Juniata El Sch

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Juniata El Sch teaches 470 students from grades K through 5, part of Altoona Area SD.

Across the 10 schools in Altoona Area SD (6,852 students total), Juniata El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Juniata El Sch reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Blair County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Juniata El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.4%; actual is 55.1%, +18.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Blair County shows median household income runs about $62,382, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Blair County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students), Juniata El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Irving El Sch, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Juniata El Sch at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 601 students in 2018 compared to 470 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 84% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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