Upper Moreland HS

Upper Moreland HS is one of the mid-sized four-year high schools in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, run under Upper Moreland Township SD, with 1,077 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Upper Moreland Township SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 3,534 students. Upper Moreland HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Upper Moreland HS logs that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Upper Moreland HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.3%, the actual is 57.3%, a residual of -1.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $113,915 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Upper Moreland HS is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

The closest other public school is Eastern Center for Arts and Technology, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Upper Moreland HS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Upper Moreland HS has grew 17%, going from 917 students in 2018 to 1,077 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.