Irving El Sch

Irving El Sch, an intimate elementary school in Altoona, Pennsylvania, part of Altoona Area SD, instructs 267 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Irving El Sch sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Altoona Area SD, which oversees 10 schools and 6,852 students, Irving El Sch is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Irving El Sch records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Blair County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Blair County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Irving El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.2%; actual is 70.5%, +35.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Irving El Sch is one of 33 public schools in Blair County (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Juniata El Sch, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Irving El Sch. On composite proficiency, Irving El Sch comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Irving El Sch has edged down 24%, going from 352 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 95% to 90% over that span.

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