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Schools in Tunnelhill

Tunnelhill’s public schools

Penn Cambria School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tunnelhill. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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

Reading proficiency
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 29% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,274 students on the public path
In brief

Tunnelhill’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Tunnelhill’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Penn Cambria HS places highest (better than 92%); Penn Cambria MS lowest (36%). 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 Tunnelhill, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KPenn Cambria Pre-Primaryin CressonNo scores
3–5Penn Cambria Intrmd Schin LillyB−
6–8Penn Cambria MSin GallitzinC+
9–12Penn Cambria HSin CressonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Penn Cambria 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.

Penn Cambria School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,449 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,479PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 55.1% · 831 students tested
Math25%
State average 36.1% · 708 students tested

Tunnelhill vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Tunnelhill’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tunnelhill—Penn Cambria
AlleghenyA−Hollidaysburg Area
GallitzinB−Penn Cambria
Gallitzin Township—Penn Cambria
CressonB−Penn Cambria

3 of the 4 neighbors share Penn Cambria with Tunnelhill, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Tunnelhill

4 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).

Also serving Tunnelhillin other towns
Penn Cambria Pre-Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Cresson
103 students10:1Rate it →
Penn Cambria Intrmd Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lilly
B−
290 students16:1Rate it →
Penn Cambria MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallitzin
C+
343 students15:1Rate it →
Penn Cambria HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Cresson
A
538 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Tunnelhill’s schools

Are Tunnelhill’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tunnelhill. Penn Cambria School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tunnelhill. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tunnelhill in?

Penn Cambria School District.

Where do Tunnelhill kids go to high school?

Penn Cambria HS.

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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.