Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15955

Summary:

The 15955 zip code area is home to two schools, Forest Hills Elementary School and Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Forest Hills School District. These schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with Forest Hills Elementary School ranking 451 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools and Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School ranking 316 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools.

Forest Hills Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA Math and Science proficiency across all grades, and has a 4-year graduation rate of 95.6%, which is above the state average. Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School also performs well on PSSA and Keystone Exams, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, though its Math proficiency is slightly below the district average. Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Forest Hills Elementary School having a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to the junior/senior high school.

The schools in the 15955 zip code area benefit from significant resource allocation, with per-student spending above the state average and relatively low student-teacher ratios. This investment in resources appears to contribute to the strong academic outcomes observed at both Forest Hills Elementary School and Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School, which are part of the high-performing Forest Hills School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	547 Locust Street	Sidman	15955	Cambria County	Forest Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 487-7613	957	66	14.5	42.7%	921 (96.2%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	72.1	451^st of 1534 public elementary schools	70.6%		66.7	560^th of 1534 public elementary schools	63.5%	109				60.0	71.0	75.9	48.3			63.7	86.4		86.4	53.9	54.7	70.7	57.4			59.1	$13,692	$1,641	$12,051
Forest Hills Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	535 Locust Street	Sidman	15955	Cambria County	Forest Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 487-7613	775	53	14.7	30.3%	749 (96.6%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	57.6	316^th of 674 public high schools	53.1%		63.3	263^rd of 634 public high schools	58.5%	53	30.3	58.2	61.8					39.7	32.4	36.3		72.0	72.0					64.1	61.9	63.0	$14,806	$774	$14,032

Cities Near Zip Code 15955

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sidman	1.01 mi	2	255^th
Portage	5.11 mi	2	181^st
Johnstown	6.5 mi	15	486^th
Windber	8.38 mi	3	182^nd
Lilly	8.41 mi	2	374^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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