Abington Heights Middle School
1555 Newton Ransom Blvd
Clarks Summit PA, 18411, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-585-4300
Ranking: 
(109 out of 2,311, top 5%)*
(109 out of 2,311, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Abington Heights School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 68 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 74 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,041 | 1,047 | 1,056 | 1,044 | 1,062 | 1,073 | 1,158 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 260 | 25.0% | 249 | 23.8% | 262 | 24.8% | 257 | 24.6% | 264 | 24.9% | 254 | 23.7% | 262 | 22.6% |
| Grade 6: | 240 | 23.1% | 274 | 26.2% | 259 | 24.5% | 260 | 24.9% | 259 | 24.4% | 258 | 24.0% | 283 | 24.4% |
| Grade 7: | 277 | 26.6% | 257 | 24.5% | 262 | 24.8% | 268 | 25.7% | 259 | 24.4% | 280 | 26.1% | 295 | 25.5% |
| Grade 8: | 264 | 25.4% | 267 | 25.5% | 273 | 25.9% | 259 | 24.8% | 280 | 26.4% | 281 | 26.2% | 318 | 27.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 536 | 51.5% | 533 | 50.9% | 539 | 51.0% | 545 | 52.2% | 562 | 52.9% | 558 | 52.0% | 606 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 505 | 48.5% | 514 | 49.1% | 517 | 49.0% | 499 | 47.8% | 492 | 46.3% | 507 | 47.3% | 548 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 40 | 3.8% | 42 | 4.0% | 48 | 4.5% | 54 | 5.2% | 45 | 4.2% | 41 | 3.8% | 37 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.0% | 20 | 1.9% | 25 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.1% | 16 | 1.5% | 24 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 21 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.5% | 23 | 2.0% |
| White: | 950 | 91.3% | 958 | 91.5% | 966 | 91.5% | 946 | 90.6% | 978 | 92.1% | 999 | 93.1% | 1,074 | 92.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 12.4% | 129 | 12.3% | 93 | 8.8% | 90 | 8.6% | 68 | 6.4% | 102 | 9.5% | 83 | 7.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 2.6% | 51 | 4.9% | 25 | 2.4% | 59 | 5.7% | 41 | 3.9% | 38 | 3.5% | 42 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.32 | 15.51 | 14.94 | 14.71 | 14.98 | 15.20 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.1% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.2% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 72.7% |
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* Abington Heights Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.