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Enrollment
1,115
High
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABINGTON HEIGHTS SD·NCES 420201005091
Abington Heights High School
222 Noble Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 · (570) 585-5300 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,115 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
14 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 276 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 268 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 303 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 268 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Abington Heights SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
87.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.5% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 86.1% | 72.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abington Heights High School
Abington Heights High School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Heights High School this school | 1,115 | 1.3% | 77.5% |
| Central Bucks HS-East Doylestown | 1,374 | 9.5% | 80.7% |
| Pine-Richland High School Gibsonia | 1,449 | 9.7% | 85.6% |
| Peters Twp High School McMurray | 1,267 | 11.1% | 84.6% |
| Mars Area SHS Mars | 1,044 | 12.2% | 70.7% |
| Central Bucks HS-West Doylestown | 1,391 | 16.8% | 73.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abington Heights High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #35 of 576 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #54 of 626 ▼ 24 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #29 of 626 ▲ 11 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,115 | #147 of 713 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #424 of 601 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #313 of 604 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.3% | #618 of 619 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #122 of 221 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,115
+57 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,115 | 73.3 | 15.2:1 | 1% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 1,117 | 72.3 | 15.4:1 | 1% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 1,127 | 67.7 | 16.6:1 | 1% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 1,058 | 72 | 14.7:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 1,048 | 71.6 | 14.6:1 | 16% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | 77 | 13.6:1 | 16% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 1,193 | 87 | 13.7:1 | 12% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 1,202 | 78 | 15.4:1 | 6% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 1,020 | 81 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abington Heights High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,048 to 1,115); teachers up 2% (71.6 to 73.3).
About Abington Heights High School
Abington Heights High School sits in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a high school. It enrolled 1,115 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students each.
Abington Heights High School reports to Abington Heights SD, which has 6 schools and 3,391 students.
White students are the large majority at Abington Heights High School, with 84% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Abington Heights High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
The school reported 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.2:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 1% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 72% average for public schools in Lackawanna County is 71 points.
Abington Heights High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 77.1%. Abington Heights High School scores 77.5%.
Federal survey data for Lackawanna County show that median household income is about $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abington Heights High School is among the 47 public schools in Lackawanna County.
The nearest other public school, Clarks Summit Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. On average proficiency, Abington Heights High School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Abington Heights High School went from 1,058 students to 1,115.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abington Heights SD
- Abington Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Waverly SchoolElementary · 307 students
- South Abington SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Newton-Ransom Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in Clarks Summit
- Abington Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Newton-Ransom Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Clarks Summit Elementary School1.1 mi · 399
- Newton-Ransom Elementary School1.9 mi · 196
- Abington Heights Middle School1.9 mi · 1,073
- Waverly School2.3 mi · 307
- South Abington School2.3 mi · 301
- Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County4.6 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Abington Heights High SchoolHow large is Abington Heights High School?
Abington Heights High School enrolls approximately 1,115 students in grades 09-12.
Is Abington Heights High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abington Heights High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Abington Heights High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Abington Heights High School is approximately 15.2:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abington Heights High School?
At Abington Heights High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Abington Heights High School?
Abington Heights High School is overseen by Abington Heights SD in Lackawanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.