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Jenkintown Elementary School

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Jenkintown Elementary School ranks 238 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Jenkintown Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving 399 students in grades K-6 in the Jenkintown School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 238 out of 1,511 schools and a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jenkintown Elementary School significantly outperforms the state and district averages in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 66% of Jenkintown students were proficient or better in math, compared to 53.5% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also has consistently high science proficiency rates, with 87.3% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 80.8% for the district and 65.8% for the state. Additionally, Jenkintown Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 25.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When comparing Jenkintown Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Glenside Elementary School, McKinley School, and Highland School, it becomes clear that Jenkintown outperforms most of them academically. Jenkintown Elementary School's strong performance can be attributed to factors such as its high per-student spending and effective educational program, which have allowed the school to maintain a stable and high level of academic achievement over the years.

401

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,831

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

West & Highland Avenues
Jenkintown, PA 19046

(215) 884-2933

District: Jenkintown School District

Students who attend Jenkintown Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Jenkintown Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

African American:

9.5%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (67% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg60%

Pennsylvania avg45%

238^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd of 606Jenkintown 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	82.9	238 of 1511	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	290 of 1526	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	226 of 1534	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	217 of 1534	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	214 of 1433	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	229 of 1544	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	204 of 1530	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	292 of 1547	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	311 of 1554	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.0	115 of 1474	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	81.7	167 of 1467	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.8	294 of 1519	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.8	318 of 1599	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	250 of 1597	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	79 of 1579	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	117 of 1549	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.5	97 of 1551	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	76.5	320 of 1555	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	286 of 1545	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.3	232 of 1299	82.1%	★★★★☆
2004	83.2	186 of 1308	85.8%	★★★★☆
2003	87.6	117 of 1302	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	222 of 1466	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	267 of 1488	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	421 of 1369	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	574 of 1432	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	262 of 1475	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	327 of 1495	78.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	194 of 1201	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	269 of 1229	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	245 of 1236	80.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+19 vs state

Math66%+24 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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Jenkintown Elementary School	Public	K-6	West & Highland Avenues	Jenkintown	19046	Montgomery County	Jenkintown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-2933	401	30	13.2	25.7%	283 (70.6%)	38 (9.5%)	36 (9.0%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	82.9	238^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.2%		79.8	290^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.0%	52	81.1	79.4	56.8	46.8			66.0	69.8	75.0	58.8	64.5			67.4	$18,831	$602	$18,228
Wyncote Elementary School	Public	K-4	333 Rices Mill Road	Wyncote	19095	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6410	373	33	11.4	43.7%	104 (27.9%)	190 (50.9%)	29 (7.8%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	72.8	427^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.7%		67.6	540^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.6%	113	69.7	59.4					64.3	60.6	60.8					60.7	$26,467	$782	$25,684
Copper Beech School	Public	K-5	825 N Easton Road	Glenside	19038	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-2000	860	61	14.1	29.9%	573 (66.6%)	121 (14.1%)	75 (8.7%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.9%)	74.3	397^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.7%		75.9	374^th of 1526 public elementary schools	75.5%	23	58.6	65.6	53.9				59.3	62.0	68.0	61.9				63.8	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Glenside Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 Harrison Ave	Glenside	19038	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 881-6440	360	29	12.6	45.6%	126 (35.0%)	144 (40.0%)	42 (11.7%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	66.7	543^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	64.1%		68.2	531^st of 1526 public elementary schools	65.2%	12	56.8	68.6					62.5	48.0	65.7					56.7	$27,121	$762	$26,358
McKinley School	Public	K-5	370 Cedar Rd	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 663-0430	596	42	14.2	34.9%	376 (63.1%)	70 (11.7%)	57 (9.6%)	52 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	70.1	466^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.2%		78	329^th of 1526 public elementary schools	78.4%	137	67.4	56.2	47.3				56.8	64.1	55.8	61.0				60.2	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Highland School	Public	K-5	1301 Edge Hill Rd	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-1048	452	36	12.5	34.7%	257 (56.9%)	84 (18.6%)	45 (10.0%)	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	77.3	333^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.4	277^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.8%	56	64.6	61.9	54.5				60.6	63.3	71.4	68.2				67.4	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-4	7609 Montgomery Ave	Elkins Park	19027	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 517-4540	310	24	13.1	55.2%	67 (21.6%)	153 (49.4%)	42 (13.5%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	73.7	407^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.1%		69.9	500^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.2%	93	62.5	60.7					61.6	65.6	63.9					64.8	$30,323	$1,592	$28,730
Roslyn School	Public	K-5	2565 Susquehanna Rd	Roslyn	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-3368	400	34	11.8	42.3%	202 (50.5%)	64 (16.0%)	57 (14.3%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.3%)	77.4	331^st of 1511 public elementary schools	78.1%		68.8	519^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.0%	188	54.1	73.0	56.9				61.6	62.3	74.6	65.5				67.5	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Rydal Elementary School	Public	K-5	1160 Huntingdon Pike	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 884-1308	569	33	17.1	26.7%	364 (64.0%)	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.6%)	78 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.3%)	89.8	126^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.7%		85	192^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	87.4%	66	71.9	77.4	68.8				72.4	76.4	81.0	78.9				78.7	$21,674	$626	$21,048
McCloskey John F School	Public	PK, KG-8	8500 Pickering St	Philadelphia	19150	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3380	228	17	13.4	108.3%	0 (0.0%)	219 (96.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	14.7	1279^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		14.2	1293^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	15.3%	14	32.0	34.8	6.7	3.6	7.7	2.5	13.4	28.0	30.4	13.3	17.9	26.9	32.5	26.1	$21,148	$6,414	$14,733

Frequently Asked Questions about Jenkintown Elementary School

What district is Jenkintown Elementary School in?

Jenkintown School District

What is the racial makeup of Jenkintown Elementary School?

Students at Jenkintown Elementary School are 71% White, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Jenkintown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Jenkintown Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Jenkintown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jenkintown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Jenkintown Middle/High School

Is Jenkintown Elementary School a good school?

Jenkintown Elementary School ranks 238^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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