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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

32 public schools in Cambria County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Penn Cambria High School leads the list at 77.9%, against a median of 51.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

77.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.3%

BEST IN READING · CAMBRIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Penn Cambria High School	Cresson, PA	Penn Cambria SD	High	538	77.9%	▲ 1
2	Central Cambria High School	Ebensburg, PA	Central Cambria SD	High	509	76.1%	▲ 12
3	Cambria Heights SHS	Patton, PA	Cambria Heights SD	High	419	72.4%	▼ 2
4	Northern Cambria High School	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	High	262	67.2%	no change
5	Richland High School	Johnstown, PA	Richland SD	High	693	65.1%	▼ 2
6	Westmont Hilltop Elementary School	Johnstown, PA	Westmont Hilltop SD	Elementary	749	61.9%	▲ 2
7	Cambria Heights Middle School	Patton, PA	Cambria Heights SD	Middle	271	61.3%	▲ 2
8	Jackson Elementary School	Johnstown, PA	Central Cambria SD	Elementary	105	60.4%	—
9	Portage Area Elementary School	Portage, PA	Portage Area SD	Elementary	401	59.8%	▼ 3
10	Central Cambria Middle School	Ebensburg, PA	Central Cambria SD	Middle	347	58.6%	▲ 3
11	Richland Elementary School	Johnstown, PA	Richland SD	Elementary	831	57.1%	▼ 4
12	Forest Hills JSHS	Sidman, PA	Forest Hills SD	High	798	53.2%	▲ 6
13	Cambria Heights Elementary School	Carrolltown, PA	Cambria Heights SD	Elementary	533	52.7%	▲ 8
14	Forest Hills Elementary School	Sidman, PA	Forest Hills SD	Elementary	994	52.4%	▲ 3
15	Cambria Elementary School	Ebensburg, PA	Central Cambria SD	Elementary	542	51.4%	▲ 5
16	Penn Cambria Middle School	Gallitzin, PA	Penn Cambria SD	Middle	343	51.4%	▲ 3
17	Portage Area JSHS	Portage, PA	Portage Area SD	High	339	51.3%	▼ 6
18	Glendale Elementary School	Flinton, PA	Glendale SD	Elementary	304	50.6%	▼ 10
19	Glendale JSHS	Flinton, PA	Glendale SD	High	340	48.6%	▼ 7
20	Westmont Hilltop JSHS	Johnstown, PA	Westmont Hilltop SD	High	689	48.5%	▼ 6
21	Northern Cambria Middle School	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	Middle	234	45.7%	▲ 1
22	Penn Cambria Intrmd School	Lilly, PA	Penn Cambria SD	Elementary	290	45.0%	▼ 6
23	Ferndale Area JSHS	Johnstown, PA	Ferndale Area SD	High	284	44.3%	▲ 4
24	Blacklick Valley JSHS	Nanty Glo, PA	Blacklick Valley SD	High	268	43.3%	▲ 4
25	Northern Cambria Elementary School	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	Elementary	262	40.0%	▲ 1
26	Conemaugh Valley JSHS	Johnstown, PA	Conemaugh Valley SD	High	308	36.7%	▼ 3
27	Blacklick Valley El Center	Nanty Glo, PA	Blacklick Valley SD	Elementary	316	32.5%	▼ 3
28	Conemaugh Valley Elementary School	Johnstown, PA	Conemaugh Valley SD	Elementary	374	31.8%	▼ 3
29	Ferndale Elementary School	Johnstown, PA	Ferndale Area SD	Elementary	325	19.5%	no change
30	Greater Johnstown Middle School	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	Middle	615	15.9%	▲ 2
31	Greater Johnstown Elementary School	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	Elementary	1,133	11.1%	▼ 1
32	Greater Johnstown SHS	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	High	917	11.0%	▼ 1

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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