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What tradition at Central Cambria HS should never be changed?
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Enrollment
509
High
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CAMBRIA SD·NCES 420534001208
Central Cambria High School
204 Schoolhouse Rd, Ebensburg, PA 15931 · (814) 472-8860 · Cambria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
200 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 136 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 26% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Central Cambria SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +17.2pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +17.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 38.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central Cambria High School
Central Cambria High School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Cambria High School this school | 509 | 39.3% | 54.4% |
| McGuffey High School Claysville | 494 | 40.1% | 45.3% |
| Pine Grove Area High School Pine Grove | 495 | 41.2% | 46.0% |
| Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown | 492 | 41.7% | 42.7% |
| Wellsboro Area High School Wellsboro | 496 | 42.5% | 56.2% |
| Burrell High School Lower Burrell | 566 | 38.3% | 39.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Cambria High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #236 of 576 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #146 of 626 ▲ 154 | #3 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #99 of 626 ▲ 239 | #2 of 13 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #400 of 713 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #453 of 601 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #565 of 604 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #464 of 619 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #287 of 373 | #10 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 796
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 509 | 32.4 | 15.7:1 | 39% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 34.2 | 14.9:1 | 39% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 35.4 | 15.8:1 | 26% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 34.5 | 15.5:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 36% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 31% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 35 | 19.6:1 | 22% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 796 | 41 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Cambria High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (534 to 509); teachers down 6% (34.5 to 32.4).
About Central Cambria High School
Central Cambria High School is a small high school found in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 509 students. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Central Cambria SD oversees Central Cambria High School and 3 other schools, with 1,503 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Central Cambria High School is 96% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Central Cambria High School was 15.7:1. This ratio sits 2.9 above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 39%. It compares with 73% for public schools in Cambria County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Central Cambria High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Central Cambria High School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 60.8%. Central Cambria High School scores 54.4%, 6.4 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Cambria County, the median household income is $58,418, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cambria County is home to 37 public schools and about 15,789 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Central Cambria Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Central Cambria High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Local comparison: Central Cambria High School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 54.4% versus a 54.0% average.
Central Cambria High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 30 students since 2020-21, to 509.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Cambria SD
- Cambria Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Central Cambria Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 105 students
Other schools in Ebensburg
- Cambria Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Central Cambria Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
- Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical SchoolHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Central Cambria Middle School0.0 mi · 347
- Cambria Elementary School0.2 mi · 542
- Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School0.2 mi · 24
- Blacklick Valley El Center4.9 mi · 316
- Blacklick Valley JSHS5.0 mi · 268
- Jackson Elementary School6.3 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Central Cambria High SchoolHow large is Central Cambria High School?
Central Cambria High School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Central Cambria High School serve?
Central Cambria High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Cambria High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Cambria High School is approximately 15.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Cambria High School?
At Central Cambria High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Central Cambria High School in?
Central Cambria High School is part of Central Cambria SD.
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