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Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School

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Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School ranks 276 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 59% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School is a public school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, serving 708 students in grades 7-12. The school is part of the Westmont Hilltop School District, which is ranked 170 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Westmont Hilltop's performance on PSSA and Keystone Exams is generally below the state averages across most subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math (29.7%) and PSSA English Language Arts (48.4%) were lower than the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools, the school's performance is mixed, outperforming some, such as Greater Johnstown Senior High School, but underperforming others, like Richland High School and Conemaugh Township Area Middle School/Senior High School.

Westmont Hilltop's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 87.5% to 94.7%, while its dropout rate has varied from 0.1% to 1.6%, generally in line with or slightly better than the state average. The school has a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with 43.22% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This demographic factor may contribute to the school's academic performance challenges, as its outcomes tend to be lower for certain student subgroups, such as low-socioeconomic status and disabled students, compared to their peers.

689

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,364

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Fair Oaks Dr
Johnstown, PA 15905-1316

(814) 255-8726

District: Westmont Hilltop School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2019 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

369^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From top 29% (2019) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

276^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 43% (2019) to top 41% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

170^th of 606Westmont Hilltop 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	369 of 873	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	364 of 891	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	273 of 893	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	198 of 883	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	164 of 797	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	255 of 891	71.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	85 of 643	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	159 of 672	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	212 of 660	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	369 of 835	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	370 of 860	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	274 of 843	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	338 of 877	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	362 of 874	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	357 of 839	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	354 of 870	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	62 of 199	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	389 of 649	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	407 of 673	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	264 of 681	61.2%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	276 of 681	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	270 of 686	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	507 of 674	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	441 of 634	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	293 of 537	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	393 of 693	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	495 of 524	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	279 of 513	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	388 of 502	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	287 of 657	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	195 of 665	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	229 of 651	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	345 of 664	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	542 of 652	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	263 of 660	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	385 of 662	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	277 of 583	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	266 of 595	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.1	514 of 577	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Disabled (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)69th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature70%+8 vs state

Biology50%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Algebra I46%~ state avg

Math30%-12 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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 Fair Oaks Dr	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Westmont Hilltop School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 255-8726	689	47	14.7	44.4%	541 (78.5%)	36 (5.2%)	41 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.4%)	62.4	276^th of 681 public high schools	59.5%		61.9	270^th of 686 public high schools	60.6%	6	46.1	50.5	69.9		25.6	33.7	29.7		41.5	54.9	48.4	$16,364	$917	$15,447
Greater Johnstown Senior High School	Public	8-12	222 Central Ave	Johnstown	15902	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 533-5670	917	71	12.8	93.3%	331 (36.1%)	353 (38.5%)	65 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	165 (18.0%)	8.1	606^th of 681 public high schools	11.0%		8.5	611^th of 686 public high schools	10.9%	5	13.5	19.6	29.6			2.5	2.5			11.0	11.0	$23,764	$5,187	$18,577
Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Harlan Ave	Johnstown	15905	Cambria County	Ferndale Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 288-5757	284	26	11.0		219 (77.1%)	26 (9.2%)	20 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	49.3	385^th of 681 public high schools	43.5%		42.8	449^th of 686 public high schools	34.5%	64	42.5	34.2	69.2		28.5	21.1	25.0		50.0	37.8	44.3	$25,285	$7,234	$18,050
Conemaugh Valley Junior/Senior High School	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
Conemaugh Township Area Middle School/Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 West Campus Ave	Davidsville	15928	Somerset County	Conemaugh Township Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 479-4014	491	36	13.5	47.3%	468 (95.3%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	90.2	48^th of 681 public high schools	93.0%		74.1	165^th of 686 public high schools	75.9%	117	70.1	70.6	85.3	50.0	41.6	48.4	46.1	79.1	68.0	69.4	71.4	$19,907	$400	$19,506
Richland High School	Public	7-12	One Academic Avenue	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6081	693	49	14.1	35.4%	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
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center	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	78.6%	11 (78.6%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Windber Area High School	Public	9-12	2301 Graham Ave	Windber	15963	Somerset County	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 467-4567	337	27	12.6	95.5%	312 (92.6%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	73.4	176^th of 681 public high schools	74.2%		73.6	168^th of 686 public high schools	75.5%	8	60.6	57.9	68.0									$30,751	$4,558	$26,194
United Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10780 Route 56 East	Armagh	15920	Indiana County	United School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 446-5615	401	32	12.5	45.1%	384 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	77.7	142^nd of 681 public high schools	79.1%		82.7	93^rd of 686 public high schools	86.4%	49	54.9	69.3	71.0		33.9	46.2	40.3		54.8	70.2	62.8	$30,168	$1,166	$29,002
North Star High School	Public	9-12	400 Ohio St	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 629-6651	327	26	12.7	100.3%	315 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	42	445^th of 681 public high schools	34.7%		60.2	293^rd of 686 public high schools	57.3%	152	25.7	49.2	58.9									$21,105	$1,265	$19,840

Frequently Asked Questions about Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School are 79% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American.

Is Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School ranks 276^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School.

What district is Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School in?

Westmont Hilltop School District

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