Enrollment
340
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDALE SD·NCES 421083005219
Glendale JSHS
1466 Beaver Valley Rd, Flinton, PA 16640 · (814) 687-4261 · Cambria County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
346 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Glendale SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.6pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
340
-41 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.8:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Glendale JSHS
Set in Flinton, Pennsylvania, Glendale JSHS is a cozy four-year high school, one of the schools within Glendale SD. It teaches 340 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.
Glendale JSHS is one of 2 schools operated by Glendale SD, a district that teaches 644 students overall.
Demographically, Glendale JSHS lists that nearly all students (97%) are White.
On the resource side, On paper, Glendale JSHS has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 102% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Cambria County's rate of about 73%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Glendale JSHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 48.4%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Cambria County put median household earnings sit near $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Cambria County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), of which Glendale JSHS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Glendale El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Glendale JSHS comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glendale JSHS has shrank 11%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- Glendale El Sch0.1 mi · 304
- Cambria Heights SHS6.5 mi · 419
- Cambria Heights MS6.6 mi · 271
- Cambria Heights El Sch10.9 mi · 533
- Harmony Area El Sch11.1 mi · 141
- Harmony Area JSHS11.1 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Glendale JSHSHow many students attend Glendale JSHS?
Glendale JSHS enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Glendale JSHS serve?
Glendale JSHS serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glendale JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glendale JSHS is approximately 10.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Glendale JSHS?
Student demographics at Glendale JSHS are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Glendale JSHS?
Glendale JSHS is overseen by Glendale SD in Cambria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.