Copper Beech Sch

Copper Beech Sch is a roomy K-5 school in Glenside, Pennsylvania, operated by Abington SD. The school serves 860 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Copper Beech Sch sits 94% bigger than that benchmark.

Copper Beech Sch is one of 9 schools operated by Abington SD, a district that teaches 8,400 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Copper Beech Sch logs that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest is composed of 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Copper Beech Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.8%; this one delivers 66.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Copper Beech Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Abington SHS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Copper Beech Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Copper Beech Sch has decreased 24%, going from 1,128 students in 2018 to 860 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 71% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.