Abington MS

Abington MS is a middle-grades school of sizable scale in Abington, Pennsylvania, operated by Abington SD, serveing 2,044 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 244% bigger than the state mean of about 594.

Abington SD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 8,400 students. Abington MS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Abington MS reports that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 18% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 140 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Abington MS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Abington MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Abington MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 53.3%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Abington MS is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

Abington SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abington MS ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.7%.

Abington MS operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abington MS has climbed 6%, going from 1,928 students in 2018 to 2,044 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 63% to 55% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Abington MS community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.