Schools · Altoona
Altoona, PA schools
17 public, charter and private schools in Altoona. Search by name or narrow by level, type or district.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
C
Altoona’s School Grade: C
The public schools Altoona’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C+Test scoresDGraduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,031)Better than 22%
High confidence. Built on 3,516 tested students and a graduating class of 572; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Pennsylvania with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (Altoona Area)30%
State average 37.1%
Graduation · class of 2020
83% graduate on time
Graduation rate
83%
PA: 87.5%
Graduating class
572
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #956 of 1,035 PA towns →
Districts
The district serving Altoona
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Colleges
Altoona is home to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
More about Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona →Every school
All 17 schools in Altoona
Showing 1–17 of 17 schools
Juniata El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 470 students
CPublicPenn-Lincoln El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 313 students
C-PublicIrving El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 267 students
APublicBaker El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 263 students
BPublicHoly Trinity Catholic School-Altoona Elmntry CMPSElementary · Grades PK–5 · 152 students
PrivateHoly Trinity Catholic School EldoradoElementary · Grades PK–5 · 125 students
PrivateTender Love for Children Child CareElementary · Grades PK–K · 59 students
PrivateArrows Christian AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 47 students
PrivateHarbor House Preschool and Kindergarten LLC.Elementary · Grades PK–K · 37 students
PrivateFaith Tabernacle SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 · 9 students
PrivateAltoona Area Jr HSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,578 students
CPublicAltoona Area HSHigh · Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students
B-PublicGreater Altoona Career and Technology CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · 60 students
PublicKimmel Alternative SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12
PublicBishop Guilfoyle Catholic High SchoolOther · Grades 6–12 · 372 students
PrivateGreat Commission SchoolsOther · Grades K–12 · 137 students
PrivateSoaring Heights SchoolOther · Grades 1–12 · 88 students
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.