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Cheltenham High School

Q: Is Cheltenham High School a good school?

Cheltenham High School ranks 403 rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 41% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Cheltenham High School is a public high school located in Wyncote, PA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,457 students. It is part of the Cheltenham School District, which is ranked 258 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cheltenham High School's performance on Keystone Exams is generally below the state average, with only 41.4% proficient or better in Algebra I, 45.6% in Biology, and 56.7% in Literature for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping from 2021-2022 to 2024-2025. However, Cheltenham High School performs better than the district average on these exams, indicating that it may be outperforming other schools within the Cheltenham School District.

Cheltenham High School has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian (around 10%), African American (around 40%), and Hispanic (around 15%) students. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 90%, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been relatively low, ranging from 0.3% to 1.6% over the past few years. Compared to nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Imhotep Institute Charter High School, Girls High School, and King Martin Luther High School, Cheltenham High School's performance is generally better. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the surrounding area, such as Jenkintown Middle/High School and Springfield Township High School.

1,450

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,748

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

500 Rices Mill Rd
Wyncote, PA 19095-1942

(215) 517-3700

District: Cheltenham School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.5%

White:

22.1%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Pennsylvania avg52%

403^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

258^th of 606Cheltenham 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	47.4	403 of 681	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	402 of 686	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	439 of 674	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	369 of 634	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	412 of 537	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	411 of 693	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	317 of 673	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	357 of 663	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.2	364 of 677	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.2	270 of 680	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.5	220 of 580	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	175 of 591	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	197 of 664	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	240 of 660	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.0	299 of 649	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	84.2	56 of 632	91.1%	★★★★★
2008	57.5	316 of 621	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.4	152 of 615	75.3%	★★★★☆
2006	72.2	153 of 604	74.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	153 of 593	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	78.5	117 of 590	80.2%	★★★★☆
2003	78.4	114 of 583	80.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	94 of 276	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	112 of 284	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	134 of 260	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	64 of 125	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	71 of 121	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.1	52 of 112	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	273 of 524	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	383 of 513	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.0	183 of 502	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	435 of 657	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	437 of 665	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	166 of 287	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.7	65 of 274	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	79 of 252	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	403 of 651	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	427 of 664	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	502 of 652	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	343 of 660	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	348 of 662	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	108 of 165	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	60 of 150	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	57 of 583	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.9	154 of 595	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	147 of 577	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)90th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature57%-5 vs state

Biology46%-4 vs state

Algebra I41%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, November 2, 2018

terrible environment Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, April 9, 2011

As a neighbor, I believe Cheltenham needs to do a more diligent job in screening who actually lives in the township. There is an overall trend today of students attending suburban schools who do not reside in these communities. The township needs to take a more microscopic approach to enrollment.

I am all for parents wanting a better education for their children, but it cannot be at the expense of the Cheltenham Township taxpayers.

Cheltenham High School is a very viable and excellent school, even though I was slightly dismayed with the PSSA scores. Hopefully, the future scores for 2011 will reverse this pattern.

Overall, I feel Cheltenham High school is still one of the better schools, considering they cannot select their students as the magnet schools do, but there is still much work to be done to continue the rise to the top.

