Altoona Area High School
1415 6th Ave
Altoona PA, 16602, Blair County
Phone: 814-946-8273
Ranking: 
(131 out of 648, top 20%)*
(131 out of 648, top 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 117 | 115 | 116 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,789 | 1,800 | 1,853 | |||
| Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.4% |
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 0.7% |
| Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.5% |
| Grade 10: | 673 | 37.6% | 724 | 40.2% | 684 | 36.9% |
| Grade 11: | 579 | 32.4% | 535 | 29.7% | 596 | 32.2% |
| Grade 12: | 537 | 30.0% | 541 | 30.1% | 543 | 29.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 883 | 49.4% | 889 | 49.4% | 916 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 898 | 50.2% | 903 | 50.2% | 933 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Black | 90 | 5.0% | 84 | 4.7% | 88 | 4.7% |
| White: | 1,684 | 94.1% | 1,707 | 94.8% | 1,755 | 94.7% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 605 | 33.8% | 557 | 30.9% | 530 | 28.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 10.2% | 170 | 9.4% | 207 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.33 | 15.60 | 16.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 51.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.5% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.9% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.5% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72% | 60.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 64.4% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.4% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 36.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 49.4% | 40.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.5% | 84.7% |
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* Altoona Area High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.