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How has Huntingdon Area SHS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
546
High
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGDON AREA SD·NCES 421209002305
Huntingdon Area SHS
2400 Cassady Ave Ste 1, Huntingdon, PA 16652 · (814) 643-1080 · Huntingdon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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
11.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
259 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 137 | 25% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Huntingdon Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
58.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 50.0% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Huntingdon Area SHS
Huntingdon Area SHS's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Area SHS this school | 546 | 47.4% | 53.9% |
| Conemaugh Twp Area MS/SHS Davidsville | 491 | 47.3% | 61.0% |
| Central High School Martinsburg | 504 | 49.6% | 48.6% |
| Lenape Technical School Ford City | 586 | 45.6% | 43.3% |
| Warrior Run JSHS Turbotville | 625 | 47.0% | 46.8% |
| Cranberry Area JSHS Seneca | 563 | 50.3% | 42.4% |
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 Huntingdon Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Huntingdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #244 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #124 of 626 ▲ 44 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #356 of 626 ▼ 37 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #375 of 713 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #101 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #456 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #380 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #211 of 373 | N/A |
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
546
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 546 | 47.1 | 11.6:1 | 47% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 46.4 | 12.1:1 | 46% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 44.7 | 12.1:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 41 | 12.6:1 | 31% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 42.2 | 14.2:1 | 32% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 47% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 39% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 26% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 57 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntingdon Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (598 to 546); teachers up 12% (42.2 to 47.1).
About Huntingdon Area SHS
Huntingdon Area SHS is a small high school in Huntingdon Area SD, located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has 546 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
Besides Huntingdon Area SHS, Huntingdon Area SD runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,694 students.
At Huntingdon Area SHS, 93% of students are White. The school is also 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Huntingdon County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Huntingdon Area SHS is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Huntingdon Area SHS has 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Huntingdon Area SHS. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Huntingdon County.
On the allk12 Grade, Huntingdon Area SHS lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Huntingdon Area SHS, the prediction is 57.3% and the result is 53.9%.
For Huntingdon County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,557, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 17 public schools and about 4,454 students.
Huntingdon Area SHS's closest public school neighbor is Huntingdon Area Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 39.8% on proficiency, and Huntingdon Area SHS is above that at 53.9%.
Huntingdon Area SHS has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
From 515 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 546 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Huntingdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,653
Census ACS
Median income
$65,557
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntingdon Area SD
- Huntingdon Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Standing Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Huntingdon
- Huntingdon Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Standing Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- New Day CSHigh · 139 students
- Stone Valley Community CSElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Huntingdon Area Middle School0.1 mi · 419
- Standing Stone Elementary School0.2 mi · 382
- New Day CS1.5 mi · 139
- Southside Elementary School3.8 mi · 347
- Juniata Valley JSHS5.3 mi · 374
- Juniata Valley Elementary School5.3 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Huntingdon Area SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Huntingdon Area SHS?
Huntingdon Area SHS enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Huntingdon Area SHS serve?
Huntingdon Area SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Huntingdon Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Huntingdon Area SHS is approximately 11.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Huntingdon Area SHS?
Student demographics at Huntingdon Area SHS are roughly 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Huntingdon Area SHS in?
Huntingdon Area SHS is part of Huntingdon Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.