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Altoona Area Junior High School

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Altoona Area Junior High School ranks 413 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Altoona Area Junior High School is a public middle school in Altoona, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,614 students. The school is part of the Altoona Area School District, which is ranked 335 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Altoona Area Junior High School's PSSA test scores in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 32.6% in Math and 43.9% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 413 and 462 out of 873-893 Pennsylvania middle schools. In comparison, nearby schools like Central Cambria Middle School, Cambria Heights Middle School, and Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School have higher PSSA proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

Altoona Area Junior High School has a diverse student population, with significant representation of African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 3.1% between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. Despite these challenges, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform significantly better than their White and multi-racial peers, suggesting the school may be effectively supporting the academic achievement of its minority student populations.

1,578

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,341

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 7th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602

(814) 381-7512

District: Altoona Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

African American:

8.7%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Pennsylvania avg45%

413^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	51.8	413 of 873	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	433 of 891	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	458 of 893	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	462 of 883	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	437 of 797	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	415 of 891	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	446 of 861	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.5	427 of 877	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.9	445 of 870	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.8	420 of 835	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.3	398 of 728	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.8	390 of 758	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.3	341 of 834	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.0	367 of 825	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.5	375 of 805	53.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	161 of 393	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	169 of 408	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	113 of 421	73.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	333 of 643	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	329 of 672	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	299 of 660	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	437 of 835	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	450 of 860	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	172 of 348	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	143 of 362	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	148 of 362	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	402 of 843	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	406 of 877	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	424 of 874	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	384 of 839	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	416 of 870	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	141 of 174	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	149 of 199	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	105 of 187	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	415 of 649	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	446 of 673	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	488 of 681	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-5 vs state

Math33%-9 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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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
Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School	Public	7-9	1000 Hewit St	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 695-4426	756	57	13.3	44.7%	700 (92.6%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	90.7	69^th of 873 public middle schools	92.1%		85.9	93^rd of 891 public middle schools	89.6%	24			52.5	67.6	60.7			65.4	67.6	66.6	$14,732	$841	$13,891
Bellwood Antis Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Martin Street	Bellwood	16617	Blair County	Bellwood-Antis School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 742-2273	332	27	12.2	47.6%	323 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	67.6	242^nd of 873 public middle schools	72.3%		70.9	240^th of 891 public middle schools	73.1%	2	38.1	35.6	52.0	20.7	36.3	38.5	57.6	61.3	58.0	53.5	$14,354	$533	$13,822
Penn Cambria Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Division St	Gallitzin	16641	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-4181	343	22	15.4	69.4%	328 (95.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	47.3	473^rd of 873 public middle schools	45.8%		63.1	329^th of 891 public middle schools	63.1%	144		21.0	21.3	18.8	20.3		44.7	50.9	58.5	51.4	$15,943	$993	$14,950
Spring Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	185 Spring Cove Drive	Roaring Spring	16673	Blair County	Spring Cove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 224-2106	363	25	14.3	55.1%	339 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	47.5	469^th of 873 public middle schools	46.3%		38.4	569^th of 891 public middle schools	36.1%	100		31.3	26.8	23.6	27.1		43.4	56.3	36.1	45.0	$14,803	$905	$13,898
Tyrone Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1001 Clay Ave	Tyrone	16686	Blair County	Tyrone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 684-4240	489	33	14.8	56.4%	475 (97.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	60.2	331^st of 873 public middle schools	62.1%		67.1	285^th of 891 public middle schools	68.0%	46	25.2	29.1	33.3	54.5	35.8	34.5	36.6	50.9	54.0	44.3	$10,735	$479	$10,255
Cambria Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	414 Glendale Lake Rd	Patton	16668	Cambria County	Cambria Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 674-6290	271	28	9.8	56.1%	258 (95.2%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	70.9	215^th of 873 public middle schools	75.4%		77.1	174^th of 891 public middle schools	80.5%	41		38.2	30.5	41.4	37.0		51.9	56.1	73.5	61.3	$15,432	$185	$15,247
Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School	Public	7-8	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 239-5141	102	9	11.1	117.6%	100 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	63.8	294^th of 873 public middle schools	66.3%		70.1	251^st of 891 public middle schools	71.8%	43			30.4	36.3	33.4			47.8	56.8	52.2	$19,157	$1,610	$17,546
Central Cambria Middle School	Public	6-8	206 Schoolhouse Road	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-6505	347	26	13.5	42.9%	336 (96.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	78.2	149^th of 873 public middle schools	82.9%		80.5	134^th of 891 public middle schools	85.0%	15		54.3	43.5	44.0	47.1		61.3	60.6	54.3	58.6	$12,715	$197	$12,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Altoona Area Junior High School

Is Altoona Area Junior High School a good school?

Altoona Area Junior High School ranks 413^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Altoona Area Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,578 students attended Altoona Area Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Altoona Area Junior High School?

Students at Altoona Area Junior High School are 83% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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