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Best High Schools in Zip Code 16602

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Schools

2,315

Students

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Top rankedAltoona Area High School433^rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The 16602 zip code area of Pennsylvania is home to two high schools: Altoona Area High School and Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center. Altoona Area High School is the larger and more established of the two, with a student population of 2,246 compared to 47 at Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center.

Altoona Area High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 232 out of 674 schools in 2022-2023 to 433 out of 681 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature are also below the state average. However, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 87.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%.

In contrast, Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center has limited data available, with only one year of statewide ranking information. The school's student-teacher ratio is significantly lower than Altoona Area High School, at 1.5 students per teacher. Overall, the data suggests that Altoona Area High School is the primary high school serving the 16602 zip code area, with Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center playing a more specialized role in the local education landscape.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)
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
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)

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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