Abington Heights Middle School

1555 Newton Ransom Blvd, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 | (570) 586-1281

Grades: 5-8
Student Enrollment: 1,062

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,062 elementary and middle school students from grades 5-8
Ranks 38th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Edward Kairis

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Abington School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,814
Graduation Rate: 96.9%
Dropout Rate: 0.3%
Students Per Teacher: 13.9
Enrolled Students: 3,474

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,062
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 70.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 566 (53.3%)
Females: 496 (46.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 41 (3.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 68 (6.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 109 (10.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Abington Heights Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.09%
Black	16	1.5%
Asian	45	4.2%
Hispanic	22	2.1%
White	978	92.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	264	24.9%
6th Grade	259	24.4%
7th Grade	259	24.4%
8th Grade	280	26.4%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

14.3%

District:

14.2%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Abington Heights Middle School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	91.0%	91.0%	74.4%
2009	83.7%	83.6%	73.5%
2008	86.1%	85.4%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	78.9%	78.9%	64.1%
2009	80.0%	80.1%	64.5%
2008	74.6%	74.0%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	79.3%	79.3%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	73.6%	73.6%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	92.4%	92.4%	78.0%
2009	90.4%	90.0%	75.7%
2008	87.5%	86.8%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	83.8%	83.8%	68.8%
2009	81.4%	81.0%	67.6%
2008	87.8%	87.2%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	97.1%	97.1%	77.9%
2009	90.9%	90.2%	75.3%
2008	88.8%	88.5%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	89.5%	89.5%	73.5%
2009	91.3%	90.6%	71.4%
2008	91.8%	91.5%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	96.5%	96.5%	75.2%
2009	90.4%	90.4%	71.3%
2008	93.0%	93.0%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	92.4%	92.4%	81.9%
2009	95.2%	95.2%	80.5%
2008	96.0%	96.0%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	77.8%	77.8%	57.2%
2009	65.1%	65.0%	54.8%
2008	65.0%	65.0%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	91.9%	94.3%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	95.7%	95.7%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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