South Abington Sch

South Abington Sch is a modestly sized primary school in Chinchilla, Pennsylvania, part of Abington Heights SD. The school educates 301 students in grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 443.

Abington Heights SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,391 students; South Abington Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, South Abington Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder reads as 5% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, South Abington Sch has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 7% of students at South Abington Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lackawanna County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Abington Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.5%; this one delivers 69.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Lackawanna County shows median household income runs about $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. South Abington Sch is one of 47 public schools in Lackawanna County (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clarks Summit El Sch, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Abington Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Abington Sch has increased 4%, going from 290 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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