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Jenkintown Middle/High School

West and Highlands Avenues, Jenkintown, PA 19046 · (215) 884-1801 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Pennsylvania public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
329
High
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
87 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 76319%
Grade 86821%
Grade 95216%
Grade 104514%
Grade 114614%
Grade 125517%
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
22267%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
237%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
4213%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
3210%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16450%
Female
16550%

School pathway

Feeds from
Jenkintown Elementary SchoolKG–06
Based on grade levels within Jenkintown SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
63.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.7pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -11.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.7%31.2%
2023-2477.4%42.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Jenkintown Middle/High School

Jenkintown Middle/High School's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Jenkintown Middle/High School this school32926.4%57.2%
Lewisburg High School
Lewisburg
55127.2%76.8%
Camp Hill SHS
Camp Hill
40018.3%73.6%
Quaker Valley High School
Leetsdale
55024.5%77.5%
Riverview JSHS
Oakmont
44136.5%58.5%
Brandywine Heights High School
Mertztown
41331.2%44.0%
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 Jenkintown Middle/High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Montgomery County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.2%#201 of 576#17 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.2%#386 of 626
▼ 129
#20 of 23
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.7%#256 of 626
▼ 154
#18 of 23
▼ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
329#534 of 713#22 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#171 of 601#5 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.3%#139 of 604#13 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.4%#559 of 619#15 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.4%#148 of 221#13 of 16
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 2024-25
Enrollment
329
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532926.312.5:126% (87)
2023-243102910.7:128% (87)
2022-2330429.710.2:122% (66)
2020-213322712.3:113% (44)
2017-1831528.411.1:113% (42)
2015-163032910.4:114% (41)
2010-113122811.1:110% (30)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenkintown Middle/High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (315 to 329); teachers down 7% (28.4 to 26.3).

About Jenkintown Middle/High School

Jenkintown Middle/High School is a public high school run by Jenkintown SD in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. It serves 329 students in grades 7 through 12. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 55% smaller than that.

Federal data list 2 schools in Jenkintown SD, with 730 students enrolled.

By race and ethnicity, Jenkintown Middle/High School is 67% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Jenkintown Middle/High School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

A ratio of 12.5:1 comes from the school's 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 26% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Montgomery County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.

allk12 grades Jenkintown Middle/High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jenkintown Middle/High School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 57.2% actual against 66.3% predicted.

Montgomery County has these Census figures: median household income is about $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Montgomery County number 160 and enroll about 115,302.

The school nearest to Jenkintown Middle/High School is Jenkintown Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Jenkintown Middle/High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment went from 332 in 2020-21 to 329 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students.

The Jenkintown Middle/High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students

Quick facts

School name
Jenkintown Middle/High School
District
Jenkintown SD
Address
West and Highlands Avenues, Jenkintown, PA 19046
Phone
(215) 884-1801
County
Montgomery County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
329
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
87 (26%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421242007327
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Jenkintown Middle/High School
How large is Jenkintown Middle/High School?
Jenkintown Middle/High School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Jenkintown Middle/High School serve?
Jenkintown Middle/High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jenkintown Middle/High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jenkintown Middle/High School is approximately 12.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jenkintown Middle/High School?
At Jenkintown Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Jenkintown Middle/High School?
Jenkintown Middle/High School is overseen by Jenkintown SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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