Academic Achievement
In 2012, the Altoona Area School District ranked 208th out of 498 Pennsylvania districts. The ranking is based on the last three years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in reading, writing, math and science. The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs.
- 2011 - 208th
- 2010 - 249th
- 2009 - 225th
- 2008 - 187th
- 2007 - 168th out of 501 districts
- Overachiever statewide ranking
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Altoona Area School District ranked 12. In 2011, the district was 9th. The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of the Altoona Area School District was in the 35th percentile of Pennsylvania's 500 school districts. Scale (0-99; 100 is state best)
In 2010 and 2011 Altoona area School District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress level of 72% of students reading on grade level and 67% of students demonstrating on grade level math. In 2011, 46.9 percent of Pennsylvania school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on student performance. An additional 37.8 percent of school districts made AYP based on a calculated method called safe harbor, 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance.
- 2009 - Making Progress - School Improvement 1
- 2008 - School Improvement 1
- 2007 - Warning
- 2006 - Achieved AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress
- 2005 - Making Progress - School Improvement 1
- 2004 - School Improvement 1
- 2003 - Warning status
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