432	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	458 of 1414	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	205 of 1475	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	394 of 1495	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	334 of 1201	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	434 of 1229	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	525 of 1236	57.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)85th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+33 vs state

English Language Arts65%+16 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lewis M Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	220 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 742-2272	399	34	11.7	47.1%	385 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	72.9	424^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.9%		65.4	580^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.0%	156	70.9	49.3			60.0	69.5	63.1			66.2	$16,111	$1,375	$14,736
Charles W Longer Elementary School	Public	K-6	1320 Union St	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 695-4431	414	28	15.0	51.9%	383 (92.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	68.8	489^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.6%		75.2	391^st of 1526 public elementary schools	74.4%	98	52.0	59.7	78.2	38.1	56.4	40.0	66.6	60.0	63.5	58.3	$14,495	$827	$13,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Irving Elementary School

How many students attend Irving Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Irving Elementary School.

What district is Irving Elementary School in?

Altoona Area School District

Is Irving Elementary School a good school?

Irving Elementary School ranks 231^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Irving Elementary School?

Students at Irving Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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