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Abington Heights School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,079 students in Abington Heights School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Abington Heights School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
3,448 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
224 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Abington Heights School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#68 out of 684 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
75%
57%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
7%
4%
% Hispanic
5%
17%
% Black
2%
20%
% White
84%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,883 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,447 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$51 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,883
$23,696
Spending / Student
$14,447
$23,119
Best Abington Heights School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Abington Heights Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1555 Newton Ransom Blvd
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
(570) 585-4300
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
(570) 585-4300
Grades: 5-8
| 1,079 students
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