Altoona Area School District

Altoona Area School District
Map of school districts in Blair County, Pennsylvania
Address
1415 Sixth Avenue
Altoona
, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 16602
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-12
Other information
Websitewww.aasdcat.com

The Altoona Area School District is a large, urban, public school district based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The school district encompasses 59.6 square miles (154 km2),[citation needed] 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.[1]

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.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • Pleasant Valley Elementary
  • The Learning Express at WJ - preschool
  • Wright Elementary (Now Closed)
  • Washington & Jefferson Elementary (Now Serves as The Learning Express at WJ Preschool)

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,[4] and closed in 2008.[2]
  • Roosevelt Middle School - It was constructed circa 1924,[4] and closed in 2008.[2]
  • Wilson Elementary (Eveningtide Avenue and Hemlock Street)
    • Still standing as Woodrow Wilson Apartments
  • Lowell Elementary (1601 5th Ave., Juniata)
  • Wehnwood Elementary (320 E. Wopsononock Ave.)
    • Still standing as Blair-Bedford Central Labor Council
  • Keystone Elementary (1601 5th Ave., Juniata)
  • Jefferson Elementary(4th Ave. and 2nd Street)
    • Now Jefferson Park
  • Fairview Elementary (331 22nd Ave.)
    • Now Fairview Apartments
  • Garfield Elementary (1428 20th St.)
    • Building demolished, now a vacant lot
  • Curtain Elementary (2900 block West Chestnut Avenue)
    • building partially demolished
  • Edison Elementary
    • (building demolished, now Ebner Elementary)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blair County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2024. - Text list
  2. ^ a b c O'Reilly, Russ (February 11, 2018). "Ex-Altoona administrators weigh in on new school project". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Penn-Lincoln Elementary School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. p. 7/14. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "150025 – D. S. Keith Junior High School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 22, 2024.