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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 HS 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)
1	Penn Cambria HS	Cresson, PA	Penn Cambria SD	High	538	77.9%
2	Central Cambria HS	Ebensburg, PA	Central Cambria SD	High	509	76.1%
3	Cambria Heights SHS	Patton, PA	Cambria Heights SD	High	419	72.4%
4	Northern Cambria HS	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	High	262	67.2%
5	Richland HS	Johnstown, PA	Richland SD	High	693	65.1%
6	Westmont Hilltop El Sch	Johnstown, PA	Westmont Hilltop SD	Elementary	749	61.9%
7	Cambria Heights MS	Patton, PA	Cambria Heights SD	Middle	271	61.3%
8	Jackson El Sch	Johnstown, PA	Central Cambria SD	Elementary	105	60.4%
9	Portage Area El Sch	Portage, PA	Portage Area SD	Elementary	401	59.8%
10	Central Cambria MS	Ebensburg, PA	Central Cambria SD	Middle	347	58.6%
11	Richland El Sch	Johnstown, PA	Richland SD	Elementary	831	57.1%
12	Forest Hills JSHS	Sidman, PA	Forest Hills SD	High	798	53.2%
13	Cambria Heights El Sch	Carrolltown, PA	Cambria Heights SD	Elementary	533	52.7%
14	Forest Hills El Sch	Sidman, PA	Forest Hills SD	Elementary	994	52.4%
15	Cambria El Sch	Ebensburg, PA	Central Cambria SD	Elementary	542	51.4%
16	Penn Cambria MS	Gallitzin, PA	Penn Cambria SD	Middle	343	51.4%
17	Portage Area JSHS	Portage, PA	Portage Area SD	High	339	51.3%
18	Glendale El Sch	Flinton, PA	Glendale SD	Elementary	304	50.6%
19	Glendale JSHS	Flinton, PA	Glendale SD	High	340	48.6%
20	Westmont Hilltop JSHS	Johnstown, PA	Westmont Hilltop SD	High	689	48.5%
21	Northern Cambria MS	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	Middle	234	45.7%
22	Penn Cambria Intrmd Sch	Lilly, PA	Penn Cambria SD	Elementary	290	45.0%
23	Ferndale Area JSHS	Johnstown, PA	Ferndale Area SD	High	284	44.3%
24	Blacklick Valley JSHS	Nanty Glo, PA	Blacklick Valley SD	High	268	43.3%
25	Northern Cambria El Sch	Northern Cambria, PA	Northern Cambria SD	Elementary	262	40.0%
26	Conemaugh Valley JSHS	Johnstown, PA	Conemaugh Valley SD	High	308	36.7%
27	Blacklick Valley El Ctr	Nanty Glo, PA	Blacklick Valley SD	Elementary	316	32.5%
28	Conemaugh Valley El Sch	Johnstown, PA	Conemaugh Valley SD	Elementary	374	31.8%
29	Ferndale El Sch	Johnstown, PA	Ferndale Area SD	Elementary	325	19.5%
30	Greater Johnstown MS	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	Middle	615	15.9%
31	Greater Johnstown El Sch	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	Elementary	1,133	11.1%
32	Greater Johnstown SHS	Johnstown, PA	Greater Johnstown SD	High	917	11.0%

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