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Penn Cambria High School

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Penn Cambria High School ranks 102 nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 85% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Penn Cambria High School is a public high school located in Cresson, Pennsylvania, serving 552 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Penn Cambria School District, which is ranked 257 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penn Cambria High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking between 49 and 114 over the past decade. The school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages in Algebra I (70.5% vs. 44.3%), Biology (57.3% vs. 49.3%), and Literature (77.9% vs. 62.1%). Additionally, Penn Cambria has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.5% to 97.0% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate of 0.4% to 1.6%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School and Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School, Penn Cambria High School outperforms them in academic metrics, including Keystone Exam proficiency rates. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Penn Cambria High School has been able to maintain its strong academic performance and graduation rates, indicating that the school is effectively addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged students.

538

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,222

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Linden Ave
Cresson, PA 16630-1399

(814) 886-8188

District: Penn Cambria School District

Feeder schools for Penn Cambria High School:

Elementary:	Penn Cambria Intrmd School
	Penn Cambria Pre-Primary
	Penn Cambria Primary School
Middle:	Penn Cambria Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.5%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (69% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg68%

Pennsylvania avg52%

102^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

257^th of 606Penn Cambria 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	102 of 681	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	86 of 686	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	93 of 674	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	114 of 634	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	269 of 693	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.8	63 of 673	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	76.8	148 of 663	77.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	159 of 677	76.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	78 of 680	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	85.5	49 of 580	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	70.8	153 of 591	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	172 of 664	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	122 of 660	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	220 of 649	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	288 of 632	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.2	393 of 621	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.1	168 of 615	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	62.7	259 of 604	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.6	260 of 593	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.8	429 of 590	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	59.1	267 of 583	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	142 of 524	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	212 of 513	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	74 of 502	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	160 of 657	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	106 of 665	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	145 of 651	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	33 of 664	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	86 of 652	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	81 of 660	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	76 of 662	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	135 of 583	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	111 of 595	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	101 of 577	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature78%+16 vs state

Algebra I70%+26 vs state

Biology57%+8 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	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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Penn Cambria High School	Public	9-12	401 Linden Ave	Cresson	16630	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-8188	538	37	14.5	43.5%	519 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	81.7	102^nd of 681 public high schools	85.0%		84.4	86^th of 686 public high schools	87.5%	16	70.5	57.3	77.9							$16,222	$604	$15,618
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
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	948 Ben Franklin Highway	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-6490	24	21	1.1	87.5%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Central Cambria High School	Public	9-12	204 Schoolhouse Rd	Ebensburg	15931	Cambria County	Central Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 472-8860	509	32	15.6	39.3%	491 (96.5%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	66.6	243^rd of 681 public high schools	64.3%		53.1	362^nd of 686 public high schools	47.2%	119	55.9	43.2	76.2							$15,142	$1,069	$14,073
Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School	Public	10-12	1510 North Montgomery Street	Hollidaysburg	16648	Blair County	Hollidaysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 695-4416	793	56	14.1	39.0%	733 (92.4%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.3%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	59.3	302^nd of 681 public high schools	55.7%		71.7	192^nd of 686 public high schools	72.0%	110	46.8	51.0	63.9							$18,134	$1,035	$17,099
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	1500 4th Avenue	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 946-8450	60	33	1.8		59 (98.3%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Altoona Area High School	Public	6-12	1404 6th Ave	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 940-6986	2,255	133	16.8	99.6%	1,891 (83.9%)	237 (10.5%)	73 (3.2%)	17 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.4%)	43.8	433^rd of 681 public high schools	36.4%		61.7	274^th of 686 public high schools	60.1%	159	37.5	47.6	53.1							$12,873	$2,874	$9,999
Kimmel Alternative School	Public	7-12	200 East Crawford Avenue	Altoona	16602	Blair County	Altoona Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 946-8246	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cambria Heights Senior High School	Public	9-12	426 Glendale Lake Rd	Patton	16668	Cambria County	Cambria Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 674-3601	419	35	12.1	51.8%	405 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	67.1	240^th of 681 public high schools	64.8%		80.4	111^th of 686 public high schools	83.8%	129	50.0	52.0	72.4							$24,378	$249	$24,129
Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	535 Locust Street	Sidman	15955	Cambria County	Forest Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 487-7613	798	56	14.2	99.2%	761 (95.4%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	47.7	398^th of 681 public high schools	41.6%		38.9	468^th of 686 public high schools	31.8%	70	39.5	58.9	45.9	42.5	37.7	40.1	56.6	50.0	53.2	$16,714	$1,563	$15,151

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn Cambria High School

What district is Penn Cambria High School in?

Penn Cambria School District

How many students attend Penn Cambria High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Penn Cambria High School.

What is the racial makeup of Penn Cambria High School?

Students at Penn Cambria High School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Penn Cambria High School a good school?

Penn Cambria High School ranks 102^nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Penn Cambria High School?

Penn Cambria High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Penn Cambria Intrmd School
Elementary : Penn Cambria Pre-Primary
Elementary : Penn Cambria Primary School
Middle : Penn Cambria Middle School

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