South Abington School
Northern Blvd
Chinchilla PA, 18410, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-585-2100
Ranking: 
(111 out of 2,311, top 5%)*
(111 out of 2,311, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Abington Heights School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 273 | 258 | 268 | 270 | 267 | 282 | 262 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 18.3% | 50 | 19.4% | 48 | 17.9% | 53 | 19.6% | 51 | 19.1% | 56 | 19.9% | 46 | 17.6% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 20.9% | 51 | 19.8% | 60 | 22.4% | 52 | 19.3% | 55 | 20.6% | 61 | 21.6% | 48 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 18.7% | 52 | 20.2% | 54 | 20.1% | 55 | 20.4% | 55 | 20.6% | 54 | 19.1% | 50 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 20.5% | 55 | 21.3% | 50 | 18.7% | 58 | 21.5% | 51 | 19.1% | 52 | 18.4% | 59 | 22.5% |
| Grade 4: | 59 | 21.6% | 50 | 19.4% | 56 | 20.9% | 52 | 19.3% | 55 | 20.6% | 59 | 20.9% | 59 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 144 | 52.7% | 137 | 53.1% | 144 | 53.7% | 141 | 52.2% | 128 | 47.9% | 132 | 46.8% | 131 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 129 | 47.3% | 121 | 46.9% | 124 | 46.3% | 129 | 47.8% | 131 | 49.1% | 142 | 50.4% | 127 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 2.6% | 10 | 3.9% | 12 | 4.5% | 8 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.2% | 9 | 3.2% | 15 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 4.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 9 | 3.3% | 5 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.2% | 8 | 3.0% | 8 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.3% |
| White: | 244 | 89.4% | 238 | 92.2% | 245 | 91.4% | 250 | 92.6% | 248 | 92.9% | 262 | 92.9% | 240 | 91.6% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 9.9% | 20 | 7.8% | 25 | 9.3% | 25 | 9.3% | 12 | 4.5% | 22 | 7.8% | 17 | 6.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.5% | 11 | 4.3% | 12 | 4.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.72 | 14.71 | 15.24 | 14.83 | 14.66 | 15.20 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 92.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93.4% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 88.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 91.7% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.5% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 86.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 93.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.3% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 85.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 88.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.1% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 95% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 93.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.2% | 82.3% |
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* South Abington School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.