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Abington Middle School

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Abington Middle School ranks 160 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Abington Middle School is a public middle school in Abington, Pennsylvania, serving 2,044 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Abington School District, which is ranked 85 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abington Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with strong academic performance. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates of 51.2% in Math and 53.5% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank among the top middle schools in the state. Additionally, Abington Middle School maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years.

While Abington Middle School outperforms many nearby schools, such as Wagner Gen Louis Middle School and Castor Gardens Middle School, it is outperformed by some higher-performing nearby schools, including Springfield Township Middle School, Murray Avenue School, and Sandy Run Middle School. Overall, Abington Middle School's consistent excellence and strong performance across various metrics make it a standout institution in the region.

2,044

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,674

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2056 Susquehanna St
Abington, PA 19001-4406

(215) 884-4700

District: Abington School District

Students who attend Abington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Abington Senior High School

Feeder schools for Abington Middle School:

Elementary:	Copper Beech School
	Highland School
	McKinley School
	Overlook School
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	Roslyn School
	Rydal Elementary School
	Willow Hill School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

African American:

18.2%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 68th percentile in 2021 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 82nd (2025) from a 68th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg59%

Pennsylvania avg45%

160^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 606Abington School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	160 of 873	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	202 of 891	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	180 of 893	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	286 of 883	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	259 of 797	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	115 of 891	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	130 of 861	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	92 of 877	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	85.2	101 of 870	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	89.1	54 of 835	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.0	84 of 728	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	152 of 758	79.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	176 of 834	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	191 of 825	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	146 of 805	81.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	104 of 770	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	160 of 753	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	64 of 749	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	84.2	59 of 736	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	82.0	113 of 687	83.6%	★★★★☆
2004	84.3	78 of 663	88.2%	★★★★☆
2003	84.5	78 of 643	87.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	71 of 393	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	71 of 408	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	75 of 421	82.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	67 of 138	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	80 of 145	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	82 of 144	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	255 of 643	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	137 of 672	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	129 of 660	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	40 of 145	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	8 of 150	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	14 of 143	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	182 of 835	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	210 of 860	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	48 of 348	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	34 of 362	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	34 of 362	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	153 of 843	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	274 of 877	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	191 of 874	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	150 of 839	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	185 of 870	78.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	53 of 174	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	65 of 199	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	51 of 187	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	134 of 649	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	147 of 673	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	119 of 681	82.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)60th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+5 vs state

Math51%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abington Middle School	Public	6-8	2056 Susquehanna St	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-4700	2,044	140	14.6	33.8%	1,120 (54.8%)	372 (18.2%)	213 (10.4%)	161 (7.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (8.4%)	76.2	160^th of 873 public middle schools	81.7%		74.6	202^nd of 891 public middle schools	77.3%	42			55.6	50.0	48.0	51.2			57.7	53.0	49.8	53.5	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Sandy Run Middle School	Public	6-8	520 Twining Rd	Dresher	19025	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 576-1281	962	69	13.8	18.3%	698 (72.6%)	81 (8.4%)	37 (3.8%)	88 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.8%)	93.7	47^th of 873 public middle schools	94.6%		92.4	45^th of 891 public middle schools	94.9%	2			71.7	57.9	52.0	60.7			74.0	76.7	74.6	75.1	$22,307	$257	$22,050
Cedarbrook Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Longfellow Rd	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6427	672	59	11.3	49.6%	145 (21.6%)	371 (55.2%)	60 (8.9%)	33 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (9.1%)	65.3	272^nd of 873 public middle schools	68.8%		56	403^rd of 891 public middle schools	54.8%	131				34.2	41.2	37.4				50.9	48.2	49.7	$29,210	$853	$28,357
Elkins Park School	Public	5-6	8149 New Second St	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 881-4941	569	52	10.9	53.8%	139 (24.4%)	314 (55.2%)	46 (8.1%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.7%)								(n/a)		39.7	54.0			46.5		43.4	51.9			47.5	$27,541	$1,230	$26,311
Springfield Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1901A E Paper Mill Rd	Oreland	19075	Montgomery County	Springfield Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 233-6000	619	49	12.5	22.6%	450 (72.7%)	74 (12.0%)	60 (9.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	89.3	79^th of 873 public middle schools	91.0%		87.2	83^rd of 891 public middle schools	90.7%	4			53.9	67.6	47.9	56.0			69.8	77.5	65.4	70.6	$28,895	$520	$28,375
Murray Avenue School	Public	4-6	2551 Murray Ave	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 938-0230	652	40	16.1	19.2%	428 (65.6%)	8 (1.2%)	15 (2.3%)	190 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)								(n/a)	81.5	74.0	78.7			78.1	70.4	72.7	84.6			76.2	$20,765	$208	$20,557
Lower Moreland Middle School	Public	7-8	555 Red Lion Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(215) 938-0270	413	28	14.7		268 (64.9%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.7%)	116 (28.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Baldi C C A Middle School	Public	6-8	8801 Verree Rd	Philadelphia	19115	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3090	1,510	91	16.6	100.4%	672 (44.5%)	182 (12.1%)	135 (8.9%)	457 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (3.9%)	73.7	190^th of 873 public middle schools	78.2%		61.1	353^rd of 891 public middle schools	60.4%	163			38.5	42.4	44.8	41.8			58.1	60.5	56.0	58.2	$17,373	$6,360	$11,014
Upper Moreland Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Orangemans Road	Hatboro	19040	Montgomery County	Upper Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 674-4185	830	71	11.7	43.9%	517 (62.3%)	91 (11.0%)	122 (14.7%)	48 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	75	174^th of 873 public middle schools	80.1%		78.3	157^th of 891 public middle schools	82.4%	17			42.0	44.6	38.3	41.6			64.0	52.5	63.1	60.0	$21,757	$710	$21,047
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 W Chelten Ave	Philadelphia	19126	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3560	296	21	14.0	102.0%	5 (1.7%)	262 (88.5%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	6.9	847^th of 873 public middle schools	3.0%		5.5	872^nd of 891 public middle schools	2.1%	25			0.0	0.0	2.8	1.2			17.8	8.0	14.7	13.7	$25,284	$9,308	$15,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Abington Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Abington Middle School?

Students at Abington Middle School are 55% White, 18% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

How many students attend Abington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,044 students attended Abington Middle School.

Is Abington Middle School a good school?

Abington Middle School ranks 160^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Abington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Abington Middle School usually go on to attend Abington Senior High School

What district is Abington Middle School in?

Abington School District

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