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Altoona Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 3,860 students in Altoona Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Altoona Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
11 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
7,019 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
524 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Altoona Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#417 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
57%
Graduation Rate
79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.65
# American Indian Students
22 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
50 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
211 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
17%
# Black Students
632 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
9%
20%
# White Students
5,794 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
83%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
305 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
482
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
510
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
560
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
521
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
540
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
546
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
542
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
544
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
529
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
707
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
582
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
568
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
388
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,091 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,931 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$113 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$126 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,091
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,931
$23,119
Best Altoona Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Altoona Area High School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1404 6th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 940-6986
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 940-6986
Grades: 6-12
| 2,246 students
Rank: #22.
Kimmel Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
200 East Crawford Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 946-8246
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 946-8246
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: #33.
Altoona Area Jr High School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1400 7th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 381-7512
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 381-7512
Grades: 6-8
| 1,614 students
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