Washington-Jefferson Elementary School
420 1st Ave
Altoona PA, 16602, Blair County
Phone: 814-946-8403
Ranking: 
(1,765 out of 2,311, bottom 24%)*
(1,765 out of 2,311, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Altoona Area School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 242 | 294 | 319 | 346 | 369 | 363 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 40 | 16.5% | 41 | 13.9% | 43 | 13.5% | 45 | 13.0% | 42 | 11.4% | 43 | 11.8% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 36 | 14.9% | 38 | 12.9% | 48 | 15.0% | 40 | 11.6% | 50 | 13.6% | 48 | 13.2% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 31 | 12.8% | 44 | 15.0% | 37 | 11.6% | 43 | 12.4% | 55 | 14.9% | 63 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 36 | 14.9% | 34 | 11.6% | 39 | 12.2% | 50 | 14.5% | 60 | 16.3% | 56 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 27 | 11.2% | 37 | 12.6% | 47 | 14.7% | 59 | 17.1% | 53 | 14.4% | 53 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 32 | 13.2% | 48 | 16.3% | 53 | 16.6% | 57 | 16.5% | 59 | 16.0% | 51 | 14.0% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 40 | 16.5% | 52 | 17.7% | 52 | 16.3% | 52 | 15.0% | 50 | 13.6% | 49 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 120 | 49.6% | 151 | 51.4% | 154 | 48.3% | 164 | 47.4% | 176 | 47.7% | 180 | 49.6% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 122 | 50.4% | 143 | 48.6% | 165 | 51.7% | 174 | 50.3% | 185 | 50.1% | 179 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 8 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 27 | 11.2% | 35 | 11.9% | 35 | 11.0% | 38 | 11.0% | 46 | 12.5% | 35 | 9.6% |
| White: | NA | NA | 205 | 84.7% | 251 | 85.4% | 278 | 87.1% | 305 | 88.2% | 320 | 86.7% | 325 | 89.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 190 | 78.5% | 229 | 77.9% | 237 | 74.3% | 231 | 66.8% | 252 | 68.3% | 237 | 65.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 10 | 4.1% | 20 | 6.8% | 25 | 7.8% | 47 | 13.6% | 45 | 12.2% | 44 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.19 | 14.98 | 13.95 | 15.93 | 15.30 | 14.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 81.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 78.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 82.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 80.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 72.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 78.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 76% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 76.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 74% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 78.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 76.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 79.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 83.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 65.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 71% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 75% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 71.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 72.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 77.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 78.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 72.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 63.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 66.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 63.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 61% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 58.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 62.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 70% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 62.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 64.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 61% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 67.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 62.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 76.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 73.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 76.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 84.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 84.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 68.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 67.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 70.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 73.5% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 74.5% | 68.5% |
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* Washington-Jefferson Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.