📍 2056 Susquehanna St, Abington, Montgomery County, 19001
Abington MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Abington, Montgomery County. The school has 2,048 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Abington SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 144.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Abington MS enrolls 2,048 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 144.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 17% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,186 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 356 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 220 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 148 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 132 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
631 of the school's 2,048 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 591 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Abington MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-40, state senate district 4, state house district 153.
Abington MS is one of 9 schools in Abington SD, based in Abington, Pennsylvania. The district serves 8,400 students district-wide and employs 592 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,048 students, Abington MS is larger than the district average of about 933 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large