Altoona Area High School

Welcome to the Altoona Area High School. 
We feel we have an exceptional school academically, artistically, and athletically.  Altoona Area High School has been recognized as one of the best high schools in the country by US News and World Report as a Bronze High School in 2010 and 2012.  We have 19 Advanced Placement courses at AAHS.  Approximately 86% of our senior class attends post-secondary schools.  We are fortunate to have wonderful support from our community partners, so that we award over $186,000 in scholarships to our students.

 Altoona Area High School Faculty and Staff are dedicated to meeting the needs of each individual student.  They continuously work to improve their instructional strategies through professional development, whether in or out of the classroom.  Altoona Area High School Faculty and Staff generously volunteer their time, treasure, and talents in assisting students with after school activities and through their service to our community. 

 We believe our students are dedicated to excelling in and out of the classroom.  We are most proud of their service to our community.  Our students have raised over $30,000 to benefit a variety of charities in our community.  Additionally, they have volunteered over 16,000 hours to assist our community partners.  Altoona Area High School will be adopting area food banks this school year as  we partner with the community to assist those in need.   Each month, the AAHS community will donate a specific food item.  Together we will participate in our AAHS Goes Global event in the spring to raise additional money for the food banks and the soup kitchen.  Our students know that they receive so much from the community and willingly give back through their service to others.  AAHS will continue to support the BackPack program, where they pack backpacks with food every Friday, so children in the elementary schools will have food for the weekend.  We will also support TEAM Altoona by sharing their talents through our partnership with the Gloria Gates Memorial Foundation. 

We look forward to working with each of you, as we promote the importance of community engagement with our students.

Patty Burlingame