Middle · Pennsylvania

Altoona Area Jr HS

Altoona Area Jr HS, a public middle school in Altoona, Pennsylvania: grades 6–8, 1,578 students, 12.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Altoona Area SD.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,578
Teachers (FTE): 127.4
Students per teacher: 12.4
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 59% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.8 · 521 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 99% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 560 · 521 schools compared

Larger than 99% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

44%proficient

−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 51% · 521 middle schools compared

1,401 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

33%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of middle schools in Pennsylvania

Median 37% · 521 middle schools compared

1,395 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Small city
Run by: Altoona Area SD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Altoona Area SD.

Location

Address: 1400 7th Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
Phone: (814)381-7512
City or town: Altoona
County: Blair County

Website Quality of life in Altoona Schools in Altoona

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Hollidaysburg Area JHS	7–9	756	13.4	67%	61%	5.2 mi
Bellwood Antis MS	5–8	332	12.3	54%	36%	6.8 mi
Penn Cambria MS	6–8	343	15.5	51%	20%	8.5 mi
Spring Cove MS	6–8	363	14.3	45%	27%	12.5 mi
Tyrone Area MS	5–8	489	14.9	44%	36%	13.7 mi
Cambria Heights MS	6–8	271	9.9	61%	37%	14.7 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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