Portage Area El Sch

Elementary school·Grades PK-6 Portage, Pennsylvania·15946
Score
75.6/100
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#337
Among 1,377 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Top 25%
In Pennsylvania

Score 75.6/100: better than 75% of Pennsylvania elementary 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
60%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 68% of them
214 students tested
Math
71%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 81% of them
214 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 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 artsGrade 3PSSA58.956
English language artsGrade 4PSSA67.953
English language artsGrade 5PSSA57.845
English language artsGrade 6PSSA5560
English language artsAll gradesPSSA59.8214
MathGrade 3PSSA82.156
MathGrade 4PSSA81.153
MathGrade 5PSSA68.945
MathGrade 6PSSA53.360
MathAll gradesPSSA71214

School profile

Grades
PK-6
Students
413
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
413
Typical elementary school: 422
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
84 Mountain Ave
Portage, PA 15946
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary 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 elementary schools

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Location

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Portage Area El Sch at a glance

Portage Area El Sch is a public elementary school in Portage, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-6. It is part of the Portage Area SD school district. It has about 413 students (a typical Pennsylvania elementary school has 422).

In 2024-25 state tests, 60% in English language arts (similar schools: 52%) and 71% in math (similar schools: 53%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania elementary schools, it scores 75.6 out of 100: better than 75% of them, ranking #337 of 1,377. Its English language arts result fell by 11 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.