Charles W Longer El Sch

Set in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Charles W Longer El Sch is a mid-tier elementary-level community, one of the schools within Hollidaysburg Area SD. It educates 414 students across grades K through 6.

Within Hollidaysburg Area SD, which oversees 5 schools and 3,061 students, Charles W Longer El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Charles W Longer El Sch lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. Compared to Blair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Blair County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Charles W Longer El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 62.4%, a residual of +7.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Blair County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,382, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Charles W Longer El Sch is one of 33 public schools in Blair County (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hollidaysburg Area JHS, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles W Longer El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Charles W Longer El Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.5%.

Charles W Longer El Sch operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 534 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.