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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	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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
Portage Area Junior/Senior High School	0.0mi	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	—	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
Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School	5.9mi	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	—	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
Penn Cambria High School	7.2mi	Public	7-12	401 Linden Ave	Cresson	16630	Cambria County	Penn Cambria School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 886-8188	538	37	14.5	42.4%	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
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School	8.3mi	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	84.2%	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	8.5mi	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
Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School	11.1mi	Public	7-12	555 Birch St	Nanty Glo	15943	Cambria County	Blacklick Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 749-9211	268	23	11.6	—	261 (97.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	60.1	291^st of 681 public high schools	57.3%		41.5	460^th of 686 public high schools	32.9%	169	52.5	60.0	52.5	27.4	33.3	30.0	43.1	43.6	43.3	$27,373	$4,154	$23,219
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center	11.6mi	Public	9-12	445 Schoolhouse Road	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6073	14	22	.6	87.5%	11 (78.6%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Conemaugh Valley Junior/Senior High School	11.7mi	Public	7-12	1342 William Penn Ave	Johnstown	15906	Cambria County	Conemaugh Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 535-5523	308	27	11.5	—	275 (89.3%)	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	69.4	221^st of 681 public high schools	67.5%		59.3	301^st of 686 public high schools	56.1%	80	55.5	62.3	62.2	18.3	47.4	29.6	36.7	36.8	36.8	$24,473	$303	$24,170
Richland High School	12.2mi	Public	7-12	One Academic Avenue	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6081	693	49	14.1	34.7%	606 (87.4%)	16 (2.3%)	20 (2.9%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	89.6	49^th of 681 public high schools	92.8%		86.1	71^st of 686 public high schools	89.7%	22	72.4	70.4	82.1	55.3	49.5	52.6	62.8	67.7	65.1	$17,017	$573	$16,444
Claysburg-Kimmel Senior High School	13.1mi	Public	9-12	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 239-5141	266	19	13.8	—	254 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	46.9	410^th of 681 public high schools	39.8%		58.4	314^th of 686 public high schools	54.2%	96	42.6	40.3	59.7							$22,583	$1,898	$20,685

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