📍 500 Rices Mill Rd, Wyncote, Montgomery County, 19095
Cheltenham HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wyncote, Montgomery County. The school has 1,442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cheltenham SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cheltenham HS enrolls 1,442 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 26% White and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 785 | 54% |
| White | 369 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 74 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
539 of the school's 1,442 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 511 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Cheltenham HS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-40, state senate district 4, state house district 154.
Cheltenham HS is one of 7 schools in Cheltenham SD, based in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,176 students district-wide and employs 339 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,442 students, Cheltenham HS is larger than the district average of about 597 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large