Keep Up The Good Work! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I am a student at Cheltenham High School. Class Of 2012. CHS is a wonderful school to send your children to learn alot about wordly matters. CHS offers a lot from Sports, to academic, clubs. Cheltenham is also very well known for it's integrated community. CHS itself is probably 41 percent black and 46 percent white. CHS is fair and also gives students a chance to excercise their rights as young american citizens! ..... And they are also known for their very PROUD SCHOOL SPIRIT .... GO PANTHERS! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Cheltenham High School	Public	9-12	500 Rices Mill Rd	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 517-3700	1,450	107	13.6	46.9%	321 (22.1%)	819 (56.5%)	132 (9.1%)	70 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (7.2%)	47.4	403^rd of 681 public high schools	40.8%		47.7	402^nd of 686 public high schools	41.4%	1	41.4	45.6	56.7									$26,748	$980	$25,768
Hill Freedman World Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1100 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave.	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3530	640	48	13.3	—	10 (1.6%)	553 (86.4%)	34 (5.3%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	57.3	319^th of 681 public high schools	53.2%		56.8	326^th of 686 public high schools	52.5%	7	42.4	39.4	78.5	10.3	37.2	34.4	24.3	58.1	81.4	56.7	62.8	$19,930	$5,987	$13,943
Jenkintown Middle/High School	Public	7-12	West and Highlands Avenues	Jenkintown	19046	Montgomery County	Jenkintown School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 884-1801	329	26	12.5	28.1%	222 (67.5%)	42 (12.8%)	23 (7.0%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	59.6	297^th of 681 public high schools	56.4%		82.7	94^th of 686 public high schools	86.3%	203	44.2	45.4	72.8		32.8	29.7	31.2		57.4	69.8	63.7	$27,799	$219	$27,579
King Martin Luther High School	Public	9-12	6100 Stenton Ave	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3500	527	34	15.4	—	6 (1.1%)	470 (89.2%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2.9	657^th of 681 public high schools	3.5%		2.1	676^th of 686 public high schools	1.5%	19	2.8	9.4	19.7									$24,626	$10,010	$14,615
Parkway Northwest	Public, Magnet	9-12	6200 Crittenden St.	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3390	238	12	20.3	—	0 (0.0%)	215 (90.3%)	8 (3.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	10.9	594^th of 681 public high schools	12.8%		19.8	557^th of 686 public high schools	18.8%	37	8.5	8.5	45.8									$23,260	$9,140	$14,120
Springfield Township High School	Public	9-12	1801 E Paper Mill Rd	Erdenheim	19038	Montgomery County	Springfield Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 233-6000	762	59	13.0	23.9%	550 (72.2%)	93 (12.2%)	72 (9.4%)	37 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	86.7	65^th of 681 public high schools	90.5%		68.5	220^th of 686 public high schools	67.9%	155	60.2	76.0	80.4									$29,209	$95	$29,115
Abington Senior High School	Public	9-12	900 Highland Avenue	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 884-4700	2,692	157	17.2	33.8%	1,486 (55.2%)	537 (19.9%)	303 (11.3%)	187 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	173 (6.4%)	72.3	194^th of 681 public high schools	71.5%		68.9	211^th of 686 public high schools	69.2%	17	55.4	56.6	71.3									$21,678	$626	$21,052
Building 21	Public	9-12	6501 Limekiln Pike	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	371	18	20.5	—	1 (0.3%)	339 (91.4%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2.7	659^th of 681 public high schools	3.2%		3	665^th of 686 public high schools	3.1%	6	2.9	3.1	24.2									$20,282	$7,876	$12,406
Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 N. 21st Street	Philadelphia	19138	Philadelphia County	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 438-4140	603	27	22.3	81.4%	1 (0.2%)	560 (92.9%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	4	645^th of 681 public high schools	5.3%		2.5	670^th of 686 public high schools	2.3%	25	3.1	4.7	30.8									$20,602	$5,566	$15,036
Girls High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3700	592	34	17.5	—	20 (3.4%)	396 (66.9%)	63 (10.6%)	78 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	52.4	362^nd of 681 public high schools	46.8%		56.1	332^nd of 686 public high schools	51.6%	30	31.6	48.4	70.8									$19,433	$7,258	$12,174

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheltenham High School

What is the racial makeup of Cheltenham High School?

Students at Cheltenham High School are 56% African American, 22% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools feed into Cheltenham High School?

Cheltenham High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cheltenham Elementary School
Elementary : Glenside Elementary School
Elementary : Myers Elementary School
Elementary : Wyncote Elementary School
Middle : Cedarbrook Middle School

How many students attend Cheltenham High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,450 students attended Cheltenham High School.

What district is Cheltenham High School in?

Cheltenham School District

Is Cheltenham High School a good school?

Cheltenham High School ranks 403^rd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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