Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABINGTON HEIGHTS SD·NCES 420201006398
South Abington School
640 Northern Boulevard, Chinchilla, PA 18410 · (570) 585-2100 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
22 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Abington Heights SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
71.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 69.7% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 South Abington School
South Abington School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Abington School this school | 301 | 7.3% | 69.0% |
| Waverly School Waverly | 307 | 4.2% | 80.4% |
| George Washington Elementary School Bethel Park | 313 | 9.3% | 78.7% |
| Markham Elementary School Pittsburgh | 296 | 10.5% | 83.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Pittsburgh | 310 | 13.2% | 83.7% |
| Linden Elementary School Doylestown | 353 | 10.2% | 74.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 South Abington School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #319 of 1,396 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #245 of 1,511 ▲ 5 | #5 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #489 of 1,511 ▼ 18 | #5 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,247 of 1,638 | #21 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #970 of 1,528 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #1,079 of 1,531 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.3% | #1,588 of 1,600 | #26 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #335 of 450 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
301
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 7% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 21.8 | 14.2:1 | 7% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 18.3 | 15.8:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 16 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 17.8 | 16.3:1 | 14% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 17% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 10% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 5% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 15 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Abington School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (290 to 301); teachers up 24% (17.8 to 22).
About South Abington School
South Abington School is a small elementary school in Chinchilla, Pennsylvania. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 301 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
Abington Heights SD is made up of 6 schools with 3,391 students in all.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
South Abington School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 7% at South Abington School. Compared with the 72% average for public schools in Lackawanna County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, South Abington School outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, South Abington School is 5.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Lackawanna County, home to about 216,146 people, the median household earns about $66,223 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Lackawanna County number 47, with about 27,006 students.
Among nearby public schools, Clarks Summit Elementary School is closest at about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 60.7% proficiency; South Abington School posts 69.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 300 to 301. The ratio was 18.8:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The South Abington School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abington Heights SD
- Abington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Abington Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Waverly SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Newton-Ransom Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Clarks Summit Elementary School1.3 mi · 399
- Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County2.3 mi · 12
- Abington Heights High School2.3 mi · 1,115
- Neil Armstrong #403.1 mi · 441
- Isaac Tripp Elementary School3.2 mi · 710
- Newton-Ransom Elementary School3.4 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About South Abington SchoolHow many students attend South Abington School?
South Abington School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does South Abington School serve?
South Abington School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Abington School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Abington School is approximately 13.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Abington School?
Student demographics at South Abington School are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees South Abington School?
South Abington School is overseen by Abington Heights SD in Lackawanna County.
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