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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 16602

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1,578

Students

Top rankedAltoona Area Junior High School413^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 16602 zip code - Altoona Area Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8 and is part of the Altoona Area School District. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, from 413 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2024-2025 to 458 out of 893 in 2022-2023. Its academic performance on standardized tests is generally below the state and district averages in both math and English language arts across all grade levels.

Altoona Area Junior High School serves a predominantly low-income population, with 99.81% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, and its per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $12,717. However, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes, as the school's performance on PSSA tests remains below the state and district averages.

The Altoona Area School District, which oversees Altoona Area Junior High School, is ranked 335 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. This suggests that the district as a whole may be facing systemic challenges that are impacting the performance of its schools, including the lone middle school in the 16602 zip code.

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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 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 16602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Altoona	0.78 mi	14	535^th
Hollidaysburg	4.06 mi	4	192^nd
Duncansville	6.4 mi	1	155^th
Bellwood	7.22 mi	3	240^th
Gallitzin	8.9 mi	1	498^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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