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Kimmel Alternative School

Altoona · PA · Altoona Area SD · Public · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
  • Program details not reported to CRDC
Academic signals
  • 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 24% (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Kimmel Alternative School compares for families

What families should know about Kimmel Alternative School.

  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Great Commission Schools, Altoona Area HS, Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
24%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
7
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
20.0%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
24.0%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Great Commission Schools
Altoona
Private 1.0 131 +8.3%
Altoona Area HS
Altoona
Public 1.2 2,254 +1.3%
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center
Altoona
Public 1.3 60
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Altoona
Private 2.0 307 -1.3%
Soaring Heights School - Mifflintown
Mifflin
Private 3.7 24
Soaring Heights School
Altoona
Private 3.8 49
Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation CS
Altoona
Public · charter 4.0 110 +61.8%
Merakey Education Center
Altoona
Private 4.0 22

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