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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Penn Cambria HS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
538
High
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN CAMBRIA SD·NCES 421377001213
Penn Cambria High School
401 Linden Ave, Cresson, PA 16630 · (814) 886-8188 · Cambria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
234 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 139 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 28% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Penn Cambria SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.7% | 68.1% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Penn Cambria High School
Penn Cambria High School's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Cambria High School this school | 538 | 43.5% | 69.3% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School Philipsburg | 525 | 44.8% | 48.9% |
| Wellsboro Area High School Wellsboro | 496 | 42.5% | 56.2% |
| Mount Pleasant Area High School Mount Pleasant | 597 | 44.7% | 52.8% |
| Lenape Technical School Ford City | 586 | 45.6% | 43.3% |
| Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown | 492 | 41.7% | 42.7% |
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 Penn Cambria High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #73 of 576 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #44 of 626 ▲ 4 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #87 of 626 ▼ 3 | #1 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #386 of 713 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #374 of 601 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #567 of 604 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #423 of 619 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #330 of 373 | #12 of 13 |
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
538
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 538 | 37.1 | 14.5:1 | 43% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 42.5 | 13.0:1 | 42% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 38.4 | 14.8:1 | 28% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 23% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 36.8 | 14.9:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 32% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 29% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 28 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penn Cambria High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (550 to 538); teachers up 1% (36.8 to 37.1).
About Penn Cambria High School
Penn Cambria High School is a small high school in Cresson, Pennsylvania. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 538 students. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 738.
Penn Cambria SD serves 1,449 students across 5 schools.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 7% means there is a 7% chance two randomly chosen students at Penn Cambria High School are from different groups.
The school has 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.5 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cambria County is 73%.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Penn Cambria High School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 59.0% for a school in Pennsylvania with Penn Cambria High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Penn Cambria High School posts 69.3%.
In the wider Cambria County area, median household income comes to about $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cambria County counts 37 public schools with about 15,789 students.
Penn Cambria Pre-Primary is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Penn Cambria High School, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Penn Cambria High School is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Penn Cambria High School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Penn Cambria High School had a net loss of 23 students, or 4%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other schools in Penn Cambria SD
- Penn Cambria Middle SchoolMiddle · 343 students
- Penn Cambria Intrmd SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Penn Cambria Primary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Penn Cambria Pre-PrimaryElementary · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Penn Cambria Pre-Primary0.1 mi · 103
- Penn Cambria Middle School1.8 mi · 343
- Penn Cambria Primary School3.4 mi · 175
- Penn Cambria Intrmd School3.8 mi · 290
- Portage Area Elementary School7.0 mi · 401
- Portage Area JSHS7.2 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Penn Cambria High SchoolHow many students attend Penn Cambria High School?
Penn Cambria High School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Penn Cambria High School serve?
Penn Cambria High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Penn Cambria High School have?
Penn Cambria High School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Penn Cambria High School?
Student demographics at Penn Cambria High School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Penn Cambria High School in?
Penn Cambria High School is part of Penn Cambria SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.