Portage Area Jshs High School
85 Mountain Ave Portage PA, 15946, Cambria County Phone: 814-736-9636
Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12 School District: Portage Area School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 392 | 378 | 361 | 391 | 406 | 416 | 442 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 72 | 18.4% | 70 | 18.5% | 52 | 14.4% | 69 | 17.6% | 64 | 15.8% | 67 | 16.1% | 70 | 15.8% |
Grade 8: | 74 | 18.9% | 53 | 14.0% | 64 | 17.7% | 63 | 16.1% | 66 | 16.3% | 66 | 15.9% | 79 | 17.9% |
Grade 9: | 51 | 13.0% | 64 | 16.9% | 61 | 16.9% | 63 | 16.1% | 67 | 16.5% | 70 | 16.8% | 71 | 16.1% |
Grade 10: | 65 | 16.6% | 66 | 17.5% | 59 | 16.3% | 66 | 16.9% | 67 | 16.5% | 70 | 16.8% | 81 | 18.3% |
Grade 11: | 67 | 17.1% | 59 | 15.6% | 61 | 16.9% | 65 | 16.6% | 68 | 16.7% | 79 | 19.0% | 68 | 15.4% |
Grade 12: | 63 | 16.1% | 66 | 17.5% | 64 | 17.7% | 65 | 16.6% | 74 | 18.2% | 64 | 15.4% | 73 | 16.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 216 | 55.1% | 204 | 54.0% | 188 | 52.1% | 199 | 50.9% | 210 | 51.7% | 212 | 51.0% | 246 | 55.7% |
Female: | 176 | 44.9% | 174 | 46.0% | 173 | 47.9% | 192 | 49.1% | 188 | 46.3% | 196 | 47.1% | 192 | 43.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 389 | 99.2% | 376 | 99.5% | 360 | 99.7% | 388 | 99.2% | 402 | 99.0% | 413 | 99.3% | 439 | 99.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 174 | 44.4% | 151 | 39.9% | 135 | 37.4% | 135 | 34.5% | 126 | 31.0% | 118 | 28.4% | 210 | 47.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 13.3% | 26 | 6.9% | 40 | 11.1% | 50 | 12.8% | 52 | 12.8% | 56 | 13.5% | 81 | 18.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.85 | 13.21 | 12.04 | 13.05 | 14.07 | 14.30 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.1% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.4% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 51.4% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.7% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.4% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 70.1% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66.6% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74.2% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68.5% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.5% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45.5% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.5% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.8% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 82.9% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 88% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.1% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.3% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62.7% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91.4% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.5% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.7% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 48.5% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.1% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 13.8% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.5% | 72.7% |
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* Portage Area Jshs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.