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Greater Johnstown Elementary School

Q: Is Greater Johnstown Elementary School a good school?

Greater Johnstown Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Greater Johnstown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,133 students attended Greater Johnstown Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Greater Johnstown Elementary School?

Students at Greater Johnstown Elementary School are 42% African American, 30% White, 19% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Greater Johnstown Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 1,181 students in grades PK-4 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Greater Johnstown School District. Despite the school's high spending per student, it consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools based on academic performance, with significantly below-average scores on statewide assessments.

The school faces significant challenges, including an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests the school may need to provide additional resources and support to help students overcome the barriers to learning that poverty can create. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to the difficulties in providing individualized attention and support to students.

While the school's demographics differ from the state averages, with higher percentages of non-white students, the focus should be on addressing the underlying issues that are contributing to the school's poor academic performance, rather than making assumptions about the relationship between student demographics and achievement. By re-evaluating resource allocation, implementing targeted interventions, and improving instructional practices, Greater Johnstown Elementary School can work to improve outcomes for all students and better prepare them for academic success.

1,133

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,764

Per pupil spending ?

104.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

196 Westgate Dr
Johnstown, PA 15905-1155

(814) 533-5670

District: Greater Johnstown School District

Students who attend Greater Johnstown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Greater Johnstown Middle School
High:	Greater Johnstown Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.7%

White:

30.5%

Two or more races:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (10% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,498^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

582^nd of 606Greater Johnstown 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	3.9	1498 of 1511	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1401 of 1526	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1379 of 1534	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1359 of 1534	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1295 of 1433	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1414 of 1544	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	402 of 413	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	372 of 437	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	318 of 437	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	994 of 1030	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	880 of 1084	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	886 of 1043	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	1462 of 1466	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1378 of 1488	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	421 of 429	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	381 of 432	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1352 of 1369	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1291 of 1432	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1236 of 1414	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1448 of 1475	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1378 of 1495	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	97 of 117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	1199 of 1201	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	1215 of 1229	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1218 of 1236	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-38 vs state

Math9%-33 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
Greater Johnstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	196 Westgate Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 533-5670	1,133	71	15.9	104.2%	345 (30.5%)	472 (41.7%)	92 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	220 (19.4%)	3.9	1498^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.9%		7.5	1401^st of 1526 public elementary schools	8.2%	97	6.0	12.0			8.7	9.9	12.5			11.0	$20,764	$7,292	$13,472
Westmont Hilltop Elementary School	Public	K-6	827 Diamond Blvd	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 255-8707	749	54	13.8	49.4%	593 (79.2%)	36 (4.8%)	41 (5.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.1%)	80.7	269^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.2%		73.2	431^st of 1526 public elementary schools	71.8%	162	73.1	73.5	63.8	61.9	68.2	53.7	65.3	64.5	64.9	61.8	$12,741	$1,245	$11,496
Ferndale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Dartmouth Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 535-6724	325	26	12.2		217 (66.8%)	55 (16.9%)	20 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	11.9	1320^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.6%		32.1	1089^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.6%	231	23.5	15.2	31.3	2.7	17.4	17.6	21.8	12.5	24.3	19.4	$20,162	$4,150	$16,013
Conemaugh Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1340 William Penn Avenue	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 535-6970	374	31	11.9		318 (85.0%)	18 (4.8%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	24	1148^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.0%		39.8	1009^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.9%	139	33.4	35.0	23.0	17.0	26.6	36.9	40.0	19.7	33.9	31.7	$18,708	$1,522	$17,186
Conemaugh Township Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	1516 Tire Hill Rd	Johnstown	15905	Somerset County	Conemaugh Township Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 479-4080	381	32	11.7	50.4%	352 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	92.9	64^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.8%		87.7	139^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.9%	75	89.3	81.0	73.7		82.0	79.3				75.4	$14,616	$888	$13,727
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-6	338 Theatre Dr	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 266-5757	831	53	15.6	35.7%	718 (86.4%)	21 (2.5%)	14 (1.7%)	25 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	75.6	365^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.8%		82	242^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	84.1%	123	71.6	57.2	77.1	57.6	66.3	57.5	53.4	58.0	59.2	57.1	$12,248	$727	$11,521
Laurel Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Education Lane	New Florence	15944	Westmoreland County	Ligonier Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 235-2723	238	21	11.5	96.6%	211 (88.7%)	12 (5.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	44.6	907^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.3	986^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.4%	79	52.0	45.9	30.0		42.4	52.0	40.5	43.3		44.6	$24,895	$3,462	$21,433
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-2	3704 William Penn Avenue	Johnstown	15909	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 749-8421	105	15	7.1	95.2%	99 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)											$10,740	$1,017	$9,723
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	547 Locust Street	Sidman	15955	Cambria County	Forest Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 487-7613	994	70	14.1	97.2%	952 (95.8%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	65.1	575^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.9%		69.9	497^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.4%	78	49.3	68.7	64.4	45.9	56.6	49.6	55.9	51.3	53.3	52.5	$12,859	$1,549	$11,309
United Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10775 Route 56 East	Armagh	15920	Indiana County	United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 446-5615	455	38	11.9	55.2%	439 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	58.2	686^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.6%		71.6	457^th of 1526 public elementary schools	70.1%	229	46.9	55.3	46.1	38.7	46.2	46.9	51.1	55.4	58.0	53.0	$25,147	$2,369	$22,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Greater Johnstown Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Greater Johnstown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Greater Johnstown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greater Johnstown Middle School
High : Greater Johnstown Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Greater Johnstown Elementary School?

Students at Greater Johnstown Elementary School are 42% African American, 30% White, 19% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Greater Johnstown Elementary School in?

Greater Johnstown School District

Is Greater Johnstown Elementary School a good school?

Greater Johnstown Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Greater Johnstown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,133 students attended Greater Johnstown Elementary School.

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