Portage Area JSHS

High school·Grades 7-12 Portage, Pennsylvania·15946
Score
54.0/100
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#273
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
Top 47%
In Pennsylvania

Score 54.0/100: better than 54% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
55%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 52% of them
172 students tested
Math
41%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 53% of them
172 students tested
Science
53%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 54% of them
59 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone62.759
English language artsGrade 7PSSA38.347
English language artsGrade 8PSSA60.666
English language artsAll gradesPSSA51.3113
MathHigh schoolKeystone50.859
MathGrade 7PSSA3447
MathGrade 8PSSA36.466
MathAll gradesPSSA35.4113
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone52.559

School profile

Grades
7-12
Students
358
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
358
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Cambria County

Contact

Address
85 Mountain Ave
Portage, PA 15946
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Portage Area JSHS at a glance

Portage Area JSHS is a public high school in Portage, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12. It is part of the Portage Area SD school district. It has about 358 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 55% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 41% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 54.0 out of 100: better than 54% of them, ranking #273 of 593. Its English language arts result fell by 13 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.