Academic Achievement
Abington Heights School District was ranked 35th out of 498 Pennsylvania School Districts in 2011 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance on the PSSA's for reading, writing, math and three years of science.
- 2010 - 36th
- 2009 - 31st
- 2008 - 36th
- 2007 - 31st out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts.
In 2011, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. The district ranked 281st. The paper describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."
- 2010 - 233rd
- 2009 - 125th
Graduation Rate:
- 2010 - 99%
- 2009 - 98%
- 2008 - 97%
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