Highland Sch

Located at 1301 Edge Hill Rd, in Abington, Pennsylvania, Highland Sch is a mid-sized elementary school that instructs 452 students (grades K through 5), operated by Abington SD.

Within Abington SD, which oversees 9 schools and 8,400 students, Highland Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Highland Sch reports that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest breaks down as 19% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Highland Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.7%, the actual is 68.8%, a residual of +6.1 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Highland Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Abington MS, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland Sch at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Highland Sch's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 452). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 63% to 57%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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