Altoona Area Jr High School
1400 7th Ave
Altoona PA, 16602, Blair County
Phone: 814-381-7512
Ranking: 
(1,114 out of 2,311, top 48%)*
(1,114 out of 2,311, top 48%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
School District: Altoona Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 123 | 124 | 127 | 131 | 130 | 133 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,873 | 1,865 | 1,837 | 1,801 | 1,806 | 1,833 | ||||||
| Grade 7: | 589 | 31.4% | 655 | 35.1% | 652 | 35.5% | 601 | 33.4% | 615 | 34.1% | 612 | 33.4% |
| Grade 8: | 651 | 34.8% | 647 | 34.7% | 596 | 32.4% | 607 | 33.7% | 594 | 32.9% | 599 | 32.7% |
| Grade 9: | 633 | 33.8% | 563 | 30.2% | 589 | 32.1% | 593 | 32.9% | 597 | 33.1% | 620 | 33.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 944 | 50.4% | 923 | 49.5% | 944 | 51.4% | 924 | 51.3% | 936 | 51.8% | 937 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 929 | 49.6% | 942 | 50.5% | 893 | 48.6% | 877 | 48.7% | 862 | 47.7% | 888 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 1.0% | 20 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.0% | 12 | 0.7% | 15 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 133 | 7.1% | 129 | 6.9% | 125 | 6.8% | 123 | 6.8% | 120 | 6.6% | 106 | 5.8% |
| White: | 1,713 | 91.5% | 1,710 | 91.7% | 1,689 | 91.9% | 1,660 | 92.2% | 1,668 | 92.4% | 1,705 | 93.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,016 | 54.2% | 926 | 49.7% | 898 | 48.9% | 778 | 43.2% | 752 | 41.6% | 735 | 40.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 135 | 7.2% | 178 | 9.5% | 174 | 9.5% | 162 | 9.0% | 217 | 12.0% | 212 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.18 | 15.05 | 14.41 | 13.73 | 13.93 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.8% | 76% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.1% | 76.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.3% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63% | 59.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.3% | 72.7% |
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* Altoona Area Jr High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.