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Enrollment
689
High
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMONT HILLTOP SD·NCES 422613007578
Westmont Hilltop JSHS
200 Fair Oaks Dr, Johnstown, PA 15905 · (814) 255-8726 · Cambria County
GRADES 07–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test 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
14.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
306 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 7 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 125 | 18% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Westmont Hilltop SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 29.2% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Westmont Hilltop JSHS
Westmont Hilltop JSHS's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont Hilltop JSHS this school | 689 | 44.4% | 46.9% |
| Eastern York High School Wrightsville | 640 | 44.8% | 68.7% |
| Ringgold SHS Monongahela | 810 | 46.8% | 44.3% |
| Grove City Area High School Grove City | 649 | 43.5% | 58.0% |
| Selinsgrove Area High School Selinsgrove | 744 | 44.9% | 65.8% |
| Lakeland JSHS Scott Township | 623 | 43.3% | 49.9% |
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 Westmont Hilltop JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #351 of 576 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #408 of 626 ▼ 5 | #9 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #436 of 626 ▼ 118 | #9 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #283 of 713 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #390 of 601 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #248 of 604 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #411 of 619 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #338 of 373 | #13 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
689
-53 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 689 | 46.9 | 14.7:1 | 44% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 48.1 | 14.7:1 | 43% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 53.2 | 13.6:1 | 38% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 28% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 49.7 | 14.1:1 | 24% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westmont Hilltop JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (703 to 689); teachers down 6% (49.7 to 46.9).
About Westmont Hilltop JSHS
Westmont Hilltop JSHS is a mid-sized high school for students in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 689 students.
Westmont Hilltop JSHS is among 2 schools run by Westmont Hilltop SD, which serves 1,438 students.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Westmont Hilltop JSHS. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That compares with about 91% White among all Cambria County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Westmont Hilltop JSHS has 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 1.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Westmont Hilltop JSHS. Public schools in Cambria County average 73%.
Westmont Hilltop JSHS earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westmont Hilltop JSHS falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 46.9% actual against 58.6% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cambria County show that median household income comes to about $58,418, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Cambria County counts 37 public schools with about 15,789 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Greater Johnstown Elementary School, is about 1.6 miles. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Westmont Hilltop JSHS places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 689 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Westmont Hilltop JSHS. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Westmont Hilltop SD
- Westmont Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
Other schools in Johnstown
- Greater Johnstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,133 students
- Greater Johnstown SHSHigh · 917 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 831 students
- Westmont Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Greater Johnstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Greater Johnstown Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,133
- Westmont Hilltop Elementary School2.1 mi · 749
- Ferndale Elementary School2.5 mi · 325
- Greater Johnstown Middle School3.6 mi · 615
- Greater Johnstown SHS3.8 mi · 917
- Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber Academy3.8 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Westmont Hilltop JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Westmont Hilltop JSHS?
Westmont Hilltop JSHS enrolls approximately 689 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Westmont Hilltop JSHS serve?
Westmont Hilltop JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Westmont Hilltop JSHS have?
Westmont Hilltop JSHS employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Westmont Hilltop JSHS?
Westmont Hilltop JSHS reports a student body of 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Westmont Hilltop JSHS?
Westmont Hilltop JSHS is overseen by Westmont Hilltop SD in Cambria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.