Penn Cambria High School
401 Linden Ave
Cresson PA, 16630, Cambria County
Phone: 814-886-8188
Ranking: (225 out of 626, top 36%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Penn Cambria 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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 521 | 527 | 547 | 595 | 599 | 606 | 647 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 153 | 29.4% | 121 | 23.0% | 121 | 22.1% | 145 | 24.4% | 153 | 25.5% | 137 | 22.6% | 127 | 19.6% |
Grade 10: | 116 | 22.3% | 123 | 23.3% | 143 | 26.1% | 159 | 26.7% | 144 | 24.0% | 131 | 21.6% | 167 | 25.8% |
Grade 11: | 114 | 21.9% | 141 | 26.8% | 151 | 27.6% | 148 | 24.9% | 130 | 21.7% | 162 | 26.7% | 178 | 27.5% |
Grade 12: | 136 | 26.1% | 139 | 26.4% | 130 | 23.8% | 143 | 24.0% | 171 | 28.5% | 175 | 28.9% | 175 | 27.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 273 | 52.4% | 274 | 52.0% | 282 | 51.6% | 303 | 50.9% | 305 | 50.9% | 312 | 51.5% | 324 | 50.1% |
Female: | 248 | 47.6% | 253 | 48.0% | 265 | 48.4% | 292 | 49.1% | 285 | 47.6% | 286 | 47.2% | 319 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 517 | 99.2% | 524 | 99.4% | 540 | 98.7% | 587 | 98.7% | 589 | 98.3% | 597 | 98.5% | 639 | 98.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 25.0% | 92 | 17.5% | 106 | 19.4% | 127 | 21.3% | 135 | 22.5% | 135 | 22.3% | 140 | 21.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 10.0% | 48 | 9.1% | 81 | 14.8% | 65 | 10.9% | 68 | 11.4% | 60 | 9.9% | 96 | 14.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.20 | 14.45 | 14.22 | 14.28 | 14.47 | 14.60 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 49.4% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 38.4% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51.8% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.5% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.3% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.1% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 66.5% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.1% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.2% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 20.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 38.6% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 48.8% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.9% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 82.9% |
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* Penn Cambria High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.