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What's something Upper Moreland HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,077
High
DISTRICT 1,178 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER MORELAND TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 422451003401
Upper Moreland High School
3000 Terwood Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090 · (215) 830-1500 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,077 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- B-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
461 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 267 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 294 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 243 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 273 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Moreland Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 50.4% |
% 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Upper Moreland High School
Upper Moreland High School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Moreland High School this school | 1,077 | 42.8% | 57.3% |
| York Suburban SHS York | 859 | 43.9% | 74.3% |
| Cedar Cliff High School Camp Hill | 1,333 | 41.8% | 50.8% |
| Northeastern SHS Manchester | 1,189 | 39.1% | 63.7% |
| Carlisle Area High School Carlisle | 1,559 | 45.2% | 52.4% |
| Phoenixville Area High School Phoenixville | 1,194 | 36.7% | 58.1% |
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 Upper Moreland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #199 of 576 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #178 of 626 ▼ 17 | #16 of 23 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #301 of 626 ▼ 83 | #19 of 23 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,077 | #153 of 713 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #158 of 601 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #118 of 604 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #428 of 619 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #43 of 221 | #3 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,077
+138 (+15%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,077 | 87.5 | 12.3:1 | 43% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 1,027 | 82.5 | 12.4:1 | 45% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 976 | 82.8 | 11.8:1 | 35% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 939 | 59 | 15.9:1 | 29% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 61.7 | 14.9:1 | 24% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 973 | 58 | 16.8:1 | 35% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 992 | 64 | 15.5:1 | 16% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 1,003 | 63 | 15.9:1 | 9% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 790 | 59 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Moreland High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (917 to 1,077); teachers up 42% (61.7 to 87.5).
About Upper Moreland High School
Upper Moreland High School runs as a medium-sized high school in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 1,077 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students each.
In Upper Moreland Township SD, 3 schools enroll a combined 3,534 students.
A majority of students at Upper Moreland High School, 64%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 73%. Upper Moreland High School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.3:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Upper Moreland High School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Upper Moreland High School scores 57.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.3%.
Within Montgomery County, median household income is about $113,915, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 160 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,302.
Of nearby public schools, Eastern Center for Arts and Technology is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 62.7% proficiency; Upper Moreland High School posts 57.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Upper Moreland High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 939 in 2020-21 and 1,077 in 2024-25, a 15% increase. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.9:1 to 12.3:1.
Discussions about Upper Moreland High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Moreland Township SD
- Upper Moreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,627 students
- Upper Moreland Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other schools in Willow Grove
- Thomas Fitzwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Willow Hill SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Eastern Center for Arts and TechnologyHigh · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Eastern Center for Arts and Technology0.2 mi · 9
- Upper Moreland Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,627
- Upper Moreland Middle School1.5 mi · 830
- Willow Hill School1.6 mi · 362
- Overlook School1.7 mi · 425
- Crooked Billet Elementary School2.1 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Moreland High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Upper Moreland High School?
Upper Moreland High School enrolls approximately 1,077 students in grades 09-12.
Is Upper Moreland High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Upper Moreland High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Moreland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upper Moreland High School is approximately 12.3:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Upper Moreland High School?
Student demographics at Upper Moreland High School are roughly 64% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Upper Moreland High School in?
Upper Moreland High School is part of Upper Moreland Township SD.
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