Cheltenham HS

Cheltenham HS, a large secondary school in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, overseen by Cheltenham SD, serves 1,450 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 96% larger than typical.

Cheltenham SD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,140 students; Cheltenham HS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cheltenham HS records that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 22% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cheltenham HS has 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Cheltenham HS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cheltenham HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Cheltenham HS is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wyncote El Sch, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cheltenham HS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 1,365 students in 2018 compared to 1,450 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 31% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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