Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School

Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 7 through 9 make up the school's enrollment of 756 students. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.

Within Hollidaysburg Area SD, Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 3,061 students.

At Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School, 93% of students are White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Blair County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.

Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School reports a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher, from 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Blair County.

Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

After adjusting for student poverty, Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.7%; the prediction is 58.4%.

Looking at the county, Blair County, median household income comes to about $62,382, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 33 public schools and about 15,692 students.

Charles W Longer Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School is 3rd on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 756, down from 810 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.7:1 to 13.4:1.

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