For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 852 students in Penn Cambria School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Penn Cambria School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,145 Schools
# Students
1,518 Students
1,108,977 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
82,943 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Penn Cambria 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#363 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.61
# American Indian Students
3 Students
2,278 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
51,838 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
22 Students
173,776 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
16%
# Black Students
9 Students
169,696 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
1,442 Students
645,871 Students
% White Students
95%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
965 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
38 Students
63,991 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
17
7,744
# Students in K Grade:
99
110,287
# Students in 1st Grade:
84
120,767
# Students in 2nd Grade:
99
126,133
# Students in 3rd Grade:
84
120,907
# Students in 4th Grade:
108
125,574
# Students in 5th Grade:
110
126,000
# Students in 6th Grade:
118
126,698
# Students in 7th Grade:
115
94,854
# Students in 8th Grade:
133
93,972
# Students in 9th Grade:
122
16,255
# Students in 10th Grade:
134
14,467
# Students in 11th Grade:
158
12,872
# Students in 12th Grade:
137
12,447
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,556 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 $17,077 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,556
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,077
$23,119
Best Penn Cambria School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Penn Cambria Intrmd School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
376 Wood St
Lilly, PA 15938
(814) 886-8532
Lilly, PA 15938
(814) 886-8532
Grades: 3-4
| 194 students
Rank: #22.
Penn Cambria Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
401 Division St
Gallitzin, PA 16641
(814) 886-4181
Gallitzin, PA 16641
(814) 886-4181
Grades: 5-8
| 474 students
Rank: n/an/a
400 Main St
Lilly, PA 15938
(814) 886-2151
Lilly, PA 15938
(814) 886-2151
Grades: 1-2
| 184 students
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