Westmont Hilltop JSHS

Westmont Hilltop JSHS is a middle-of-the-pack high school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, overseen by Westmont Hilltop SD. The school serves 689 students in grades 7 through 12.

Within Westmont Hilltop SD, which oversees 2 schools and 1,438 students, Westmont Hilltop JSHS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Westmont Hilltop JSHS logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, Westmont Hilltop JSHS reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cambria County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westmont Hilltop JSHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Cambria County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,418, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Cambria County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), Westmont Hilltop JSHS is one campus in the mix.

Greater Johnstown El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Westmont Hilltop JSHS. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westmont Hilltop JSHS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.3%.

Westmont Hilltop JSHS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Westmont Hilltop JSHS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 703 (now 689). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 93% to 79%.

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