Punxsutawney Area High School has 810 learners in grades 8-12.

Punxsutawney Area High School placed in the upper 50% of all schools in Pennsylvania for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 47% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 69% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 63%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 3% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 34% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Punxsutawney Area High School’s learner population of 810 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 61 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Punxsutawney Area High School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 2,820 schools in Pennsylvania (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Punxsutawney Area High School is 0.06, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.53. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to Punxsutawney Area High School in Jefferson County-dubois Avts (12.0 miles away)

The nearest middle school is Punxsutawney Area Middle School (1.0 miles away)

The nearest elementary school is Jenks Hill Elementary School (0.5 miles away)