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Altoona Area High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with a total enrollment of 2,228 students. The school is part of the Altoona Area School District, which is ranked 353 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Altoona Area High School has a predominantly white student population, with 85.01% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a higher percentage of African American students (10.37%) compared to the state average. Academically, the school has shown mixed performance on Keystone Exams, with 42.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, 54.4% in Biology, and 70.3% in Literature. These scores are generally higher than the state averages but lower than some nearby high-performing schools like Tyrone Area High School. Altoona Area High School's 4-year graduation rate of 82.1% in 2022-2023 is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.8% is higher.
Compared to nearby schools, Altoona Area High School's academic performance, graduation rates, and socioeconomic status are generally lower. However, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, is higher than the state averages for those subgroups. Additionally, the school has seen a gradual decrease in racial diversity, with the percentage of non-white students declining from 13.62% in 2021-2022 to 12.86% in 2020-2021. Overall, Altoona Area High School faces some challenges, but it also has strengths, and its performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the years.
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