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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL SD·NCES 420612000921

Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School

531 Bedford St, Claysburg, PA 16625 · (814) 239-5141 · Blair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Pennsylvania public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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

Enrollment
266
High
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
244 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 97428%
Grade 106123%
Grade 117026%
Grade 126123%
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
25495%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
14153%
Female
12547%

School pathway

Feeds from
Claysburg-Kimmel Jr High School07–08
Based on grade levels within Claysburg-Kimmel SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
59.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.7%42.6%
2023-2466.1%42.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School

Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School this school26691.7%50.3%
Sullivan Co JSHS
Laporte
31489.5%41.6%
Union City High School
Union City
30496.4%46.7%
Carmichaels Area High School
Carmichaels
29396.6%41.6%
Commodore Perry JSHS
Hadley
20293.6%48.4%
Windber Area High School
Windber
33795.5%61.9%
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 Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Blair County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#296 of 576#5 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.6%#269 of 626
▼ 7
#4 of 7
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.7%#307 of 626
▼ 69
#5 of 7
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
266#576 of 713#6 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#290 of 601#5 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
8.7%#536 of 604#4 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.7%#234 of 619#2 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.2%#15 of 373#1 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
266
-136 (-34%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526619.213.8:192% (244)
2023-2424426.89.1:1100% (244)
2022-2326126.49.9:177% (201)
2020-214022714.9:188% (352)
2017-1839827.614.4:146% (183)
2015-164092715.2:153% (215)
2010-113953312.0:155% (216)
2000-014063013.5:145% (182)
1990-914332815.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 33% (398 to 266); teachers down 30% (27.6 to 19.2).

About Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School

Located in Claysburg, Pennsylvania, Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School is a small high school. A federal count lists 266 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 64% smaller than that.

Claysburg-Kimmel SD includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 714 students.

The large majority of students at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School, 95%, are White. Other reported shares: 2% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Blair County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.

Its 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 92%. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Blair County.

The allk12 Grade for Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School would score about 38.3%. It scores 50.3%, 12.0 points above that figure.

Within Blair County, median household income is about $62,382, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Blair County number 33 and enroll about 15,692.

Nearby, Claysburg-Kimmel Jr High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School went from 402 students to 266. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 13.8:1.

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Blair County at a glance

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Population
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students

Quick facts

School name
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School
District
Claysburg-Kimmel SD
Address
531 Bedford St, Claysburg, PA 16625
Phone
(814) 239-5141
County
Blair County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
266
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
244 (92%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
420612000921
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School
How large is Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School?
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 09-12.
Is Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School is approximately 13.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School?
At Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School public or private?
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Claysburg-Kimmel SD.
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