Photo: Jeffrey Hayes · CC BY 2.0Lakemont’s public schools
Altoona Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakemont. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Lakemont’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Lakemont’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Irving El Sch places highest (better than 81%); Penn-Lincoln El Sch lowest (14%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Lakemont, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Altoona Area HS and Altoona Area Jr HS. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lakemont, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Lakemont · depends on your address
Altoona Area HS
Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
Altoona Area Jr HS
Grades 6–8 · 1,578 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
7th grade in Lakemont · depends on your address
Altoona Area HS
Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
Altoona Area Jr HS
Grades 6–8 · 1,578 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
8th grade in Lakemont · depends on your address
Altoona Area HS
Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
Altoona Area Jr HS
Grades 6–8 · 1,578 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
9th grade in Lakemont
Altoona Area HS
Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
10th grade in Lakemont
Altoona Area HS
Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
11th grade in Lakemont
Altoona Area HS
Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
12th grade in Lakemont
Altoona Area HS
Grades 6–12 · 2,255 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Altoona
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Altoona Area School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Lakemont vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Lakemont’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lakemont | — | Altoona Area |
| Logan | C | Altoona Area |
| Altoona | C | Altoona Area |
| Frankstown | A− | Hollidaysburg Area |
| Allegheny | A− | Hollidaysburg Area |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Altoona Area with Lakemont, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Lakemont
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lakemont’s schools
Are Lakemont’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Lakemont. Altoona Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakemont. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Lakemont in?
Altoona Area School District.
Where do Lakemont kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Altoona Area HS and Altoona Area Jr HS.
Parents talk
What Lakemont families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lakemont → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.