Summary:
The Altoona Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Altoona Area Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with particularly low scores in 8th grade Math. Additionally, the school faces socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Altoona Area Junior High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 433 and 462 out of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools over the past three school years, and its performance rating by SchoolDigger has been 2 out of 5 stars for the past two school years, indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA tests were below the state and district averages in Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels, with the weakest performance in 8th grade Math at only 27.9% proficient or better.
The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (70.64%) suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income population, which can present additional challenges in terms of academic achievement and access to resources. Despite the higher per-student spending at the school, the underperformance indicates that more targeted interventions or support may be needed to address these socioeconomic factors and improve student outcomes.
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