📍 3365 Juniata Gap Road, Altoona, Blair County, 16601
Juniata Gap El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altoona, Blair County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Altoona Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Juniata Gap El Sch enrolls 553 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.8% Black or African American and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 553 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Juniata Gap El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 79.
Juniata Gap El Sch is one of 11 schools in Altoona Area SD, based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,852 students district-wide and employs 533 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Juniata Gap El Sch is close to the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small