Altoona Area School District

1201 8th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602-2427
(District boundaries shown in map)
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Top Rankings

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 2026 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 2,255 students in Altoona Area School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public high schools in Pennsylvania.
Public High Schools in Altoona Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Pennsylvania public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 58% statewide average).
Public High School in Altoona Area School District have a Graduation Rate of 82%, which is less than the Pennsylvania average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Altoona Area High School, with 82% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Pennsylvania or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public high school average of 40% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
11 Schools
793 Schools
# Students
6,852 Students
643,021 Students
# Teachers
513 Teachers
46,368 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Altoona Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 677 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (PA)
#384 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
37%
38%
50%
55%
55%
57%
82%
87%

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