Altoona Area School District
The Altoona Area School District is a large, urban, public school district based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The school district encompasses, which includes all of Altoona, Logan Township and a small portion of Tyrone Township.
According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 63,248. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Altoona Area School District provided basic educational services to 7,946 pupils. The district employed 569 teachers, 557 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 36 administrators. Altoona Area School District had a student body of approximately 8,000 in 2000, it was the 18th largest school district in Pennsylvania. It is one of the largest employers in Blair County with a staff of over 1,500. In 2002, the Altoona Area School District achieved its long-term goal of becoming ISO 9001 certified. It was the fifth school district in the United States to achieve this designation.
Boundary
The district includes all of Altoona and Logan Township, and a small portion of Tyrone Township. It includes the census-designated places of East Altoona, Elberta, Eldorado, Juniata Gap, Mill Run, Newburg, Red Hill, Sickles Corner, and Wopsononock. It also includes most of each of the following CDPs: Greenwood and Lakemont.Schools
The Altoona Area School District operates fifteen campuses, including one senior high, one junior high, and eight elementary schools. There are also several support locations.Secondary schools
- Altoona Area High School
- Altoona Area Junior High School - It replaced Keith and Roosevelt middle schools.
- William P. Kimmel Alternative School
- Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center
Elementary schools
- McAuliffe Heights Program at Irving
- Juniata Elementary
- Juniata Gap Elementary
- Logan Elementary
- Baker Elementary
- Ebner Elementary
- Penn-Lincoln Elementary
- *It was constructed in 1961 and 1962, and had an addition in 1996.
- Pleasant Valley Elementary
- The Learning Express at WJ - preschool
- Wright Elementary
- Washington & Jefferson Elementary
Extracurriculars
The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. It owns three fields with artificial turfs that enhance physical education, intramural and interscholastic athletic opportunities.Former schools
- D.S. Keith Middle School - It was constructed in 1930, and closed in 2008.
- Roosevelt Middle School - It was constructed circa 1924, and closed in 2008.
- Wilson Elementary
- *Still standing as Woodrow Wilson Apartments
- Lowell Elementary
- Wehnwood Elementary
- *Still standing as Blair-Bedford Central Labor Council
- Keystone Elementary
- Jefferson Elementary
- *Now Jefferson Park
- Fairview Elementary
- * Now Fairview Apartments
- Garfield Elementary
- * Building demolished, now a vacant lot
- Curtain Elementary
- * building partially demolished
- Edison Elementary
- *