Penn-Lincoln Elementary School
411 12th St
Altoona PA, 16602, Blair County
Phone: 814-946-8396
Ranking: 
(1,813 out of 2,495, bottom 27%)*
(1,813 out of 2,495, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
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: | 29 | 28 | 28 | |||
| Total Students: | 397 | 411 | 427 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 15.4% | 63 | 15.3% | 82 | 19.2% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 15.6% | 59 | 14.4% | 61 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 12.3% | 63 | 15.3% | 66 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 48 | 12.1% | 60 | 14.6% | 65 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 16.6% | 64 | 15.6% | 44 | 10.3% |
| Grade 5: | 64 | 16.1% | 44 | 10.7% | 58 | 13.6% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 11.8% | 58 | 14.1% | 51 | 11.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 199 | 50.1% | 215 | 52.3% | 234 | 54.8% |
| Female: | 190 | 47.9% | 188 | 45.7% | 189 | 44.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Black | 46 | 11.6% | 46 | 11.2% | 54 | 12.6% |
| White: | 348 | 87.7% | 358 | 87.1% | 362 | 84.8% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 75.6% | 309 | 75.2% | 305 | 71.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 10.6% | 38 | 9.2% | 58 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.93 | 14.50 | 15.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 81.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 78.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 82.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 78.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 76% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 76.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 78.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 76% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 78.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 65.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 76.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 79.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 83.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 65.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 74.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 71.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 72.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 77.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 78.4% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 66.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 63.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 61% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 58.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 62.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 70% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 64.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 65.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 61% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 67.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 76.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 68.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 67.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 67.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 70.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 73.5% | 69.9% |
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* Penn-Lincoln 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.