Overlook Sch

Overlook Sch is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Abington, Pennsylvania, run under Abington SD, educateing 425 students in grades K through 5.

Abington SD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 8,400 students; Overlook Sch is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Overlook Sch shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Overlook Sch has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 43% 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, Overlook Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.5%.

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

Nearest neighbor: Highland Sch, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Overlook Sch comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Overlook Sch has declined 22%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 26% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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