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Abington Shs High School
900 Highland Ave Abington PA, 19001, Montgomery County Phone: 215-884-4700 Ranking:  (39 out of 626, top 6%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12 School District: Abington School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 122 | 123 | 119 | 121 | 116 | 118 | 109 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,745 | 1,799 | 1,830 | 1,913 | 1,915 | 1,971 | 1,957 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 595 | 34.1% | 594 | 33.0% | 596 | 32.6% | 646 | 33.8% | 644 | 33.6% | 655 | 33.2% | 668 | 34.1% |
| Grade 11: | 575 | 33.0% | 585 | 32.5% | 630 | 34.4% | 638 | 33.4% | 634 | 33.1% | 651 | 33.0% | 685 | 35.0% |
| Grade 12: | 575 | 33.0% | 606 | 33.7% | 596 | 32.6% | 619 | 32.4% | 626 | 32.7% | 652 | 33.1% | 604 | 30.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 14 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 915 | 52.4% | 937 | 52.1% | 945 | 51.6% | 984 | 51.4% | 1,000 | 52.2% | 1,021 | 51.8% | 997 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 830 | 47.6% | 862 | 47.9% | 885 | 48.4% | 929 | 48.6% | 907 | 47.4% | 942 | 47.8% | 956 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 82 | 4.7% | 93 | 5.2% | 94 | 5.1% | 100 | 5.2% | 103 | 5.4% | 126 | 6.4% | 122 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 4.6% | 81 | 4.5% | 63 | 3.4% | 61 | 3.2% | 58 | 3.0% | 53 | 2.7% | 41 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 411 | 23.6% | 426 | 23.7% | 448 | 24.5% | 467 | 24.4% | 458 | 23.9% | 416 | 21.1% | 403 | 20.6% |
| White: | 1,136 | 65.1% | 1,183 | 65.8% | 1,224 | 66.9% | 1,285 | 67.2% | 1,296 | 67.7% | 1,375 | 69.8% | 1,390 | 71.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 1.8% | 15 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 15.0% | 244 | 13.6% | 203 | 11.1% | 202 | 10.6% | 177 | 9.2% | 161 | 8.2% | 122 | 6.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 3.0% | 63 | 3.5% | 56 | 3.1% | 82 | 4.3% | 69 | 3.6% | 67 | 3.4% | 81 | 4.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.34 | 14.66 | 15.43 | 15.77 | 16.47 | 16.70 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.8% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 77.9% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 38.7% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.3% | 82.9% |
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* Abington Shs High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.