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Altoona Area SD Schools
Altoona Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Blair County (Altoona). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Altoona Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Altoona Area SD
10 of 10 schools in Altoona Area SD carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 6C: 3
Best schools in Altoona Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Irving El Sch (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Juniata Gap El Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Baker El Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Altoona Area HS (High school, meets expectations)
- B Logan El Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Juniata El Sch (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Pleasant Valley El Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Mowrie A Ebner El Sch (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Altoona Area JR HS (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Penn Lincoln El Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Altoona Area SD
All schools, A to Z (10)
- B Altoona Area HS, Altoona
- C+ Altoona Area JR HS, Altoona
- B Baker El Sch, Altoona
- A Irving El Sch, Altoona
- B- Juniata El Sch, Altoona
- B+ Juniata Gap El Sch, Altoona
- B Logan El Sch, Altoona
- C+ Mowrie A Ebner El Sch, Altoona
- C- Penn Lincoln El Sch, Altoona
- B- Pleasant Valley El Sch, Altoona
Where Altoona Area SD schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Altoona (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Blair County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,019 students with 538 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,097 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4202340
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hollidaysburg Area SD (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Bellwood-Antis SD (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Penn Cambria SD (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Spring Cove SD (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Cambria Heights SD (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Tyrone Area SD (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Northern Cambria SD (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Huntingdon Area SD (4 schools, 23 mi)
Questions about Altoona Area SD
How many schools are in Altoona Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Altoona Area SD, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Altoona Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Altoona.
How good are the schools in Altoona Area SD?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.8%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Altoona Area SD?
7,019 students were enrolled in Altoona Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Altoona Area SD?
Altoona Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Blair County, with its district office in Altoona. Its boundary covers about 69.7 sq mi.